News & updates
Every update we send goes out by email first. Here's the archive, newest at the top. We don't write on a schedule. When there's something to report, you'll hear it from us immediately.
Two chances to show up: Hains Point Hoopla 4.0, Halloween Edition, Saturday October 31 at 10 AM at the park, and the Protect East Potomac Lobby Day on the Hill Thursday November 12. Plus the good news: a federal judge has ordered no more tree cutting and no park closures without advance notice while the case continues.
Read this issueThree chances to show up in the next few weeks: the Marine Corps Marathon at Mile 11.75 on October 25, Protect East Potomac Lobby Day on Capitol Hill on November 12, and a Halloween Hains Point Hoopla at the park on October 31.
Read this issueEast Potomac is facing two threats right now: this administration's plan for the park, and BAAJA in the Senate, which would strip away the legal tools and public voice that stopped it. Sending a letter takes two minutes, and the Senate votes on cloture November 9.
Read this issueFor months the government told a federal judge this was all conceptual. Today the President posted a finished design, with closure and reopening dates. Here's what the plan shows, and who it's really for.
Read this issueAn update on the tree removals, the temporary restraining order, and the October 19 hearing. Plus, join Save East Po, WABA, and Senator Ankit Jain's office for a November 12 lobby day on Capitol Hill.
Read this issueNearly 530 trees are coming down starting tomorrow, and the government's defense is that nothing has actually happened yet. We're heading down there to see it for ourselves. Join us.
Read this issueHains Point Hoopla 3.0 is tomorrow. Here's where to be, what to bring, and how to help spread the word before it starts.
Read this issueThe government says nothing is final yet, while plaintiffs say that's false. The contracts are already moving, nearly 150 trees are gone, and House Democrats sent another letter demanding answers.
Read this issueThe Section 106 meeting was cancelled and we don't know why. Thank the members of Congress fighting for this park, and if you see crews working on the peninsula, tell us what you saw.
Read this issue47 members of Congress asked six questions and nobody answered. Section 106 begins August 20 and we will be there. Hains Point Hoopla 2.0 is on the way.
Read this issueWe have no idea what this administration actually plans to do, and that is the problem. Here's where things stand, why your voice is being heard, and how to show up.
Read this issueNo spam and no preset schedule. When something happens at the park, you'll hear it from us immediately, with the news and what to do about it.