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Summer, you’ve been dismissed. Sweater weather is here.
Today marks the first day of fall, bringing cooler days and changing leaves. Maybe it’s time to hit the road and plan that trip to a national park near you?
Photo at Great Basin National Park by Michael Klimas
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239 years ago today, our Founding Fathers signed the Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. 🇺🇸
On Constitution Day, we honor the enduring document that established the framework for our system of self-government and remains the foundation of our Republic.
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Dolly Parton once described the Smokies as “one of those special places that God put here for us to enjoy.”
At Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2009, she sang about that special place in “My Mountains, My Home.”
Video by @hawriverfilms
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We’re wrapping up our National Park Week countdown with Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska!
More than 3 million acres of glaciers, mountains, fjords and incredible wildlife. It’s remote, wild and unforgettable.
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This week, Interior is proud to support @POTUS in renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America by changing our official maps through @USGS – celebrating American patriotism, pride, and greatness.
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Our National Park Week countdown continues!
Nearly 70 miles west of Key West, @DryTortugasNPS is accessible only by boat or seaplane. Explore historic Fort Jefferson, snorkel crystal-clear waters and discover one of America's most remote national parks.
Photo by Maribel Torres
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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 Gulf of America lease sale. We’re getting the job done.
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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 shining again.
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Lease Sale BBG3 advances @POTUS' American Energy Dominance agenda by strengthening energy security, supporting good-paying jobs and helping ensure families have access to reliable, affordable energy.
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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 community is one simple way to help these remarkable travelers complete their journey.
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You could say they nailed it. (And also sanded it, painted it, and rebuilt it.)
@NatlParkService staff from across the country are working hard to make DC safe and beautiful, installing and repairing more than 1,000 benches this year.
Their work may happen behind the scenes, but the results are on display every day in the shared spaces that help to tell our nation’s story. 🇺🇸
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Grateful to @usparkpolicepio for keeping a watchful eye over D.C. from above as we celebrated 250 years of American freedom in D.C. this summer.
These celebrations wouldn’t be possible without @POTUS’ Safe and Beautiful Task Force! 🇺🇸
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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 about 100 remained in the wild. Today, the largest population includes around 36,000 adults in the Green River.
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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 formations called fulgurites, better known as "fossilized lightning."
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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 mouthful back to its home. They spread the plants out to dry in the sun, then stash them away for the long alpine winter.
Photo at Rocky Mountain National Park by Eivor Kuchta
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BIG news out of @YosemiteNPS, all thanks to @POTUS!
📈 Visitation up 12% year over year
📊 634,000+ visitors in June—the busiest June in nearly a decade
⏱️ 10-minute average wait times over July 4th
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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 protect them by staying on designated trails. You'll still find plenty of picture-perfect views while helping keep these meadows healthy for future visitors.
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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 in 1797, it's one of more than 700 historic lighthouses still standing across the United States.
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This week, we worked to strengthen American energy, invest in public lands and modernize offshore energy policy.
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 left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.
Video of a night sky time-lapse at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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