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Weigh in on plan to improve Rock Creek Park Golf Course

Many of the trees proposed for removal are dead, in poor health or invasive.

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service wants to hear your thoughts on the plan to rehabilitate Rock Creek Park Golf Course. NPS, in coordination with National Links Trust (NLT), is undertaking a plan and environmental assessment to improve the course as part of NLT's long-term management of the course.

The Park Service says the golf course is becoming overgrown with trees and vegetation that are making it hard to play. 

To restore the course to its former glory, NPS is proposing the removal of 1,200 trees. Of those, more than 366 were determined to be in poor health or already dead and nearly 190 are non-native, invasive species that pose a threat to native plant species. Approximately 300 other trees would be removed to promote forest health. To mitigate for these tree removals, up to 200 trees of native species would be planted in the course. Also, more than eight acres of meadows would be rehabilitated throughout the golf course and an additional 4.5 acres would be planted in the northern section of the course.

The other option is to do nothing and allow the golf course to operate in its current condition. 

To make your voice heard on what to do with the course, comments can be submitted online here until Nov. 4. Comments can also be submitted by mail as long as they are postmarked by Nov. 4. Comments can be mailed to: 

Superintendent
Rock Creek Park
Attn: Golf Course Rehab
3545 Williamsburg Lane NW
Washington, DC 20008

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