The Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, a program of the Northeast Region of the National Park Service, in cooperation with the National Association for Olmsted Parks, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and several National Park Service groups including the National Capitol Region, the Servicewide Training and Development Program, and the Park Historic Structures and Cultural Landscapes Program, is sponsoring a workshop on maintaining urban historic parks. Additional support has been provided by The Davey Tree Expert Company. The three day workshop, will provide a forum to discuss current issues and solutions associated with maintaining our nations significant urban parks.

The workshops will explore preservation objectives and operational techniques associated with maintaining historic urban parks including:

• sessions on preserving historic character
• applying new technology to historic landscape maintenance
• retaining turf in high use areas
• special event planning and recovery
• achieving preservation goals with limited operational resources

Participants will have the opportunity to visit key public landscapes during the second day of the program.

An optional pre-conference site visit to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Mount Vernon, and the Lincoln Memorial is planned for Monday, November 5. This full-day tour will provide a behind-the-scenes view into the landscape management challenges, solutions, and operations of these significant resources.

The program is designed for field landscape maintenance staff and mid-level managers involved in the care and preservation of historic urban parks and landscapes.

Registration Fees (Rates increase by $50 on October 29th)

National Park Service employees: $200
NAOP members: $200
All others: $275.00
One Day Monday Tour: $100 for NPS employees and NAOP members
One Day Monday Tour: $125 non-members

Location

The location for the workshop is the Smithsonian National Zoo. The Smithsonian's National Zoo was founded in 1889. Its mission is to provide leadership in animal care, science, education, and sustainability. About 2,000 individuals of 400 different species are in the animal collection.

Hotel Information

Hotels closest to the Zoo and within walking distance:

• Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
  2660 Woodley Road, NW
  Washington, District Of Columbia 20008
  (202) 328-2000
• Omni Shoreham Hotel
  2500 Calvert St NW
  Washington, DC 20008
  (202) 234-0700

Hotels in DC located near the metro and one station stop from the Zoo:

• Days Inn Washington DC Connecticut Ave
  4400 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC 20008
  (202) 244-6794
• Jurys Washington Hotel
  1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
  Washington DC 20036
  (202) 483-6000
• Embassy Suites Hotel at the Chevy Chase Pavilion
  4300 Military Road, NW
  Washington, DC 20015
  (202) 362-9300

Located in Bethesda, MD near the metro and 4 stops from the Zoo:

• Hyatt Regency Bethesda
  One Bethesda Metro Center
  Bethesda, MD 20814
  (301) 657-1234

Additional Hotels:

• Woodley Park Guest House
  2647 Woodley Road, NW
  Washington, DC 20008
  202-667-0218
• Kalorama Guest House
  1854 Mintwood Place, NW
  Washington, DC 20009
  202-667-6369
• Carlyle Suites
  1731 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC 20009
  202-905-0016

For additional help finding accommodations, please contact the DC Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.washington.org.

Directions

The National Zoo is located at 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008. There are several ways to get to the Zoo, including taking public transportation and driving. There are pedestrian and vehicle entrances on Connecticut Avenue, at the west side of the Zoo. There are two entrances for pedestrians and vehicles at the east side of the Zoo, near Rock Creek Park. One is off Rock Creek Parkway, the other is at the intersection of Harvard Street and Adams Mill Road. Getting to the Zoo