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What’s Blooming in Mid-May

May 19, 2009 – 8:08 am

 

Come along on the Ace Gap Trail to see mid-May wildflowers blooming along a lower elevation trail. Click here or on the photo to see what’s blooming.

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Dolly Comes Home to the Smokies

May 17, 2009 – 4:20 pm

 

The Smokies’ favorite country music superstar is welcomed back with a homecoming parade. Click here or on the photo to see how Dolly is sharing the Great Smoky Mountains with her guests at Dollywood!

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75th Anniversary Reflections

May 10, 2009 – 2:44 pm

Employees and alumni of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its partners express the deep connections that inspire their daily efforts to protect, preserve and support our park. Visitors offer special sentiments of what the park means to them. This video is presented in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.

 

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Wildflower Update: Mid-April

May 5, 2009 – 9:02 am

 

Wondering what’s blooming since the last wildflower video? Click here or on the photo to see the new faces that are blooming right now in the Smokies!

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Hiking in the Rain

May 4, 2009 – 9:09 am

Here are some lovely photos of flora and fauna in the park taken during the rain this weekend by Ann Froschauer.
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum commutatum)

Great Blue Heron (Area herodias)

Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Greater Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)

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White Oak Sink Wildflower Hike

April 27, 2009 – 9:07 am

Here’s what Ann Froschauer saw when hiking near Cades Cove yesterday:
Check out the pretty phlox
Tulip tree silk moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Yellow lady slipper (Cypripedium calceolus or pubescens)
Columbine and phacelia (Aquilegia candensis)…
Shooting star (Dodecatheon mea…)
Wild blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
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Hiking to Albright Grove

April 21, 2009 – 12:18 pm

 

Take a quick jaunt with Mari to the beautiful and lush Albright Grove. Click here or on the photo to see some beautiful old growth trees and to have a relaxing moment in the Smokies.

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It’s Dogwood Season!

April 21, 2009 – 12:16 pm

 

Spring is here and the Flowering Dogwood trees are in full bloom! Click here or on the photo to see to see “America’s best-loved flowering tree” up close and personal.

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