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OUR MISSION
Green Spaces for DC fosters stewardship and improves the quality of parks and open spaces through advocacy; development and strengthening organizational capacity; and establishing partnerships and networks that share information and resources.
OUR VALUES
Advancing park and green space improvements through facilitating implementation of the Capital Space Plan. Coordinating with Capital Space partners (e.g. DC Parks and Recreation, Office of Planning, Department of the Environment, Department of Transportation, National Capital Planning Commission, and National Park Service). Facilitating partnerships between public agencies and the community.
GSDC ON PARKS AND HEALTH
Maria Barry of Green Spaces for DC talks about the role of small friends groups and the challenges DC faces as a result of the dual federal and local interests in parkland.
Autumn Saxton-Ross, of Green Spaces for DC in Washington, DC, talks about the connection between the trails, recreation and transportation communities, and the public health world.