For Mother Earth"s big day, we"re shining the spotlight on a tree known as "Father of the Forest," or Te Matua Ngahere in the Maori language. This giant kauri tree lives in the Waipoua Forest of New Zealand"s North Island. At more than 1,500 years old and more than 52 feet around, it"s one of the oldest trees in New Zealand and one of the largest. It"s long been revered by the Maori, and is protected by Maori elders.
50 years of Earth Day
Today in History
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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A walk among the giants
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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National Mushroom Month
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An island in the Highlands
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Avatar Mountains, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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Wanderin Wawayanda
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Cetacean Saturday
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In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
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Beavers Bend
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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Red squirrel
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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First day of summer
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American bison
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Stop and see the flowers