National Mall and Memorial Parks

Five Landscape Architectural Firms Envision Revived Tidal Basin

Five landscape architectural firms have looked to the future and come up with competing designs for how the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., could be rehabilitated both to fix deteriorating features and address climate change and its impacts to the basin.

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October 22nd, 2020

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #14

It's time to test your national parks knowledge and learn a little bit of national parks trivia, too, with the latest National Parks Quiz and Trivia piece (#14). See how much you know about the nation's protected lands before checking the answers at the bottom of the piece.

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August 26th, 2020

UPDATE | Coping With Coronavirus At Shenandoah National Park And National Mall And Memorial Parks

On Friday, March 20, a day when normally most people would be at work, Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park was teeming with cars. Although a growing list of parks have closed in the face of coronavirus concerns, some national parks, including two popular spots in the mid-Atlantic region—Shenandoah and the National Mall—remain open to park visitors.

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March 22nd, 2020

Five Architectural Firms Retained To Redesign National Mall Tidal Basin

Five landscape architectural firms have been retained to envision a redesign of the National Mall Tidal Basin, which is a crumbling focal point of the mall.

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October 23rd, 2019

NPCA Concerned About "Strain" President's Fourth Of July Celebration Could Have On Park Service

National Parks Conservation Association staff are concerned that President Trump's Salute to America on the National Mall on the Fourth of July could have a negative impact on the already strained National Park Service.

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June 21st, 2019

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Interior Secretary Says National Mall 4th Of July Celebration Will Be Military Salute

President Trump is getting his military parade after all, with the National Mall as a backdrop, in a Fourth of July spectacular some fear will be just another political rally for the president running for re-election.

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June 20th, 2019

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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Being Drained For Repairs, Cleaning

The National Park Service has begun draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., so it can repair a broken water line that has affected the water quality of the pool this spring. While it is empty, the pool will also be cleaned. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool should be refilled and operational again by the week of June 16.

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May 31st, 2019

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Washington Monument Opening Pushed Back To August Due To Contaminated Soil

Completion of the new security screening building for the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia has been delayed for mitigation of possibly contaminated soil in the construction area, which means the monument isn't expected to be ready for visitors before August.

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April 19th, 2019

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Initiative Launched To Plan Repair And Rehabilitation Of Tidal Basin At National Mall

A crumbling focal point of the National Mall and Memorial Parks is being embraced by a philanthropic campaign to chart a course to restore and protect the area.

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April 4th, 2019

Planning Underway For World War I Memorial In Washington, D.C.

Planning is underway for a World War I Memorial to be erected at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C. The proposal under consideration calls for appropriate sculptural and commemorative elements, as well as improved landscaping.

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December 26th, 2018

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