National Park Service          

                       National Capital Region Tree and Shrub Replacement Fund

Our Nation's Capital is blessed with one of the largest amounts of devoted green space as a percentage of the whole of any major city in America. As far back as Thomas Jefferson's presidency, Washington, D.C., was recognized as one of the greenest world capitals and the designation as the "City of Trees."   

In 1997 the National Park Service established the National Capital Region Tree and Shrub Replacement Fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide reliable, significant monies on a annual basis, in perpetuity, to supplement funds appropriated by Congress for the replacement of trees and shrubs on lands of the Greater Washington National Parks under the jurisdiction of the National Capital Region. The Greater Washington National Parks include fourteen areas with more than 88,000 acres of national parks within a two-hour drive.

The fund is managed as an endowment fund by the National Park Foundation under the Foundation's Board-approved investment guidelines. The National Park Foundation is the Congressionally-chartered non-profit partner of America's National Parks. As an endowment fund, only income can be dispersed. The principle remains intact. 

To find out how to support the Tree and Shrub Replacement Fund please contact Mr. Glenn Eugster, Partnerships Office at: (202) 619-7492 or by Email.

All contributions will be acknowledged with a thank you letter and recorded in the National Capital Region Tree and Shrub Replacement Fund Directory. 

Thank you for your interest in the Greater Washington National Parks and the Tree and Shrub Replacement Fund. Your interest and support will help protect and sustain the trees and shrubs for future generations.