Brave, curious, and creative—he enjoys exploring outdoors, building forts, and learning about nature.
You decide who will appear in a Ranger Rick magazine and take home $20,000
What is Jr. Ranger?
Learn MoreHe loves collecting rocks, acorns, and sticks to build forts and explore the outdoors with curiosity and creativity.
Ryder loves all kinds of animals—from dinosaurs and bugs to birds, sea creatures, and cats. He admires each one, and there is still so much for him to learn about them.
He loves building forts from sticks, collecting treasures like rocks and acorns, pinecones and exploring the outdoors with creativity. When he collects the rocks, he loves to paint or add touches to his mom flower’s garden
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