Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, UT

Fallen moss-covered log amid ferns and towering evergreens, dappled with soft sunlight in a lush forest. #MossyWoods #ForestTextures #backpack

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JD Vance: backs a budget that cuts $1 billion from our national parks Also JD Vance: demands the Army Corps of Engineers create “ideal kayaking conditions” for his vacation

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Bogs, swamps, and mires—all known as peatlands—might sound mysterious, but they're unsung conservation heroes. Protecting them mitigates floods, reduces wildfire risk, and more. pewtrsts.org/450tcgN 📸Photograph by Charlie Reinertsen/Twolined Studio

Grass-leaved goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia) is native across the midwest and northeast along with parts of the west and southwest. Named after its grass-like leaves, it blooms from July to September, attracting butterflies, moths, bees and beetles. 📷 Courtney Celley/USFWS

💡 Caesar Creek State Park is now a certified firefly habitat! 💡 Thanks to Naturalist Erin Shaw and Firefly.org for helping us protect these magical insects. Fireflies are fading due to habitat loss—but we can help. 👉 Learn how: firefly.org OhioDNR

Have you seen more precious painters? 🎨💛 In honor of August is for Antelope Month, we're featuring Chicken and Biscuit—our adorable red-flanked duiker duo—who recently joined their care team for voluntary art enrichment. This tiny masterpiece will be up for grabs during the

Over one-third of tree species are at risk of extinction, double that of threatened birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians combined. But conservationists are working to change that. 🌲 conservation.org/blog/forests-d…

Everybody be quiet! We have an important fish announcement. After a review of the best available science, we are removing the Roanoke logperch from the Endangered Species List.

Here's your regular reminder to hydrate! This collared lizard is most of the way through shedding its skin. They shed as they grow, and it also helps remove parasites and repair minor damage. Staying hydrated or soaking in water can help ease the process. Photo: Steve Enter

8 days until the Prints For Wildlife 2025 "Edition Hope" sale! Did you know? 🧠 Octopuses have three hearts — one for pumping their blue blood around their body and the others for pumping it to their gills.

After overwintering in the Amazon Basin, Purple Martins spend their breeding season across much of North America. On the East Coast, they rely almost entirely on manmade birdhouses. Learn more about these beautiful birds via the Audubon Bird Guide: bit.ly/4fwYbpQ

It's World Lizard Day! There are 4 species native to Ohio & one exotic species has become established. Learn about these cool critters in Ohio Div of Wildlife Reptiles of Ohio Field Guide: bit.ly/3YJOYmV

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💛🐸 August 14 was #GoldenFrogDay! Meet the Panamanian golden frog, a pint-sized symbol of good luck and an iconic species threatened by deadly chytrid fungus. ✨ They might be tiny, but they’re a big deal in conservation. Thought to be extinct in the wild, they’re thriving

I'll give you one guess where the American snout butterfly gets its name. This butterfly's unique appearance helps it blend in with the leaves of trees. They can be found in North and South America, sometimes drawing attention for mass migrations in the south. 📷 Gordon Garcia

Meet the red worm lizard! This burrowing reptile, which spends most of its time underground, isn't a snake. It hunts by sensing vibrations & through chemical receptors in its forked tongue. It feeds on leaf-cutter ants, beetles, and even small vertebrates, such as mice.

Cursed gummy bear? Nope. It’s a magnificent bryozoan, aka thousands of tiny zooids forming one pulsing blob. They help clean the water and can be found drifting in lakes. Some colonies grow over a foot wide! 📸Michael Schindler/USFWS