After Memorial Day I went to Washington DC for a visit to the Vietnam Memorial. On the way I walked past the Constitution Gardens and the Reflecting Pool. Last week the Reflecting Pool had to be drained after 80 ducklings were found dead.
About 80 ducklings have been found dead in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool since May 20, the National Park Service said Friday.
Necropsies performed by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Wildlife Health Center determined the cause of death was a parasite known to grow in snails living in the pool, the NPS said.
Last summer Constitution Gardens Pool had a string of fish kills. This year already it looks like a stagnant back water.
Up at the Lincoln Memorial the restrooms were disgusting. Do not approach unless desperate. One of the three urinals was taped off and the room reeked of urine. I dared not approach the one stall. The room was crowded but only the guy in the wheel chair attempting to use facilities with no handicapped fixtures lingered. The line outside women’s room extended past the men’s room.
Visit soon before the budget cuts and incompetence of the Trump/Republican Administration really make things bad.