[Must see] National Park service recruits 1,000 people for ‘living emblem’ pic

To honor their 100th anniversary, more than 1,000 people using brown, green and white umbrellas have created a giant living version of the National Park Service emblem in Washington, D.C.

The Park Service took an aerial photograph of Thursday’s gathering. The first 1,000 people to arrive received a T-shirt commemorating their participation and were allowed to keep their umbrella.

The park service says its emblem contains elements symbolizing the major facets of the national park system. A Sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, mountains and water represent scenery and recreation, and the arrowhead shape represents history and archaeology.

Here’s how it came out —

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows people on the National Mall in Washington, looking toward the World War II Memorial, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, creating a giant, living version of the National Park Service emblem. Participants used brown, green and white umbrellas to create the emblem.
(Tim Ervin/National Park Service via AP)

The Associated Press contributed to this article