Gates Of The Arctic National Park And Preserve In Alaska is A Vast Landscape That Does Not Contain Any

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska is a vast landscape that does not contain any trails or roads. It’s a place where people have lived with the land for thousands of years. Inupiaq and Athabascan people and their ancestors traveled long distances over rough terrain throughout the central Brooks Range. Their knowledge of the land enabled them to survive on the plants and animals available during each season. Their descendants, now living in small communities nearby, continue to use this knowledge to hunt and gather in the Park and Preserve. Photo by Matt Meisenheimer (sharetheexperience.org). Photo description: A small stream flows down a mountain valley that is covered in fall colored vegetation.

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Last light falls on Delicate Arch.

At Arches National Park in Utah, a park with over 2,000 arches, Delicate Arch stands out as a geologic celebrity…a real ROCKstar. 🌟

Water shapes these rocks more than any other force. Rain erodes the rock and carries sediment down washes and canyons to the Colorado River. In winter, snowmelt pools in fractures and other cavities, then freezes and expands, breaking off chunks of sandstone. Small recesses develop and grow bigger with each storm. Little by little, this process turns fractured rock layers into fins, and fins into arches.

Over time, the same forces that created these dazzling arches will continue to widen them until they collapse. Standing next to a monolith like Delicate Arch, it’s easy to forget that arches are not permanent and we are so lucky to be alive during their moment in geologic time.

Photo by Jeff Brunton (sharetheexperience.org) Photo description: A large stone arch rises up from layered rock as a pink sunset sky fades into the background.

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Eastern Screech Owl, Georgia Photograph by Graham McGeorge Masters of disguise. The eastern screech owl is seen here doing what they do best. You better have a sharp eye to spot these little birds of prey. Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, U.S.A.

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Happy 105th birthday to the National Park Service!

For more than a century, the passionate and dedicated people of the National Park Service have protected our country’s natural, cultural, and historic treasures for future generations to enjoy.

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Matt Ginnow - Six Rivers

Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. It was established on June 3, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. Its over one million acres (4,000 km2) of land contain a

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Aw! **Warm fuzzies instantly fill brain**

These two sibling arctic foxes in Alaska are playing together. For young foxes like these, rough-housing and play are essential for learning life skills. In the fall, the family will part ways, and the young will be ready to take on the tundra, thanks in part to play with their siblings.

Video by Lisa Hupp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Video description: Video of two fox kits, one with a tail of their sibling in their mouth, the other with a stick. Towards the end of the video, one of the foxes boops the nose of their sibling.

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