Environmentalists say the National Park Service’s proposal to rehabilitate a public golf course in Rock Creek Park would harm habitats.
The question is at the heart of a debate over the future of the historic Rock Creek Golf Course, in the northeast corner of the District’s
Representatives of 20 environmental organizations in the Washington region sent a letter last week to Brian Joyner, the Park Service’s acting superintendent for Rock Creek Park, calling the proposed changes “cause for alarm” and noting that stakeholders had not been notified when the proposal first was posted. They called on the Park Service to extend the comment period for 60 days to allow for a thorough evaluation of the impact the changes would have.
Kelly Collins Choi is director of policy and land conservation for Casey Trees, a nonprofit created to protect and enhance the tree canopy in the District. She said
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