How to Help

Dumbarton Oaks Park needs public support to secure much needed funding. The tenuous condition of Dumbarton Oaks Park will continue in its current holding pattern unless the NPS can secure funding for the primary areas of concern, to:

•  Control storm water and improve water quality

•  Restore architectural features and garden structures to their historic character

•  Eliminate invasive vegetation and rejuvenate and/or replant historic plantings

•  Develop sustained maintenance and interpretive programs

To date, the National Park Service has received both grants and in-kind support for the restoration of Dumbarton Oaks Park from the following organizations: The Friends of Montrose and Dumbarton Oaks Park; Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Grounds (Harvard University), the Georgetown Garden Club, The Garden Conservancy, the Student Conservation Association, AmeriCorps, US ICOMOS, and American Airlines (The National Park Foundation). You can help this effort by:

•  Sending a donation designated for Dumbarton Oaks Park to the Greater Washington National Park Fund at www.gwnpf.org .

•  Volunteering your time to help in the restoration of Dumbarton Oaks Park. Contact the Superintendent, Rock Creek Park, 3545 Williamsburg Lane, NW, Washington , DC 20008 or ROCR_superintendent@nps.gov.