This week's 🤗 #PublicServiceRecognitionWeek (May 5 -11)! We give thanks to all the amazing employees, interns, volunteers, and contractors in the National Park Service!

Check out our youth and young adult programs ➡️ nps.gov/subjects/youth…

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The Perseids Meteor Shower is back!

Don't miss the STELLAR spectacle happening tonight and tomorrow night.

Photo by Jeff Berkes

#Perseids #DryTortugas #DryTortugas NationalPark #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

Redwoods stay upright by sending roots out sideways instead of down. Their roots intertwine with the roots of other redwoods, creating a web of support.

I guess we all need a little support from our friends sometimes! 👯‍♂️🌲

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📷: H.Calabrese/NPS

'I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.'
- Henry David Thoreau

#FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #redwoodnps

[Photo description: skyscraper redwood and western hemlock trees tower against blue skies.]

NPS Photo/S. Sinclair

It's #FalconFriday !

Tune in this week for an eyasses eye view of the nest.

🪹🪹🪹🪹: #DYK that the nest of a bird of prey is called an aerie or eyrie?

Check back each Friday for fresh #FalconFootage and a weekly #FalconFact .

🎥: NPS Video

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It's #FalconFriday ya'll!

🤔🤔🤔🤔: #DYK that “peregrine” derives from the Latin peregrinus, meaning 'foreigner' or 'traveler?' Watch a young eyas stretch their wings.

Check back Fridays for #FalconFootage and a #FalconFact .

🎥: NPS Video

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Happy #NationalParkWeek from North Cascades NPS in #WA02 ! #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

You may have never seen it but hidden in the trees at Royal Palm is the last remaining structure built by the Florida Federation of Women’s Clubs (FFWC).

NPS photo

#Everglades #Everglades NationalPark #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

Work with us for the 2024 Summer Season! ¡Trabaja con nosotros para la temporada de Verano 2024! #NowHiring #Fedjobs #NPS #USAJobs #DOI #Joininterior #EncuentraTuParque #FindYourPark

#EncuentraTuParque : Channel Islands NPS Edition 🦊

If it's not too much of a bird-en, you should come learn about #owls with us on a night hike on Feb. 25th! Reservations required for both the program and parking.

Learn more: ow.ly/byoL50MFTpc

#FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #endangeredspecies #muirwoods

On this final day of #NationalParkWeek , Information Technology volunteer, Mickey Wright, shares what he loves about volunteering and about Capitol Reef! Thank you for volunteering, Mickey! What do you love about your favorite park? #YourParkStory #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

Do you like sunsets and speak conversational Spanish? Then we have the job for you! Park Ranger (Interpretation-Language) in Whiskeytown, CA. Apply today at usajobs.gov/job/713071600
#NowHiring #Fedjobs #NPS #USAJobs #DOI #Joininterior #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

Remembering the #FatherOfTheNationalParks , #JohnMuir , on the 186th anniversary of his birth. #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #EveryKidInAPark #VolunteersInParks #WeAreParks #NationalParkWeek

On Tuesday, while #Shemp was at the V-E-T, I revisited #TuleSpringsFossilBeds National Monument where some new signage has been added. #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque #EveryKidInAPark #VolunteersInParks #WeAreParks #TravelThursday

Where mountains meet the sea... Glacier Bay holds a stunning landscape of towering peaks and beautiful waterways. There are many ways to visit the park, find more info on our planning webpage: nps.gov/glba/planyourv…
#GlacierBay #Alaska #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. On my rock. Focused. Flourishing.

On Santa Rosa Island, banana slugs celebrated the New Year in their usual slimy style in Lobo Canyon.

#SlugLife #HappyNewYear #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

Image: NPS / Reuven Bank

Take a walk on the West Road. You won't egret it.

In summer Snowy Egrets are commonly spotted from the West Road.

Where do you like to bird watch?

Learn more about Alcatraz birds: nps.gov/alca/learn/nat…

📷: NPS / Jacqueline Quale

#BirdPuns #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuParque

“When there is no desire, all things are at peace.” –Lao Tzu

I once had a dream that I was in a faraway land, moving among the grandest of towering rocks. The scene was timeless and there was a stillness I had not yet known.

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📸 NPS/D. Sanchez

Today is the first day of spring and we couldn't be more excited. The temperatures are warming up, the birds are chirping, and lots of precipitation this winter has us dreaming of all the beautiful desert blooms that will be here soon.

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