The March 21 observance highlights the important role that trees and their forest ecosystems play in creating a healthy environment. Here at the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in California, giant coastal redwoods—plus a variety of other trees, shrubs, bushes, flowers, ferns, mosses, and lichens—provide a haven for many creatures, even the small and slimy. This is banana slug territory, and visitors are likely to encounter the bright yellow banana slug—the largest slug in North America—as they journey through the park.
Celebrating the International Day of Forests
Today in History
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Nature Photography Day
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An endless journey
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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National Public Lands Day
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Over the boardwalk
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It s a good day to be green
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Take the Stairs Day
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I see one!
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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Antarctica Day
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An island for the birds
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High alpine color in Colorado
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Here s looking at you
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The meeting point of the winds
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Travel Sunday: San Francisco
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Groovy!
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Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
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The lemurs of Madagascar
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Diwali
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World Frog Day
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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Fall comes to Pando