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Voyage

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
You are standing near the Sun within a model of our solar system. The real solar system is 10 billion times larger. Take a voyage! Imagine exploring our solar system as a giant. As you travel, you encounter the Sun and its . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sun

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Top section of the Marker: This large golden ball is the Sun at one 10-billionth actual size. The Sun is a star with a system of 8 planets. If the Sun were this big, how far away would the planets be? Look at the map on . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mercury

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Top section of the marker Mercury This tiny sphere is the planet Mercury at one 10-billionth actual size. If Mercury were this big, how far away would the sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Venus

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Top section of the marker: Venus This tiny sphere is the planet Venus at one 10-billionth actual size. If Venus were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to find . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mars

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Top section of the Marker: Mars This tiny sphere is the planet Mars at one 10-billionth actual size. Its small moons can't be seen at this scale. If Mars were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Erin United Presbyterian Church

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Roseville, Michigan.
Under the leadership of the Reverend Harry N. Bissell of Mount Clemens, several families organized the First Presbyterian Church of Erin in 1860. The original thirteen members held their first services in a small . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jupiter

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Top section of marker: Jupiter This is the planet Jupiter and its 4 largest moons at one 10-billionth actual size. If Jupiter were this big, how far away would the sun and others planets be? Look at the map on the Jupiter . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Saturn

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Southwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Top section of the marker: Saturn This is the planet Saturn and 4 of its largest moons at one 10-billionth actual size. If Saturn were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower . . .

(Air & Space) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Where do pollinators live?

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
Pollinator habitat depends on the pollinator and their life cycle stage. For example bees can use leaves, mud, sand plant resins and even abandoned snail shells for their nests, while many butterfly larvae live and feed only . . .

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Pollinator Profile: Hummingbirds

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Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
The long, thin bill and tongue of a hummingbird allows it to reach the nectar hidden deeply in tubular flowers. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is the only species breeding on the East Coast each summer, after traveling up . . .

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Dwellings by the River

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Lewiston, Idaho.
No Tents? By the time members of the Lewis & Clark Expedition reached the Snake River, their night-time shelter consisted of buffalo robes and other skins. They left St. Louis with tents of oiled canvas, but by the summer of . . .

(Exploration • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

A Confluence of Rivers & Steam

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Lewiston, Idaho.
Piloted by Ephraim W. Baughman, the Colonel Wright was the first sternwheeler to ascend the Snake River to its junction with the Clearwater. After the strong current snapped the boat’s tow line at Big Eddy (present-day . . .

(Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Steamboat Times on the French Broad

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near Kodak, Tennessee.
The Lucile Borden traveled the French Broad River under Captain James E. Newman at a time before other modes of transport had come to the area. In the late 1800s, roughly 50 country stores served the needs of residents along . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park is the first Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission park certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES). SITES was created to transform land development and management . . .

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Bioretention

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
What is bioretention? Bioretention is a technique using natural methods to remove harmful pollutants in stormwater runoff through a variety of physical, biological, and chemical treatment processes. Pollutants such as . . .

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Stream Restoration

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Wheaton Branch The health of Wheaton Branch affect the condition of all the waterways into which it flows, from Sligo Creek to the Atlantic Ocean. Wheaton Branch is a tributary of Sligo Creek which flows into the Northwest . . .

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RainScapes

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rainscapes recreate natural ecosystems to help soil capture and filter rain water, which prevents pollution runoff and erosion, while also recharging groundwater supplies. From simple rain barrels to elaborate rain gardens, . . .

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Wheaton Veterans Park

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Dedicated to America's courageous men and women veterans

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RainScapes

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rainscapes recreate natural ecosystems to help soil capture and filter rain water, which prevents pollution runoff and erosion, while also recharging groundwater supplies. From simple rain barrels to elaborate rain gardens, . . .

(Environment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bioretention Gardens

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Silver Spring, Maryland.
Bioretention Gardens absorb rainwater and filter pollutants using soil, stone and plants. Stormwater is rain that runs off hard surfaces and carries pollution to our streams. Montgomery County has thousands of practices like . . .

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