We"re heading down to Florida today to celebrate the 75th year of Everglades National Park, the largest tropical wilderness in the United States. The park was established in 1947 to defend a fragile ecosystem and covers about 20% of the entire Everglades wetland. But even with the park service"s protection, the Everglades" features, primarily shallow freshwater pools, have suffered significantly due to human activity.
Everglades National Park turns 75
Today in History
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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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Ansel Adams birthday
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World Jellyfish Day
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World Elephant Day
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A tower of light
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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And the skies filled with bats…
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Behold the blood moon
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Leaves of Grass
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A Carpathian Christmas celebration
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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‘The mountains are calling’
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A rock in a wild place
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Happy winter solstice!
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Sedona, Arizona
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International Day of Peace
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What a twist
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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A city of bridges
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Napping away New Year s Day
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A stroll above the stratosphere
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Christmas comes to New York City
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