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    As the sun rises over Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, the marsh becomes a masterpiece of color and reflection. Home to one of the largest remaining tidal salt marshes in the…

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    Soft launching into the weekend like...

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    This week, we marked one year of @POTUS making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Again, supported our wildland firefighters in the West and advanced American Energy Dominance with a major G…

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    More casts. More hunts. More access. We just announced the largest expansion of hunting and fishing opportunities in @USFWS history. More than 92 million acres of National Wildlif…

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    On Navajo Code Talkers Day, we honor the extraordinary Marines whose unbreakable code became one of America's greatest military advantages in WWII. Their courage and ingenuity hel…

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    Some icons may fall, but legends live on. For decades, the Rio Grande cottonwood at White Sands National Park, welcomed visitors and became one of the park's most recognizable lan…

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    One year of making DC safe and beautiful again. Across our nation’s capital, iconic spaces are getting the care and attention they deserve. The fountains are flowing, and DC is sh…

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    Spend two unforgettable nights under some of the darkest skies in the country at the sixth annual Voyageurs National Park Star Party, September 11-12.

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    The skies above America's public lands have a show in store today. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the northern United States, from Alaska to North Carolin…

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    The monarch migration is about to begin. Along the way, they depend on native flowering plants to rest and refuel. Planting native wildflowers and milkweed in your yard or in your…

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    Recovery is worth celebrating. After more than 30 years of conservation, the @USFWS has downlisted the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened. In the late 1990s, only abou…

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    A single lightning strike can reach temperatures nearly 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. At White Sands National Park, that incredible heat can fuse gypsum sand into fo…

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    Think we've already found all the oil and gas in Texas? Not quite. A new @USGS assessment estimates the Buda Limestone still contains about 184 billion cubic feet of undiscovered…

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    This American pika isn't picking flowers for decoration. It's building a haystack. All summer long, pikas gather grasses, wildflowers and other plants, carrying mouthful after mou…

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    Summer at Mount Rainier National Park means hillsides bursting with wildflowers. These beautiful subalpine meadows have a short growing season and are incredibly fragile. Help pro…

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    Planning. Patience. Perfect timing. Photographer Matt Ley captured the full moon appearing to shine from inside Highland Light Station at Cape Cod National Seashore. Established i…

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    This week, we worked to strengthen American energy, invest in public lands and modernize offshore energy policy.

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    Did you know that the Purple Heart is America's oldest military decoration still awarded today? 🧵

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    The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best celestial shows of the year. Every August, this shooting star spectacle lights up the sky as Earth passes through a trail of debris le…

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    Parker Dam came to life one bucket at a time. In July 1937, crews poured the first bucket of concrete 245 feet below the Colorado River. A year later, the final bucket was placed,…

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    On this day in 1884, workers laid the first cornerstone for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. More than 140 years later, Lady Liberty continues to stand watch over New York H…

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    The U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit started with one rented horse in 1934. More than 90 years later, mounted officers still patrol iconic landmarks, manage crowds and help keep our…

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    The original Lewis River Bridge served Yellowstone visitors for decades. 🧵

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    A cornerstone of America's early republic has reopened. Following a $43 million rehabilitation funded in large part by the Great American Outdoors Act, signed into law by @POTUS i…

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    Six years ago today, the Great American Outdoors Act became law, making one of the largest investments in America's public lands in a generation. Today, those investments are help…

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    “There’s still a chance.” - this fish, probably Unlike brown pelicans, American white pelicans don't dive for their food. They stay on the water's surface, scooping up fish with t…

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    Not every birthday comes with cake. Some come with cleaner streams, healthier landscapes, and reclaimed mine lands. Happy 49th birthday to @OSMRE. Since 1977, OSMRE has helped res…

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    Some places don't need special effects. With its sculpted granite boulders, natural arches, and the towering Sierra Nevada as a backdrop, the @BLMNational's Alabama Hills is one o…

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    Happy Birthday to @SecretaryBurgum! Leading the Department of the Interior by day. Looking like the main character in a classic Western by... well... also by day. Thank you for yo…

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    The Department of the Interior is hard at work advancing American Energy Dominance. 🇺🇸