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The tree-lined Skyline Drive wends through Shenandoah National Park along mountain ridges, providing opportunities to see expansive vistas as well as hardwood forests.
Skyline Drive
flat topography is found in much of the Monie Bay reserve, where salt marsh dominates and forest is found in the backdrop along the tributaries of Monie Bay
tributary of Monie Bay
Acidic mine tailings upwell here from an underground source and flow downstream overland
Acid mine tailings headwaters
Blossoms form during spring near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Blossoms at Harper's Ferry
Stream along a trail in Canaan Valley State Park.
Canaan Valley State Park
A bridge along a trail in Canaan Valley State Park.
Canaan Valley State Park
Stream along a trail in Canaan Valley State Park.
Canaan Valley State Park
Mallard duck
Duck
The ocean provides a wealth of services that directly benefit human well-being. Over half the worlds population lives within 100 miles of a coastline, and 20 of the 30 largest cities in the world are coastal. There is increasing access to remote areas, and there are important connections between human well-being and the marine environment. The most widely recognized marine ecosystem services are discussed.
Ecosystem services of the ocean
Ferns along a trail in Shenandoah National Park
Ferns at Shenandoah
Grapevines grown along a wire frame in a vineyard in Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Grapevines in a vineyard
Grapes growing along a wire frame in a vineyard along Virginia's Eastern Shore
Growing grapes
Near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
Lafayette Cemetary, a famous aboveground burial place in the Garden District of New Orleans.
Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Acidic mine tailings are being mitigated by the addition of alkaline chemicals (white), entering the stream below the wooden structure.
Mitigating acid mine tailings
An old and thich-trunked tree in Cadiz, Spain
Old tree
Rainforest on Maui
Rainforest on Maui
Rain during a cruise along the Patuxent River
Raingear on the Patuxent
Interesting ferns and tree root structures
Roots and Ferns
Death Valley has quite a variety of topography and geologic formations.
Scubby tree on Telescope Peak trail
Stream
Stream
This hiking trail is lined with tree roots
Trail outlined by roots
Stream and waterfall along a trail in Canaan Valley State Park.
Waterfall and stream in Canaan Valley State Park
White flower amidst a meadow
White flower found on Maui
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