Today marks the first day of National Wildflower Week, so we"re shining a light on fireweed—a ‘weed’ in name only and a wildflower that’s a welcome sight wherever it grows. This tall, willowy perennial is a pioneer species, which means it"s often among the first plants to colonize an area cleared by fire or other damaging events. Native to temperate zones in the Northern Hemisphere, fireweed thrives along streams, roadsides, and forests, creating stunning blankets of pink in open meadows.
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Today in History
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					World Migratory Bird Day
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					Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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					We have liftoff!
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					An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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					Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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					World Migratory Bird Day
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					Panda Day
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					World Teachers Day
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					Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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					Invisible no longer
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					Staring down winter
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					Relationship status: It s complicated
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					National Bison Day
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					Hallstatt, Austria
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					Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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					Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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					Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
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					Flag Day
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					Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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					Star Wars Day
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					Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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					Eastern grey kangaroos in Australia’s Kosciuszko National Park
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					Juniper Springs, Florida
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					World Art Day
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					What does the fox dream?
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					Computer Science Education Week
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					Winter solstice
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					International Women s Day
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					Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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					I see one!
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