Natural Capital.(trees of Washington, D.C.)

From: American Forests | Date: March 22, 2001| Author: Guglielmino, Janine | Copyright information

In a city devoted to monuments and museums, you might overlook the true symbols of its history.

To most people, the nation's capital is a monument to monuments that salute our country's past and celebrate its legacy. But if you look a bit further back, you will find that Washington's most "monumental" legacy, if you will, is its trees.

That's no coincidence: Trees were an important part of George Washington's original vision for the capital city carved along t...

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