It would be of interest to learn where/how the Tidal Basin fits into this plan. On fish, the spring shad run remains an area annual high point. One can find dozens of fishermen snagging shad for their roe.
On the fishing, I was out at Little Falls a few weeks ago, and the shad were running strong. However, groups were using dip nets and throw nets, which are illegal, and also hauling away buckets-full of shad; according to the DC Dept. of Energy and Environment, there is a moratorium on keeping shad, but everyone was ignoring it. https://doee.dc.gov/service/regulated-fishing-activities
From what I read, the Tidal Basin was designed to "flush" the Washington Channel into the Potomac, to keep it from becoming stagnant. On old maps and in pictures, the area was tidal flats before the landfill shaped it to its current form. It would still flood, though, even after the Jefferson Memorial was built, sometimes cutting off the Memorial from land.
It would be of interest to learn where/how the Tidal Basin fits into this plan. On fish, the spring shad run remains an area annual high point. One can find dozens of fishermen snagging shad for their roe.
On the fishing, I was out at Little Falls a few weeks ago, and the shad were running strong. However, groups were using dip nets and throw nets, which are illegal, and also hauling away buckets-full of shad; according to the DC Dept. of Energy and Environment, there is a moratorium on keeping shad, but everyone was ignoring it. https://doee.dc.gov/service/regulated-fishing-activities
From what I read, the Tidal Basin was designed to "flush" the Washington Channel into the Potomac, to keep it from becoming stagnant. On old maps and in pictures, the area was tidal flats before the landfill shaped it to its current form. It would still flood, though, even after the Jefferson Memorial was built, sometimes cutting off the Memorial from land.