Cherry blossoms ahead: Peak bloom at the Tidal Basin will occur from March 22-25, National Park Service predicts
the flowers will reach their peak between March 25 and 29.warming climate has led the cherry trees to flower earlier over time. Historical bloom data shows the average peak has advanced about five days, from April 4 to March 31. The earliest peak bloom was recorded on March 15, 1990 and the latest on April 18, 1958. Last year’sThe announcement was met with fanfare Wednesday morning as Mayor Muriel E.
Wednesday’s announcement also marked the end of a four-day, five-city bus tour launched and funded with $100,000 by the city government to promote the festival. A bright pink 45-foot coach bus set out from Boston and made stops in New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore to help people plan trips, promote the festival and experience the “best of D.C.”
“We are only a short ride away from these cities in the Northeast corridor, whether by car, bus, train, or plane. In addition to being the nation’s capital, DC is the best city in the world and home to around 3,800 cherry blossom trees,” Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio, who led the tour, said in a news release. Bowser was not on the bus.Before the pandemic derailed programming, the Cherry Blossom Festival attracted 1.6 million guests in 2019.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Photos: Yosemite National Park blanketed in snow | Park set to reopen March 1All roads inside the park have been restricted to administrative use only. The closure will last until Wednesday, March 1.
Read more »
Remains found in Texas national park ID'd as those of San Diego woman -SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The remains of a woman found in a Texas open-space preserve three weeks ago are those of a San Diego woman who went missing last year and is believed to have been murdered, authorities confirmed today. A Texas Department of Transportation worker found the remains of Felicia Johnson, 24, in Sam Houston National Forest on Feb....
Read more »
Actor Kwon Sang Woo fined over $750K by National Tax Service | allkpopActor Kwon Sang Woo was fined 1 billion Won ($756,985.50 USD) by the National Tax Service.On February 28, his label&nb…
Read more »
Tornado touched down in Pickaway County Monday, National Weather Service saysSurvey teams are still out determining the range of wind speeds, degree of damage, width and path length of the tornado.
Read more »
Feds sue water company for rupture damaging Rocky Mountain National Park — againNEW: Federal officials sued a Fort Collins water company Monday claiming that a ruptured culvert in 2017 damaged a wide swathe of Rocky Mountain National Park when it sent water and sediment rushing downstream.
Read more »
What are the most visited U.S. National Park attractions?The U.S. National Park Service released 2022 data showing which of its attractions were the most popular last year.
Read more »