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Everglades National Park

Sandfly Loop Paddling Trail
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Trip length will vary based on launch point, with a minimum length of 5 miles. Trip duration will vary by launch point, if you walk the trail on Sandfly Island or if strong winds or unfavorable tides are present. If you decide to stop at Sandfly Island, please use the beach area next to the dock, as the dock can be slippery and dangerous. Always tie up your boat.

Inventario y Monitoreo
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El Programa de Inventario y Monitoreo está dedicado a aportar la información necesaria para que los directores de los parques tomen decisiones acertadas con base científica. Estas decisiones ayudarán a apoyar la misión del National Park Service, que es conservar los recursos de los espacios más especiales y valorados de América para las generaciones futuras.

Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area
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A barn and an shed; the shed reading "Dockery Farms EST. 1895 by Will Dockery 1865 - 1936; Joe Rice Dockery"

Point Reyes National Seashore

Limantour Beach Trailhead
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Leading west and then north from the Limantour Beach Trailhead, the Muddy Hollow Trail offers birders great opportunities to see a variety of water fowl and shorebirds in the Estero de Limantour and along Muddy Hollow Creek. The Muddy Hollow Trails is very flat and easy to walk. The trailhead is located at the west end of Limantour Road, approximately 20 minutes by car from the Bear Valley Visitor Center.

Point Reyes National Seashore

Limantour Beach Picnic Area
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Two picnic tables are located just north of the foot bridge leading from the main Limantour Beach parking lot to the beach. The Limantour Beach parking lot is approximately 20 minutes by car from the Bear Valley Visitor Center.

Grand Canyon National Park

Cruzando el Cañón (Crossing the Canyon) Podcast
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How does it feel to cross the canyon? In our first episode of the Behind the Scenery Podcast in Spanish, listen to the experience of a ranger who hikes across Grand Canyon from rim to rim. When have you fulfilled your dream? ¿Qué se siente al cruzar el cañón? En nuestro primer episodio de este podcast en español, escuche la experiencia de una guardaparques que recorre el Gran Cañón del Colorado de lado a lado. ¿Cuándo has alcanzado tu sueño?

Series: NCBN Yearly Status Reports | Estuaries
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What do oxygen, chlorophyll-a, and light all have in common? They are important indicators of water quality. Our network monitors estuaries along the coast for these and other water quality indicators. Take a quick dive into the data behind park management decisions.

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area
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The Maritime Washington National Heritage Area tells a nationally important story of maritime heritage, from Native American canoe cultures to industrial working waterfronts, that shaped western Washington and contributes today to our development as a nation.

Point Reyes National Seashore

Biologists Restored an Estuary to Revive Eelgrass. Then an Otter Swam 118 Miles to Reach It.
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Buried in debris for decades, Drakes Estero is now one of the few remaining undeveloped estuaries on the U.S. Pacific coast. After a massive cleanup, scientists tracked the regrowth of an eelgrass community there—and found it transformed.

Series: NCBN Yearly Status Reports | Estuaries1
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What do oxygen, chlorophyll-a, and light all have in common? They are important indicators of water quality. Our network monitors estuaries along the coast for these and other water quality indicators. Take a quick dive into the data behind park management decisions.

You Otter be Kidding Me, Sea Otters in Point Reyes? Research Uses New Predator-Prey Model to See if it Could Work
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Recently, a team of scientists chose southern sea otters to test if predator-prey population dynamics modeling could help conservation planners figure out where predator reintroductions could work. The team published their results in June. They found that two estuaries in Point Reyes National Seashore could probably feed lots of cute (or not) whimsical water weasels one day!

The important role of seaweed in nearshore food webs
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Read the abstract and get the link to a published science article on the important role of seaweed in the North Pacific nearshore ecosystem: Corliss, K., V. von Biela, H. Coletti, J. Bodkin, D. Esler, and K. Iken. 2024. Relative importance of macroalgae and phytoplankton to nearshore consumers and growth across climatic conditions in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Estuaries and Coasts doi: 10.1007/s12237-024-01371-6

Information Panel: Low Marsh
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Point Reyes National Seashore

Limantour Beach
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Limantour Beach is one of four beaches at Point Reyes National Seashore to which one can drive. Limantour Beach stretches for close to four miles from the west end of Limantour Spit east to Santa Maria Beach at its southeast end. Limantour Beach is a popular beach for a variety of low-impact beach activities, such as sunbathing, playing in the surf, birdwatching, viewing marine mammals, and walking pets (leashes are required at all times).

Point Reyes National Seashore

Bull Point Trailhead
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This trailhead offers access to a flat and easy 1.8-mile-long (2.9-km-long) trail that leads towards the picturesque edge of Drakes Estero, where many water birds can be seen. This is also a popular trail for those looking for uncommon native plants. The Bull Point Trailhead is located on the left side of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard as you drive towards North Beach, approximately 25 minutes by car from the Bear Valley Visitor Center.

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Big Break Regional Shoreline
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Harbor Seal Habitat and Sea Level Rise in the San Francisco Bay
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Harbor seals are year-round residents of San Francisco Bay Area waters. But they don't just stay in the water. They also need safe places to come ashore to rest, shed their fur, and raise their young. They “haul out” in several coves, lagoons, and estuaries along the coast, and at many sites within the San Francisco Bay.

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

York River State Park
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A natural preserve on the York River where the estuary shines. 9801 York River Park Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188 757-566-3036

Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
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The Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area was designated by Congress in 1996. In partnership with the National Park Service, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area collaborates with residents, government agencies, non-profit groups and private partners to interpret, preserve and celebrate the nationally-significant cultural and natural resources of the Hudson River Valley.

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial

California: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
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On the evening of July 17, 1944, residents in the San Francisco east bay area were jolted awake by a massive explosion that cracked windows and lit up the night sky. At Port Chicago Naval Magazine, 320 men were instantly killed when two ships being loaded with ammunition for the Pacific theatre troops blew up.