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sheshe2

(83,752 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:03 PM Aug 2016

Environmentalist-In-Chief

Environmentalist-In-Chief
By Nerdy Wonka

The White House Verified account 
?@WhiteHouse
.@POTUS shares some family time in Great Falls Park, Virginia: http://go.wh.gov/POTUSinParks #TBT #FindYourPark






The White House Verified account 
?@WhiteHouse
RT to share the good news: @POTUS just created the world's largest marine protected area. http://go.wh.gov/uQtUgi




National Geographic
✔ ?@NatGeo

President Obama just quadrupled the size of a national marine monument off northwestern Hawaii. http://on.natgeo.com/2bEaxf1

12:12 AM - 26 Aug 2016



Hawaii Is Now Home to an Ocean Reserve Twice the Size of Texas

A 583,000-square-mile "no-take" zone: President Obama just quadrupled the size of a national marine monument off northwestern Hawaii.

More: https://theobamadiary.com/2016/08/26/environmentalist-in-chief/

Thank you Sir!

The images are stunning~


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Environmentalist-In-Chief (Original Post) sheshe2 Aug 2016 OP
Is the last pic Midway? longship Aug 2016 #1
Here's more... sheshe2 Aug 2016 #2
Kick! sheshe2 Aug 2016 #3
Wow. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #4
k and r niyad Aug 2016 #5
Thank you. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #7
What he is doing is simply wonderful.... Little Star Aug 2016 #6
Hey Little Star. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #8
And Thank God he's so forward-thinking and far-sighted that he'd take this step! calimary Aug 2016 #9
except for handmade34 Aug 2016 #10
Hey handmade! sheshe2 Aug 2016 #12
kick tenderfoot Aug 2016 #11
K & R SunSeeker Aug 2016 #13
K&R! napkinz Aug 2016 #14

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. Is the last pic Midway?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:32 PM
Aug 2016

It looks like Midway atoll, home of the gooney birds.

Yup! That's what it is. Home to Gooneyville, and the Midway national wildlife preserve, loved by Gooney birds everywhere.

As the WWII navy soldiers witnessed, the native albatross species are everywhere.

Gooney Birds!

Little Star

(17,055 posts)
6. What he is doing is simply wonderful....
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 07:35 PM
Aug 2016

He has my sincere gratitude. I hope Hillary will follow in his footsteps if/when she is president.

sheshe2

(83,752 posts)
8. Hey Little Star.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 07:47 PM
Aug 2016

Whatever they chose. It will be for all of us and for the children. Methinks kids will be their focus.

What ever they chose will make us shine brightly.

I love them both.

calimary

(81,238 posts)
9. And Thank God he's so forward-thinking and far-sighted that he'd take this step!
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:54 PM
Aug 2016

Just another reason why we need rather desperately to keep the CONS OUT of the White House. Preferably in perpetuity, but I realize that might be a little bit too much to hope for.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
10. except for
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:36 PM
Aug 2016

Hawaii and Alaska (although, there vicariously through my son) I have had the great (and very humbling) pleasure to stand in all of these places President Obama and family are photographed at.... all U.S. citizens should be as fortunate... all treasures that I value and appreciate beyond measure...

http://go.wh.gov/POTUSinParks



me at Rattlesnake Canyon (BLM Land in Colorado) no skilled photographer taking my photos though

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