A 50-year balancing act

A 50-year balancing act

Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado (© Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

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Nov. 16, 2023VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
Nov. 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov. 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Apr. 17, 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring
Shades of Fall
Jan. 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Jun 16, 2026World Sea Turtle Day
Huddled and hunting
Surrounded by a sea of sand
Oct. 25, 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
Nov. 10, 2023Badlands National Park anniversary
Nov. 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California
Sep. 8, 2025International Literacy Day
Jan. 26, 2025European beech forest, Belgium
Apr. 8, 2024Total solar eclipse
Sports where you least expect it
The ancient home of the Minoans
Dec. 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
High above the Aegean Sea
Jun 24, 2026Pollinator Week
Jul. 28, 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
Jul. 21, 2025Coral Reef Awareness Week
Mar. 13, 2026Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
Jan. 25, 2026Burns Night in Scotland
Nov. 30, 2023Saint Andrews Day
Sep. 15, 2024Ouimet Canyon in the Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park
Sep. 26, 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
Apr. 15, 2025World Art Day
Mar. 20, 2025Spring equinox
Oct. 4, 2024Nuit Blanche Toronto
Jun. 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
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