Arbor Day Apr 29, 2022

Arbor Day

With a little love, support, and luck, this wee sprout at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in California has a big future in store. It"s a coast redwood, the species that includes the tallest trees on Earth. Some top out at more than 350 feet tall and live for over 2,000 years. These redwoods are heroes of nature, affecting the weather and climate, while creating conditions essential for a healthy ecosystem along this stretch of the Pacific Coast.

© Hutch Axilrod/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 29, 2018National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
Apr 29, 2019New beginnings
Apr 29, 2020Spring comes to the Palouse
Apr 29, 2023Astronomy Day
Apr 29, 2024Fujian Tulou, China
Apr 29, 2025Formal garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 2, 2018Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
Dec 26, 2020Happy Boxing Day!
Nov 25, 2024Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Oct 10, 2022Indigenous Peoples Day
Nov 5, 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
Jun 12, 2022Big Bend National Park turns 78
Oct 28, 2024Pumpkin field, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Dec 6, 2020A hidden jewel in Croatia
Nov 18, 2022Keyholes to the kingdom
Feb 26, 2024Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
Feb 27, 2019A predator at risk
Mar 17, 2019St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Nov 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Nov 10, 2024Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
May 15, 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England
Jan 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
May 19, 2023Endangered Species Day
Apr 30, 2022International Jazz Day
Jan 14, 2022Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
May 14, 2019Cannes, France, in the spotlight
Sep 9, 2025A Eurasian red squirrel in Switzerland
Jul 21, 2021An octagonal architectural treasure
Jul 9, 2019Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
May 10, 2025Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
Mar 6, 2020Hello, harbinger of spring
May 12, 2020Nursing the world to health
Jul 11, 2025World Population Day
Jun 18, 2023Happy Fathers Day!
Jul 16, 2021Whatever floats your boat
Aug 27, 2021Yabba-Dabba-Doo!