东波托马克球场砍树案：禁令到期法官权衡延期，逾430棵树已被砍
华盛顿消息——围绕东波托马克高尔夫球场（East Potomac Golf Links）改造工程的大规模砍树争议10月13日再有进展。据CNN与美联社报道，联邦法官安娜·雷耶斯（Ana Reyes）先前下达的暂停砍伐令于10月13日下午到期，法官正在权衡是否再延长14天；该球场位于华盛顿特区的国家公园土地上。
原告方称，国家公园管理局名单上的529棵树已在10月10日（周六）被全部砍倒；政府方面则确认至少430棵树被砍。争议的焦点之一是通知时机：施工方在周五晚间才发出砍伐通知，保育团体批评此举让公众与监督方措手不及。华盛顿特区历史保护联盟（DC Preservation League）已于2026年2月就该改造项目提起诉讼。
东波托马克高尔夫球场是特区历史最悠久的公共球场之一，改造计划的支持者强调设施升级的必要性，反对者则认为大规模砍伐成熟树木破坏了公园生态与历史景观。法院下一步裁决将决定工程能否继续推进。
东波托马克公园位于波托马克河中的海恩斯角（Hains Point），球场已有近百年历史，是华盛顿特区少有的市内公共高尔夫设施，平时收费低廉，深受本地球友与初学者欢迎。国家公园管理局的改造计划除球场翻新外，还涉及练习场与会所设施，支持者称老化的灌溉与草坪系统早已不堪使用；反对者则指出，被砍的树木多为数十年树龄的成熟乔木，为球场与公园提供树荫与鸟类栖息地，补种的新树远不能在短期内替代。双方争执的核心还在于程序：保护团体认为如此规模的砍伐应经过更完整的环境评估与公众咨询。法院在禁令到期后如何裁决，将直接决定剩余工程与补种计划的走向。
图片来源：东波托马克高尔夫球场，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0，Tim Evanson
Judge Weighs Extending Halt in East Potomac Golf Links Tree-Cutting Case
WASHINGTON — The legal fight over large-scale tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links moved forward on October 13. According to CNN and the Associated Press, the halt ordered by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes was set to expire on the afternoon of October 13, and the judge was weighing a further 14-day extension. The public course sits on National Park Service land in the District.
Plaintiffs say all 529 trees on the Park Service's removal list were cut down on Saturday, October 10; the government has confirmed at least 430 trees were felled. One flashpoint is timing: notice of the cutting went out on Friday evening, which preservationists say left the public and watchdogs no chance to respond. The DC Preservation League sued over the renovation project in February 2026.
East Potomac is among the District's oldest public golf courses. Supporters of the renovation stress the need to upgrade aging facilities, while opponents argue that removing hundreds of mature trees damages the park's ecology and historic landscape. The court's next ruling will decide whether work can proceed.
East Potomac Park occupies Hains Point in the Potomac River, and its golf course — nearly a century old — is one of the District's few in-city public golf options, known for modest fees and popular with local players and beginners. The Park Service renovation covers the course as well as practice facilities and the clubhouse; supporters say the aging irrigation and turf systems are failing. Opponents counter that most felled trees were mature specimens decades old, providing shade and bird habitat that new plantings cannot quickly replace. At the heart of the dispute is also process: preservationists argue removal on this scale required fuller environmental review and public consultation. The court's ruling after the halt expires will shape both the remaining work and any replanting plan.
Photo: East Potomac Golf Course, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, Tim Evanson
图片来源：东波托马克高尔夫球场，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0，Tim Evanson
