George Washington Carver describes his childhood experience—enslaved yet cultivating plants in his secret garden—as a profuse intermingling of sunshine and shadows. Against the odds, he went on to become an environmentalist and professor at Tuskegee University, where he advocated for crop diversification to help southern cotton farmers make more money and eat healthier foods. Audrey Peterman, who has spent decades advocating for America’s places of natural and cultural importance, explains the c

🌳𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘! ✅All National Park Service sites that charge a fee will offer FREE admission to everyone on these dates: ▪️Feb. 16: Presidents’ Day ▪️May 25: Memorial Day ▪️June 14: Flag Day ▪️July 3-5: Independence Day weekend ▪️Aug. 25: 110th birthday of the National Park Service ▪️Sept. 17: Constitution Day ▪️Oct. 27: Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday ▪️Nov. 11: Veterans Day ✅𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲