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Boreal owl in Minnesota.
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The Poo-Poo Project Is Saving Birds From a Dirty Demise

How to make campground toilets more wildlife-friendly.
Kristen Pope March 12, 2018
Kláštorisko.
Letanovce, Slovakia

Kláštorisko

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.
Permanently Closed
Townsquare in Western Town.
Agoura Hills, California

Western Town at Paramount Ranch

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.
Hrabušice, Slovakia

Sokolia Dolina Gorge

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.
Former Post Office.
San Bernardino County, California

Kelso Ghost Town

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.
The Wonderland Ranch.
Twentynine Palms, California

Wonderland Ranch and Wall Street Mill

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.
A tree makes its last stand against the ocean.
Ndieulé Mbam, Senegal

Langue de Barbarie

A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.
Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa Island.
Santa Barbara County, California

Torrey Pines of Santa Rosa Island

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
This is the elusive Barasingha male deer. This is a young adult with a impressive horn structure.
Balaghat, India

Barasingha of Kanha National Park

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.
The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska

Great Kobuk Sand Dunes

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
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Wishlist: Passport to Your National Parks

The perfect way to nerd out over nature.
Eric Grundhauser December 19, 2017
Painted Dunes from the top of the adjacent cinder cone.
Old Station, California

Painted Dunes

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
A sign marks the 1925 edge of Athabasca Glacier
Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
In Banff, animals can use overpasses that are designed to mimic the landscape.
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How Did the Grizzly Bear Cross the Road?

And how can we help them do it safely?
Jessica Leigh Hester December 8, 2017
Teakettle Junction.
Inyo County, California

Teakettle Junction

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Rock art at Tassili n'Ajjer.
Algeria

Tassili n'Ajjer

The abstract sandstone rock formations at this Algerian national park are rich with prehistoric art.
Marion revealing the bear-ravaged remains of a small cluster of wild grapes.
forests

The Mountain Man Who Makes Chefs’ Wild Dreams Come True

Jay Marion never expected Virginia's elite restaurants to be interested in the foraging skills his grandparents taught him.
Eric J. Wallace November 15, 2017
Sequoia National Park, California

General Sherman

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).