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This year marks the centennial for Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry trees, and that adds a little extra drama to the "big question" facing organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival every year: Will the trees bloom on the same schedule as the Festival events? The official "peak bloom" prediction for 2012 has now been released.

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By Jim Burnett - March 8th, 2012 2:07am

Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Institute Backcountry Fees

Those who head off into the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a night or two will have to pay for the privilege beginning in 2013 under a plan approved by the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2012 10:15am

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Reader Participation Day: Have You Had a "Close Call" in a National Park?

If you've narrowly escaped from a life threatening situation in a national park, tell us about it.

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By Bob Janiskee - March 7th, 2012 3:59am

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Shot Of Kayaker In Sequoia National Forest Judged Best In Federal Recreational Lands Photo Contest

A photo of a daredevil kayaker negotiating the Kern River in Sequoia National Forest received the grand prize in the National Park Foundation's Share the Experience photo contest, while a scenic from Glacier National Park was awarded first prize.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2012 2:59am

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Eastern National Enters National Park Phone App Market With Passport To Your National Parks iPhone App

Eastern National, a non-profit that produces interpretive and educational materials for national parks, has entered the phone app market with its Passport To Your National Parks® iPhone Application, currently available for free on iTunes.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2012 2:21am

Ongoing Research At Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Shows Steady Peregrine Falcon Population

Raptors are returning to many areas in the National Park System for nesting, including to the Upper Yukon River in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2012 2:08am

Walking to Rattlesnake Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway

At the time when most of the Blue Ridge Parkway seems closed in North Carolina, you can take a delightful, short hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail to Rattlesnake Lodge. You'll see the many remains of the summer home of Chase Ambler.

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By [email protected] - March 6th, 2012 2:34am

The Beaches of Virgin Islands National Park, A Primer

A wealth of beaches makes Virgin Islands National Park an incredible destination for water lovers. Any of those beaches within the national park can quickly become a favorite to head to day after day after day during your visit, guaranteed to provide warm waters teeming with marine-life, soft, sugar-sand beaches lined by palms perfect for napping.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2012 2:28am

In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Weaving together narratives from more than a century ago, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the backstory of Moby Dick, a story that spins out from a real case of a sperm whale attacking an early 19th century whaleship.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2012 2:26am

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