Greater Washington National Parks: Assets

Greater Washington National Parks: Assets
Glenn Eugster, National Park Service, National Capital Region
Partnerships Office, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Room 350
Washington, DC

November 12, 2004


88,500 acres of parkland

3,059 historic structures

717 miles of trails and bike paths

250 miles of riverfront

110 square miles of open space

152 statues

18 civil war forts

4 Civil War Battlefields

1 President's Park

2,213 employees

14,300 Volunteers-in-the Parks, donating over 272,000 hours

40 million visitors annually

Major visitor attractions (i.e. Civil War Battlefields, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Cherry Blossom Festival, Potomac River, Great Falls, Wolf Trap, C & O Canal, Harpers Ferry, etc.)

Continuous Linear park-connectors (i.e. C & O Canal, Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail; Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, 5 scenic parkways, etc.)

A sense of place: "The Grand Canyon of America's History and Culture"

Two Tree Endowment Funds (Cherry Tree Replacement Fund and the NCR Tree & Shrub Replacement Fund, etc.)

Greater Washington National Parks Fund--a collaborative fundraising
effort and NPF-managed fund, with the active support of 14 park superintendents, between 13 park units

Numerous recent park donors (Washington Rotary, Japanese Sushi Companies, LL Bean, Business Improvement District, Potomac Riverboat Company, Spirit Cruise, Phillips Restaurant, private individuals, Ford Motor Company, etc.)
1 Discovery Film: "The Greater Washington, DC National Parks"

1 Greater Washington National Parks Map (LL Bean Map)

1 Ranger Registry National Park Foundation Website Donor Demonstration Project

90 park friends groups (i.e. National Cherry Blossom Festival, Friends of the Potomac, National Parks Mid-Atlantic Council, Canal Place Preservation & Development Authority, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Christmas Pageant of Peace, Downtown Business Improvement District, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, etc.)

20 park-specific fundraising partners (i.e. White House Historical Association, Wolf Trap Foundation, Civil War Preservation Trust, Save Historic Antietam Foundation, Accokeek Foundation, Trust for the National Mall, Fords Theater Society, Women in the Military, C& O Canal Community Development Fund, Howard University, Georgetown Waterfront Fund, etc.)

Talented Cooperating Associations (i.e. Western MD Interpretive Association, Parks & History, Eastern National, etc.)