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Milky Way over San Juan National Forest wins top prize in Share the Experience photo contest

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Mark Gruenhaupt’s stunning photo of the Milky Way over the San Juan National Forest in Colorado earned him top honors in the 2020 Share the Experience official federal recreation lands annual photography competition.  (National Park Foundation’s Share the Experience photo contest/Mark…
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Wild & Scenic Rivers

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What are wild and scenic rivers?The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act protects more than 13,400 miles of rivers and streams in the U.S. The Forest Service is involved in managing over 5,000 of those wild and scenic rivers miles.Designation as a wild and scenic river is our nation’s strongest form of protection for free-flowing rivers and streams. They have remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic…
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