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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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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World Elephant Day
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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The first ascent
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Lobster tales
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
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Bavljenac Island
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Aprils full moon
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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A summertime light show
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Keep watching the skies
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The desert blooms
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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A river runs through it
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Great cormorants
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Is that a smile?
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Into the woods
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Day of the Dead
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Green fields of grain
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka