While most of us play in our vast system of 63 national parks, others work there. Today, on National Park Service Founders Day, we recognize their efforts and the priceless gift of our country"s national parks. The NPS protects and maintains these parks as well as hundreds of national monuments and other natural, historical, and recreational properties. They include some of our most stunning natural landscapes, like North Cascades National Park in Washington state, featured here. This image, of the Triplets and Cascade Peak, is taken from atop Forbidden Peak.
National Park Service Founders Day
Today in History
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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A unique perspective from Italy’s ‘golden sands’
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The persistence of Perito Moreno
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International Day of Color
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It’s oh so quiet
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Colorful cows of the reef
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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Maple and bamboo forests in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
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On the lookout for Sheep-Cote Clod
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Ponta Delgada
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Brain coral
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We have liftoff!
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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All hail the king of shrubs
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Hey, who’s in charge here?
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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A castle fit for a count
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington
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World Whale Day
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
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Goodbye, 2020!
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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