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Rock Creek Park (Page 1)

Rock Creek Park

Jane Hawkey, Tim Carruthers, Bill Dennison ·
20 December 2006

Rock Creek Park is one of the largest forested urban parks in the United States, containing a wide variety of natural, historical, and recreational features in the midst of Washington, D.C. The majority of the 3,000 acre park surrounds the lower watershed of Rock Creek and its tributaries as the drainage drops from the Piedmont Plateau to the Coastal Plain.

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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (Page 1)

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Jane Hawkey, Tim Carruthers, Bill Dennison ·
20 December 2006

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is the only National Park dedicated to the performing arts. Performance structures on the 130 acre property include a 7,000-person main stage. The park includes protected stream, meadow, and forest patches in the urban Washington, DC landscape. Noise from the Dulles Toll Road threatens the primary function of the park as a performance venue and is a major management concern.

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