tidal basin

Together with a new contractor, the National Park Service plans to anchor the wall to the bedrock in the ground to make it more stable.

The National Park Service announced a major plan to repair the Tidal Basin seawall and help keep the cherry trees safe. News4’s Aimee Cho explains the plan.

The National Park Service has announced a plan to improve the seawalls near the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park, mitigating the floodwaters that inundate cherry trees, walkways and benches in the area.

March is here, and the cherry blossom watch is already on! The National Park Service revealed its peak bloom prediction on Wednesday: The cherry trees will reach the ultimate phase on March 22 to 25. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is set to run from March 20 to April 16 Storm Team4 forecasts peak bloom will occur March 15 to…

Green buds popped on many cherry trees around the Tidal Basin Thursday. It’s the earliest start of blossom watch in over a decade. News4’s Dominique Moody checks out the trees.

Thursday’s unusually warm weather has apparently kicked D.C.’s cherry trees into blooming mode. Green buds are popping out of the beloved Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin, marking the first stage toward seeing those fluffy, pale pink blossoms. Temperatures reached a record 81° Thursday afternoon at DCA, beating the previous record of 78° set on Feb. 23 in 1874….

Green buds are popping out of the beloved Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin, marking the first stage toward seeing those fluffy, pale pink blossoms.