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Thousands of Scientists, Naturalists, Community Leaders, Students, Volunteers Will Participate in 24-Hour Event to Discover and Record Species Living in Barataria Preserve Two-Day Festival Will Celebrate Biodiversity and Inspire Participants to Protect Planet NEW ORLEANS (April 23, 2013)—Are you ready to BioBlitz? The National Park Service and National Geographic Society are teaming up to host a 2

Blue Ridge Parkway. Courtesy of National Park Service Digital Image Archives. THE WHITE HO– USE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 19, 2013 NATIONAL PARK WEEK, 2013 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For generations, ordinary Americans have taken it upon themselves to preserve our national landscape. They have been public servants and priva

Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation in his new book, Letters to a Young Scientist, published this month by W.W. Norton. Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflecting on his coming-of-age in the South as a Boy Scout and a lover of ants and butterflies, Wilson th