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Cumberland Forest A mountain view of the Ataya tract and Cumberland Mountains from Cumberland Gap National Historic Park in Tennessee. © Byron Jorjorian
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TIRED AND HAPPY 15 participants from TNC and partner agencies. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a full list of participants and affiliations. © Eric Aldrich/TNC
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Vinicius Uchoa, a local tree planter, is helping reforest the Mantiqueria Range of Brazil's much-depleted Atlantic Forest.

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Mantiqueria tree planter Vinicius Uchoa, a local tree planter, is helping reforest the Mantiqueria Range of Brazil's much-depleted Atlantic Forest. © Robert Clark
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Yellow Bird on a tree branch. © Ray Hennessy

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Red-winged Blackbird A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) in song. © Jim Williams

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.