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Enjoying the beautiful wildflowers, bounding puppy, and beautiful spring light! The next hike we go on will be in Maui! #optoutside #hiking #california #explore #bayarea #shellridge #greenaf #notevenafilter #twomoredaysuntilspringbreak #survive (at Shell Ridge Recreation Area)

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These little allergy inducing cuties came out to play on school grounds today 😍 I’m excited to see all the little wildflowers these rainy days will bring! #blossoms #springhassprung #wildflowers #nature #california #runnynosesfordays (at Pittsburg, California)

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Yooo the wildflowers are out on Mt. Diablo 🌺⛰🌸 Any ideas on what these cutie are? We checked all our wildflower books and, though we have our opinions, we have not come to a confident consensus yet. #hiking #california #nature #eaglepeaktrail #wildflowers #purpleybits #countdowntobackpackingseason (at Mount Diablo State Park)

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Mount Rainier National Park by Zackk Barazowski

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I’m a total sucker for a good mountain reflection. ||—-> Redfish Lake to Petit Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness

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We reached 300k followers on Instagram!

We would like to send a big thank you to all of you who follow us over on Instagram! We just reached 300,000 followers! The Bureau of Land Management looks forward to many more posts highlighting the beauty of #yourpubliclands! Make sure to tag along with us as we continue to explore national monuments, wild and scenic rivers, national trails, wilderness areas, and more!

These were our most popular photos from the last year (from the top): – The 2017 solar eclipse as captured by Bob Wick from Herd Lake in Idaho. – Winter on Mineral Ridge Trail overlooking Coeur d'Alene Lake. Photo courtesy of Cammie Chavez. – William O’Neill’s shot of the road to Shoshone Mountain near Battle Mountain, Nevada. – The 2017 Super Bloom from Carrizo Plains National Monument. Photo by Bob Wick. – BLMer Bob Wick’s stunning photo of Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. 

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Therapeutic Uses, Benefits and Claims of Yarrow

The primary external actions of this herb are styptic (stops bleeding), astringent (makes tissue contract), antiseptic (inhibits bacterial growth), vulnerary (helps tissue heal), anti-inflammatory and possibly anesthetic.

Internally, yarrow is diaphoretic (raises the body temperature and induces sweat), expectorant, carminative (dispels gas), hemostatic (stops bleeding), astringent, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, analgesic, stimulant, and emmenagogue.

It also makes a bitter tonic that stimulates digestion.

To learn more about this remarkable medicinal herb VISIT

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Mount Sarrail in Kananaskis, Alberta [4032 X 3024] [OC] - FF_average

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Camping on the Kern Creek

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Patagonia

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・・・ “#TheGoodQuote 🌻”

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A rainbow after a storm, San Juan Mountains, Colorado - golden_an

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self care is watching what we do in the shadows

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