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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Pont Rouge
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A stunning national park in winter white
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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Black History Month
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Ode to the sun
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Veterans Day
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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Cetacean Saturday
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Not your average sandcastle
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National Bison Month
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Aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland
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Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
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International Museum Day
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Happy trails for the 21st century
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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New Year s Eve
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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Everglades National Park, Florida
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Halfway Day
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Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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World Poetry Day
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Summer solstice