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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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By Daniella Byck, published by Washingtonian
The Tidal Basin is sinking. The cherry trees are under water. Now preservationists have tapped landscape architecture firms to plot out their future.
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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By Whitney Pipkin, published by The Chesapeake Bay Journal
A visit to the Tidal Basin in the District of Columbia should deliver sweeping views of cherry trees heavy with pink and white blooms this time of year, drawing millions of onlookers to the concrete shorelines annually.
But not this spring. For the second straight year, festival organizers are warning people to stay away, encouraging them to visit virtually. This is not only because of the coronavirus pandemic. The popular gathering spot also faces growing problems with accessibility and safety hazards caused by regular flooding. The water flowing into the basin from the Potomac River rises up and over its sea wall twice daily, at each high tide.
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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New this year, The Trust for the National Mall has launched a second live camera from the Tidal Basin in conjunction with the Endow a Cherry Tree Campaign as part of this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival. The #BudCam brings an up-close view of the beloved cherry trees - in full bloom today - and aims to bolster support for the Campaign which seeks to raise the needed funds to maintain the over 3,700 iconic cherry trees along the Tidal Basin and throughout the National Mall.
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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The Trust for the National Mall and the National Cherry Blossom Festival are thrilled to announce the return of #BloomCam as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Bloom Watch. The live feed from the Tidal Basin is available now and allows people from around the world to virtually view the beloved blossoming cherry trees in real time through peak bloom, expected April 2 - April 5.rld to virtually view the beloved blossoming cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in real time as they bloom.
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In celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
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When the Tidal Basin is abloom with its annual display of pink and white petals, we take time to remember the presidential first ladies. Helen Taft was the first presidential spouse to observe the traditional Japanese custom of hanami, or flower watching, in the United States. Subsequent first ladies have continued the tradition of DC’s “spring rite” as honorary chairs of the Cherry Blossom Festival.
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By Arielle Tschinkel, Apartment Therapy, March 8, 2021
If one of your favorite springtime traditions involves a trip to Washington D.C. during peak cherry blossom season, you might be bummed that the coronavirus pandemic has halted your plans for the second year in a row. Thankfully, you don’t have to miss out on a single minute of the gorgeous, pastel-hued blooms: the National Mall is launching a BloomCam, offering up real-time views of the famous spring arrivals that you can view any time and from anywhere in the world.
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By Andrea Beck and Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, March 5, 2021
In just a few weeks, thousands of cherry blossoms trees in Washington, D.C., will reach peak bloom, which means that 70% of the Yoshino cherry trees will showcase their beautiful blush blossoms…But if you're not making a trip to the nation's capital this April, you can still see the famous cherry blossoms from your own home, thanks to BloomCam.
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The Trust for the National Mall and The National Cherry Blossom Festival are thrilled to announce the return of #BloomCam to track #BlossomWatch, the most anticipated event of the year on the National Mall. Live feed of the Tidal Basin will be available during the peak bloom period here: https://nationalmall.org/bloomcam and will allow people from around the world to virtually view the beloved blossoming cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in real time as they bloom.
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The cherry trees on the National Mall have more than 100 years of rich and vibrant history. At the root of their story are a few powerful and trailblazing women who have changed the National Mall environment to how we know it today. As our community comes together to celebrate the cherry blossom season, the Trust for the National Mall is celebrating Women’s History Month, recognizing the women who aligned their strengths to enrich the National Mall with our iconic cherry trees.
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The National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA) Division of the National Park Service is looking to the future of tree management on the National Mall, and are implementing innovative solutions to protect both the national landscape of the National Mall and to ensure the safety of park visitors.
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