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Muir, known as the "Father of National Parks" is honored in this 1998 stamp as a pioneer for nature preservation.

Happy John Muir Day!

The work of naturalist John Muir inspired some of the first conservation legislation in the United States

The Okefenokee Swamp is an enormous peat bog 38 miles long by 25 miles wide, created 7,000 years ago.

Canoeing in Okefenokee Swamp

A trip through the wildlife refuge’s waterways reveals more than just gators and grasses

Portrait of Dr. Dorothy Height taken in June 2008

Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Height Dies at Age 98

Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for the rights of African Americans and women

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Give Sardines a Chance

Sardines seem to be so trendy these days

Air Pollution as Seen From the Skies

From Mt. Etna to China to the Sahara, these striking satellite images of air pollution are from both natural and man-made causes

The black community in 1960 were relegated to mere swatches of sand and surf on the Biloxi beach.  After a series of "wade-in" protests, violence ensued.

A Civil Rights Watershed in Biloxi, Mississippi

Frustrated by the segregated shoreline, black residents stormed the beaches and survived brutal attacks on “Bloody Sunday”

Andalusia offers abundant trails, with one-fifth of its land under government protection.

The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly on the… Sierra Nevadas?

Traveling to Andalusia after the wettest winter in decades brings unexpected surprises to a hike through Spain’s southern region

Consider Bardwell Farm is a 300-acre farm in West Pawlet, Vermont named after the man who founded the state's first cheese-making cooperative in 1864.

A Culinary Adventure in Vermont

Vermont’s roads lead you to dairy farms, vineyards and local breweries for foodies looking for great eats

The region's legacy of acid rain is clearly visible in the black crust on the gravestones at the Madison Street Cemetery in Hamilton, New York.

Acid Rain and Our Ecosystem

More than 150 years after acid rain was first identified, scientists now see success in recovery from its damaging effects

Ophiacodons

The History of Air

Paleontologists are looking to the fossil record to decipher what the earth’s atmosphere was like hundreds of millions of years ago

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