{"id":829351,"date":"2020-04-22T07:19:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T14:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=829351"},"modified":"2020-04-23T07:11:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:11:26","slug":"celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Earth Day every day with story maps virtual backgrounds"},"author":9422,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37511],"tags":[26451,43821,25991,23161,25411],"industry":[],"product":[36611,380802],"class_list":["post-829351","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sharing-collaboration","tag-cartography","tag-conservation","tag-earth-day","tag-maps","tag-science","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"short_description":"For Earth Day and beyond, download ten nature-inspired videos, maps, and photos as virtual backgrounds for your next meeting or meetup.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"quote","author_name":"","author_profession_organization":"","image":false,"text":"Today, Earth Day goes digital."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The first Earth Day<\/a> celebration was held on April 22, 1970\u202650 years ago<\/strong>! It’s now recognized as the planet\u2019s largest civic event.<\/p>\n

This year’s historic Earth Day celebration includes digital events like webinars, environmental films, the Earth Challenge 2020 app<\/a>, plus more fun and powerful ways to change the world\u2014all safely from your own home and neighborhood.<\/p>\n

For Earth Day and beyond, download ten nature-inspired videos, maps, and photos from our story maps as virtual backgrounds for your next meeting or meetup.<\/h3>\n

Tip:<\/strong> Some video conferencing tools will automatically mirror your background in your personal view (but it will appear normally for others on the call). You can easily turn off this feature so your maps and other backgrounds appear in the proper orientation on your screen.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":830181,"id":830181,"title":"Human-Reach-Divider","filename":"Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","filesize":7504,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/human-reach-divider","alt":"Human Reach divider","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"","name":"human-reach-divider","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 21:34:58","modified":"2020-04-21 21:36:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1471,"height":16,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider-213x16.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":16,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":5,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":8,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","large-width":1471,"large-height":16,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","1536x1536-width":1471,"1536x1536-height":16,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","2048x2048-width":1471,"2048x2048-height":16,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider-826x9.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":9,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Divider.jpg","wide_image-width":1471,"wide_image-height":16}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Videos<\/h1>\n

A world of forests<\/h2>\n

Nothing quite says Earth Day like a tree. At local, regional, and global scales, forests play pivotal roles in enabling life to flourish on our planet. But are we caring for them responsibly? A world of forests<\/a>\u2014the third in the StoryMap team’s Living in the age of humans <\/em>series\u2014takes on this question and more. The downloadable video shows the fluctuating tree gain and loss over a year.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829871,"id":829871,"title":"world-of-forests","filename":"worldofforests.jpg","filesize":49496,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/worldofforests","alt":"Tree gain and loss over a year","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Video created by Ross Donihue and Greyson Harris in ArcGIS Pro","name":"worldofforests","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 20:14:53","modified":"2020-04-22 14:11:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/worldofforests.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34USAoS"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Download the video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Birding in Trinidad<\/h2>\n

Go Birding in Trinidad<\/a> with Allen Carroll at the Asa Wright Nature Center, a forest wildlife preserve just a few miles off the coast of Venezuela. The Center boasts a dozen hummingbird species and a host of other colorful tropical birds. White-chested emeralds, among the most abundant, seem to enjoy the frequent, torrential rain showers.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829821,"id":829821,"title":"trinidad-birds","filename":"trinidadbirds.jpg","filesize":72210,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/trinidadbirds","alt":"A white-chested emerald hummingbird preens itself at the Asa Wright Nature Center","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Video taken by Allen Carroll with a Canon EOS 600D, 18-55mm zoom lens","name":"trinidadbirds","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 20:08:06","modified":"2020-04-21 20:30:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/trinidadbirds.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cvFiSe"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Download the video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Maps<\/h1>\n

Scraping the heavens<\/h2>\n

Take a virtual trek through the Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan’s “celestial mountains,” with Cooper Thomas. In Scraping the heavens<\/a>, Cooper introduces the landscape with an exaggerated relief map of Kyrgyzstan. As the story unfolds, readers discover the breathtaking mountain views, pastureland, rivers, and waterfalls only hinted at in the map’s shadows.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829261,"id":829261,"title":"Scraping-Heavens-Background","filename":"Scraping-Heavens-Background.jpg","filesize":252803,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/scraping-heavens-background","alt":"Exaggerated relief map of Kyrgyzstan","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Map assembled by Cooper Thomas in ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Illustrator; Hillshade generated in Blender","name":"scraping-heavens-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 18:43:05","modified":"2020-04-22 11:39:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Scraping-Heavens-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2xQwN5s"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Download the map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Farm) animal planet<\/h2>\n

If you had to guess, would you say there are more pigs or ducks on Earth? Do you know how many chickens there are per person?<\/em><\/p>\n

(Farm) animal planet<\/a> begins with these questions and then examines the ways in which animal domestication is inexorably intertwined with human development\u2014and how our growing demand for animal products has actually reshaped the planet. Our downloadable global density map visualizes the six most common types of livestock\u2014chickens, cattle, ducks, sheep, goats, and pigs\u2014weighted by biomass.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829221,"id":829221,"title":"Farm-Animal-Planet-Background","filename":"Farm-Animal-Planet-Background.jpg","filesize":200691,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/farm-animal-planet-background","alt":"Global livestock units map with livestock density, weighted by biomass","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Map created by Cooper Thomas in ArcGIS Pro ","name":"farm-animal-planet-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 18:40:41","modified":"2020-04-21 20:48:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Animal-Planet-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RZtsYW"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Download the map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The human reach<\/h2>\n

The human reach<\/a>–the first chapter in the Living in the age of humans<\/em> series–looks at the cumulative “footprint,” or extent, of all human activities around the world. The downloadable human footprint map melds data representing population density, land transformation, accessibility (roads, railroads, rivers, shorelines), and electrical power infrastructure into a single visualization.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829251,"id":829251,"title":"Human-Reach-Background","filename":"Human-Reach-Background.jpg","filesize":270563,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/human-reach-background","alt":"The global human footprint map","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Map created by Cooper Thomas in ArcGIS Pro\n","name":"human-reach-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 18:42:16","modified":"2020-04-21 20:53:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Human-Reach-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3czxq2a"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Download the map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Photos<\/h1>\n

Adventures in astrophotography<\/h2>\n

Grab your camera and chase the Milky way across the American West with Mark Harrower. His Adventures in astrophotography<\/a> story features phenomenal night skies while offering helpful photo tips for scoping out the perfect spot\u2014like Gunsight Bay on Lake Powell pictured below.\u00a0With no roads and no cell signal, boating is the only way in and out of this vast wilderness.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829201,"id":829201,"title":"Adventures-Astrophotography-Background","filename":"Adventures-Astrophotography-Background.jpg","filesize":434745,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?attachment_id=829201","alt":"Gunsight Bay on Lake Powell","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Photo taken by Mark Harrower with Nikon D7500, iso 1600, 25\u00a0second exposure, f 1.8 at 10mm (105 deg FoV) manual\u00a0focus from the deck of a houseboat","name":"adventures-astrophotography-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829381,"date":"2020-04-21 18:38:39","modified":"2020-04-23 14:09:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventures-Astrophotography-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2KjFN5Y"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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The cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C.<\/h2>\n

The cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C.<\/a> tells the fascinating story of how these springtime favorites came to be in the District. Experience the history and beauty at home with our downloadable Tidal Basin photo.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829211,"id":829211,"title":"Cherry-Blossom-Background","filename":"Cherry-Blossom-Background.jpg","filesize":338756,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/cherry-blossom-background","alt":"The Cherry Blossoms of Washington, D.C.","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Photo taken by Ross Donihue with Canon 5D Mark III, ISO 100, 1\/800 second exposure, f 2.8. 15-35mm lens","name":"cherry-blossom-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 18:39:50","modified":"2020-04-23 14:08:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cherry-Blossom-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/34RdNQA"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Game drive<\/h2>\n

Take a morning Game drive<\/a> through Lake Nakura National Park with Ross Donihue. Experience the wildlife and habitat that inspire conservation and digital storytelling efforts there, like this large white rhino standing guard over a year-old baby.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829241,"id":829241,"title":"Game-Drive-Background","filename":"Game-Drive-Background.jpg","filesize":312888,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/game-drive-background","alt":"A large white rhino stands guard over a year old baby born in Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya.","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Photo taken by Ross Donihue with Canon 5D Mark III, ISO 320, 1\/320 second exposure, f 5.6 200mm-400mm lens","name":"game-drive-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 18:41:29","modified":"2020-04-23 14:09:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Game-Drive-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3aqq53z"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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In the shadow of a volcano<\/h2>\n

In 2017, Ross Donihue set out on a National Geographic-funded expedition to better understand lands and communities living In the shadow of a volcano<\/a>. Here the twinkling lights of communities are visible in the pre-dawn view of Santiaguito volcano in Guatemala.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829301,"id":829301,"title":"Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background","filename":"Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background.jpg","filesize":176279,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/shadow-of-a-volcano-background","alt":"The twinkling lights of communities is visible in the pre-dawn view of Santiaguito volcano in Guatemala.","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Photo taken by Ross Donihue with Canon 5D Mark III, ISO 8000, 1\/5 second exposure, f 7.0 15-35mm lens","name":"shadow-of-a-volcano-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 18:43:55","modified":"2020-04-23 14:08:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Shadow-of-a-Volcano-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RX279x"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Big Sur sneak peak<\/h2>\n

Explore the stunning and unique landscape of the central California coast and landscapes of Monterey County. The interplay of fog, ocean, mountains, forest, and grasslands defines this remarkable corner of the world. Keep Mark Harrower’s new Big Sur story map on your radar\u2014scheduled for release next week.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":829801,"id":829801,"title":"Big-Sur-Background","filename":"Big-Sur-Background.jpg","filesize":488559,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/celebrate-earth-day-every-day-with-story-maps-virtual-backgrounds\/big-sur-background","alt":"Big Sur, California","author":"9422","description":"","caption":"Photo taken by Mark Harrower with an iPhone 7 Plus","name":"big-sur-background","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":829351,"date":"2020-04-21 20:01:55","modified":"2020-04-21 21:27:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Big-Sur-Background.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2xOv9Bl"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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More ways to get involved<\/h2>\n

Download the Earth Challenge 2020 app<\/a> and gather climate data. Share an Earth Day poster<\/a> or favorite EarthPlace<\/a>. Plus learn more about our planet and its champions.<\/p>\n

Get the details in our Earth Day 2020 story collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":9422,"user_firstname":"Michelle","user_lastname":"Thomas","nickname":"Michelle Thomas","user_nicename":"mthomas","display_name":"Michelle Thomas","user_email":"mthomas@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/overview","user_registered":"2019-04-05 16:54:26","user_description":"Michelle Thomas is a communications lead and content strategist on Esri's StoryMaps team. She manages the annual ArcGIS StoryMaps competition, digital platforms, and storytelling campaigns that feature storytellers globally.\r\n\r\nPrior to joining Esri, Michelle created digital campaigns at the U.S. Interior Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture. She leveraged Esri's storytelling tools at both agencies, tying people, resources, and places together through stories. 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