National parks are incredible places full of natural beauty and wonders.
Explore how these parks have become symbols of our national heritage and how they offer us opportunities to explore, learn, and connect with the natural world.
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What a fabulous new episode! Congratulations to everyone who worked on this!
Ohhhh, good connection to KidCitizen!!!
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This is one of my favorite National Parks!
Highsmith, C. M., photographer. Red rock "window" at Arches National Park, Moab, Utah. United States Utah Moab Arches National Park, None. [Between 1980 and 2006] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2011630120/.
What is your favorite National Park?
Check out this amazing new blog post from Melissa Lindberg!
Take a Hike! https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2023/11/take-a-hike/?loclr=eaptb
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It is a wonderful time to check out Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park! https://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
Highsmith, C. M., photographer. (2017) The birthplace and boyhood home until he was 12 years old of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., preserved and protected at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship. United States Atlanta Fulton County Georgia, 2017. -10-30. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017883818/.
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Another great primary source from the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park!
Highsmith, C. M., photographer. (2017) A home in Dr. Martin Luther King's boyhood neighborhood, preserved at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship. United States Atlanta Fulton County Georgia, 2017. -10-30. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017883817/.
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Another great primary source from the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park!
Highsmith, C. M., photographer. (2017) The neighorhood firehouse from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood, now preserved at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship. United States Atlanta Fulton County Georgia, 2017. -10-30. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017883815/.
One of my favorite sites to visit in Arches National Park.
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Highsmith, C. M., photographer. Balanced Rock formation in Arches National Park, Utah. United States Utah Moab, None. [Between 1980 and 2006] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2011631988/.
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National Parks Safety News Story
This is the safety index mentioned in the article.
How Many People Visit Our America's National Parks?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2024/04/20/national-parks-by-visitors/73349324007/
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