Trust for the National Mall

Media Clips
March 25, 2015
Clips:
Trust Headlines
Two Crazy Visions of the National Mall in 2050
Constitution Gardens, just north of the Reflecting Pool, is known for its crumbling
sidewalks and stagnant lake, but a rehabilitation gets under way this summer when
the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall begins the first of several
improvements led by Rogers Partners and PWP Landscape Architecture.
Washingtonian, Mar. 25, 2015
National Mall Headlines
1. Park Service Wants Dogs to Chase Geese off National Mall, Associated
Press, Mar. 24, 2015
2. Innocent or disrespectful? Picture shows kids climbing on Vietnam
Women's Memorial as vets look on, Alabama Media Group, Mar. 24, 2015
3. Photographer Colin Winterbottom Captures Washington, D.C.,
Monuments From a Unique Perspective, Architectural Digest, Mar. 24, 2015

Corporate Philanthropy and Development Headlines

1. 3 Tips for Telling Stories That Move People to Action, Chronicle of
Philanthropy, Mar. 18, 2015
2. Nonprofit Mailers Scramble, Again, to Fight Postal-Rate Increases,
Chronicle of Philanthropy, Mar. 23, 2015
Other Notable Headlines
1. How Good Old American Marketing Saved the National Parks, National
Geographic, Mar. 24, 2015
2. Cherry Blossoms, tourists, and more traffic problems, The Washington
Post, Mar. 24, 2015
Full Text
Park Service Wants Dogs to Chase Geese off National Mall
Associated Press
Mar. 24, 2015
The National Park Service wants to begin using border collies to chase away Canada
geese that frequent the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and other spots on the
National Mall.

The agency said Tuesday that it is seeking public comments on a proposed plan to
use the dogs to haze the large and growing geese population and chase them away
to other parts of the park.
Park officials say large flocks of geese leave excessive droppings. One goose can
leave behind 2 to 3 pounds of feces per day. Park officials say the goose droppings
can damage pipes and filters in the reflecting pool and create a public health
hazard.
Officials say border collies have a natural instinct to round up flocks of geese. They
say no birds would be harmed.