Local Politics · Washington, DC
400+ Trees Cut at East Potomac Golf Links; Federal Hearing Set for Monday
More than 400 trees were removed from East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., over the weekend with little notice, alarming regular golfers and drawing sharp criticism from a federal judge overseeing a February lawsuit to block changes to the course. The Trump administration has proposed converting the public-access golf course into a championship venue, while separately advancing plans for a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall. A federal judge is set to hold a hearing Monday on the East Potomac case, and the arch design will go before a key planning commission next month. Vietnam veterans and some lawmakers have sued over the arch project, arguing Congress was never consulted.