Back to All Events

The Tidal Basin in Context: Planning for Environmental Change

  • Online Zoom Event (map)

Conceived of and moderated by Donald Albrecht and Thomas Mellins, curators of the Tidal Basin Ideas Lab exhibition, this evening program co-hosted by the Trust for the National Mall and the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is the second in a series of conversations about the changing nature of public space and the complexities of its preservation. This session will focus on issues of sustainability in light of climate change.

Panelists: 

  • Sara Bronin, Thomas F. Gallivan Chair in Real Property Law and Faculty Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Law, University of Connecticut School of Law;  

  • Nathan Heavers, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Ideas Lab Advisor;

  • Teresa Durkin, Executive Vice President, Trust for the National Mall;

  • Host: Seri Worden, Senior Field Director, National Trust for Historic Preservation

The event is free and open to the public but space is limited.

This webinar was presented by the the National Trust for Historic Preservation in partnership with the Trust for the National Mall.


About the Tidal Basin Ideas Lab

What began in 2017 as a concept to convene experts by the Trust for the National Mall with the National Park Service, took on a new vision when the Trust partnered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, who added the Tidal Basin to its portfolio of National Treasures and together in the spring of 2019 launched the National Mall Tidal Basin Ideas Lab, presented by American Express.


About the Trust for the National Mall

As the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan philanthropic partner of the National Park Service dedicated to restoring, enriching and preserving the National Mall, the Trust brings expertise, private funding and in-kind support to time-sensitive restoration and sustainability projects, mobilizes volunteers and provides educational opportunities to ensure that the National Mall endures and evolves as a vibrant space for all. With over 36 million visits annually to the National Mall, combined with aging infrastructure and the need for better visitor amenities throughout the park, the Trust is helping the National Park Service tackle the more than $800 million needed for critical repairs and improvements. To learn more and to support our mission visit www.nationalmall.org | information@nationalmall.org | @thenationalmall 


About the National Trust for Historic Preservation

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded nonprofit organization that works to save America’s historic places. National Treasures, the National Trust’s signature program, are a revolving portfolio of cherished and nationally significant historic places for which the organization deploys the full range of its preservation, advocacy, and public engagement resources to secure long-term sustainability. For more information, visit: savingplaces.org/treasures | @savingplaces