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Fort Pulaski National Monument
South Channel and the Marsh
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The South Channel of the Savannah River and the marshes play a large part in the history and ecology of Cockspur Island
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Atchafalaya swamp with trees and fog.
Sitka National Historical Park
Lakich'inei Pole
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The figures on this Kaigani Haida pole represent three Tlingit legends, the most interesting of which is depicted by the figure at the bottom with a creature in its mouth. It is the history of how a clan acquired the woodworm as its crest.
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The Capitol Gorge trail features natural pools of water and markings from early pioneers and travelers.
Canyonlands National Park
Scenic Drive Picnic Area: Life in the Balance
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area
The Bay Area Chinese Fishing and Shrimping Industry
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Learn about the Chinese Fishing and Shrimping Industry in the Bay Area and its connection to China Beach.
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Crissy Field is a stunning place to walk or bike along a flat, hard-packed promenade with iconic views of the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. Yessir, Crissy Field has it all. Beaches, picnic spots, scenic overlooks and renowned conditions for windsurfing. Dog friends welcome!
Sitka National Historical Park
Trader Legend Pole
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The events in our lives are often shaped by conflicts that need to be resolved. The ridicule pole served to resolve conflicts through peer pressure and was non-violent.
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It's totally normal for the lower section of Olema Creek in Point Reyes National Seashore to turn into large, isolated pools of water in the summer. The pools persist throughout the dry season, providing refuge for aquatic life. What isn't normal is fewer, quickly shrinking pools. But this September, that's what we found. We also discovered that some of the pools contained high densities of the park's smallest aquatic species of concern: the California freshwater shrimp.
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Last fall, as the coho and steelhead monitoring crew was counting juvenile fish in Olema Creek, they spotted a familiar species in an unexpected place. Normally, they see tiny, translucent, California freshwater shrimp in the lower two miles of the creek. Now, crewmembers were seeing them almost a half mile farther upstream than their previously recorded upstream extent.
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Learn about the tiny creatures that live in our forest's seeps.
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Pascagoula adapted to wartime nearly overnight transforming from a small fishing and boatbuilding town to a major industrial hub constructing ocean going barges, producing uniforms and tools, and processing fish for food and fertilizer. World War II remains a real presence in Pascagoula to this day: with a substantial portion of the city’s present-day infrastructure, street grid (and names), housing, schools and recreational facilities established during the war.
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Fort Moultrie Fishing Dock
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The dock at Fort Moultrie is available for fishing, birdwatching and admiring the views of the Charleston area.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace Cast House
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The Cast House encloses the charcoal blast furnace. All of Hopewell's products were produced in this building. To the left of the furnace, moulders worked at their benches producing sand molds for stove plates and other cast products. Guttermen dug trenches and runners for iron and slag in the clay floor in front of the furnace. The furnace founder monitored the furnace and water wheel, shouting instructions up to the fillers. All of this work was done over two twelve hour sh
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The segment of Route 66 between State Highway 207 and Interstate 40 is the longest and best preserved section of Route 66 in Texas. Turn off your cell phone, and you won’t need the GPS. Put on your Ray Bans. Open a Coca Cola, the kind that comes in a sweating green glass bottle. Put some Sinatra on the player, and roll down the windows. It’s time to drive the 7.2 miles of Route 66 west of Conway, Texas.
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Capitol Reef National Park: A handful of perennial (year-round) and many, many more ephemeral (temporary) water sources occur in Capitol Reef. These springs, seeps, tinajas, and streams provide important habitats and rare sources of water in this arid region. As part of a recent study, the Natural Resource Condition Assessment Program partnered with Utah State University to determine what is and is not known about these resources.
Mammoth Cave National Park
Kentucky Cave Shrimp: Endangered Species of Mammoth Cave
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Once presumed extinct, these tiny eyeless shrimp are found no where on Earth except the dark subterranean rivers in Mammoth Cave National Park.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Sandy Bay
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Hatteras Island is very narrow at this point; no more than a few hundred feet wide! As such, Sandy Bay Day Use Area offers both sound- and ocean-side water recreation activities.Pamlico Sound is very shallow across its width, and tufts of vegetation can be seen peeking out above the water far out into the sound. It is often very windy here, however, making for excellent kiteboarding and windsurfing activities.
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In August 2010, the trees were removed from the earthen mounds at Poverty Point State Historic Site in northeast Louisiana. It provided a unique opportunity to investigate the stability of the earthworks under different vegetation regimes.
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Black-Legged Kittiwakes - Tarr Inlet
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Black-legged kittiwakes are a common summer sight in Glacier Bay. These birds can be found throughout the bay, including cliffs and glacier faces, where they utilize icebergs to perch and watch for food.