2026年10月10日 美国东部时间下午3:39 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：卡尼塔·艾耶
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发布于2026年10月10日，美国东部时间下午3:39
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/politics/tree-removal-dc-golf-course-trump
东波托马克高尔夫球场开始伐树
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东波托马克高尔夫球场开始伐树
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美国内政部工作人员于周六启动了华盛顿特区东波托马克高尔夫球场的新一轮伐树工作，该球场是特朗普政府多项改造项目的场地之一，这些项目因遭到组织反对而陷入诉讼。
美国内政部下属的国家公园管理局（NPS）周五在一份法庭文件中表示，计划于周六开始砍伐169棵树，并称这是例行维护工作，旨在消除这座公共高尔夫球场的潜在安全隐患。根据法庭文件，国家公园管理局总计计划在该场地砍伐多达529棵树。
负责国家广场事务的国家公园管理局主管在文件中表示，此次伐树并非政府拟议改造项目的一部分，但旨在阻止改造工程的联邦诉讼原告辩称，政府正在将单独的维护项目作为其更大规模计划的一部分推进。
“此次计划中的树木管理和文化景观修复项目并非对该高尔夫球场的改造或重新设计，不属于任何可能的球场重新设计或改造项目的一部分，无论未来是否进行改造或重新设计，该项目都将推进，”国家公园管理局主管凯文·格里斯在法庭文件中说道。
保护主义者和华盛顿特区居民对伐树计划表示愤怒。在上个月的一场听证会上，负责审理此案的美国地区法官安娜·雷耶斯承认“民众相当不满”。雷耶斯当时透露，她收到了威胁，其中一人威胁要“砍掉她”，除非她“拯救这些树木”。
政府的律师当时透露，已有约150棵树被砍伐。国家公园管理局在文件中表示，在球场一处被称为“垃圾岛”的区域的169棵树被砍伐后，将于日后再砍伐另外90棵树。
负责监管国家公园管理局的内政部周六在给CNN的一份声明中表示：“国家公园管理局终于在实施一项7年前制定的计划，以解决东波托马克高尔夫球场的树木过度生长问题。此次工作将包括选择性砍伐树木和植被，以恢复球场原貌。”
“国家公园管理局认识到树木对公园和游客的重要性。这项经过精心规划的工作是我们对公园履行必要管理职责的一部分，”声明补充道。
在周五的文件中，格里斯还承诺，“作为本次项目的一部分，不会砍伐作为历史高尔夫球场特色景观的健康树木（例如健康的历史樱花树）。”每年春天，大批游客会前往高尔夫球场周边的海恩斯角地区观赏樱花盛开。
CNN已联系华盛顿特区保护联盟的律师以及两名起诉政府的当地高尔夫球手置评。
自重返白宫以来，特朗普已试图通过多项建筑和改造项目重塑华盛顿特区的景观。作为一名狂热的高尔夫爱好者，特朗普曾表示，他打算将东波托马克高尔夫球场改造为锦标赛级球场。
国家公园管理局表示，初步预算估计在2000万至4900万美元之间。该机构计划于2027年1月开始征集该公共高尔夫球场的改造竞标方案。
CNN的萨伦·瑟法蒂对本文亦有贡献。
Crews begin clearing 169 trees at DC golf course Trump plans to convert to championship course
2026-10-10 3:39 PM ET / CNN
By Kaanita Iyer
21 min ago
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2026, 3:39 PM ET
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/10/politics/tree-removal-dc-golf-course-trump
Tree removal begins at East Potomac Golf Links
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Tree removal begins at East Potomac Golf Links
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Crews with the Interior Department on Saturday began a new phase of removing trees from the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington DC, the site of one of several Trump administration renovation projects wrapped up in litigation brought by groups seeking to stop those efforts.
On Friday, the National Park Service, a division of the Interior Department, said in a court filing that it planned to begin removing 169 trees on Saturday, part of what it said was routine maintenance to eliminate potential hazards from the public golf course. In all, the NPS plans to remove as many as 529 trees at the site, according to court documents.
The superintendent of NPS overseeing the National Mall said in the filing that the removal is not part of the administration’s proposed renovation, though plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit that seeks to prevent the renovation from happening have contended that the administration is pursuing separate maintenance projects as part of its larger plan.
“The planned tree management and cultural landscape rehabilitation project is not a renovation or redesign of the Golf Course, is not a part of any potential project to redesign or renovate the Golf Course, and would be carried out irrespective of any future renovation or redesign,” Kevin Griess, the NPS superintendent, said in the court filing.
Crews remove trees near the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, DC, on October 10.
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Preservationists and DC residents have expressed anger about the tree removal. At a hearing last month, US District Judge Ana Reyes — who is overseeing the case — acknowledged that “people are pretty upset.” Reyes shared at the time that she had received threats, including one person who she said threatened to remove her if she didn’t “save the trees.”
Lawyers for the administration revealed at the time that about 150 trees were already cut down. After the 169 trees in a part of the course nicknamed “Trash Island” are removed, another 90 will be cleared out at a later date, the NPS said in its filing.
The Interior Department, which oversees NPS, said in a statement to CNN on Saturday, “The National Park Service is finally implementing a 7-year-old plan to address tree overgrowth at East Potomac Golf Course. The work will include selective tree and vegetation work to restore the course.”
“NPS recognizes the importance of trees to the park and its visitors. This carefully planned work is part of our required stewardship of the park,” the statement added.
In Friday’s filing, Griess also vowed that, “No healthy trees that are contributing features of the historical golf course (such as healthy, historic cherry trees) will be removed as part of this project.” Every spring, flocks of tourists visit the area around the golf course, known as Haines Point, to watch the cherry trees blossom.
CNN has reached out to lawyers for The DC Preservation League and two local golfers who brought the case against the administration for comment.
Since returning to the White House, Trump has attempted to reshape the Washington, DC, landscape with several construction and renovation projects. An avid golfer, Trump has said he intends to transform the East Potomac Golf Course into a championship caliber course.
NPS has said that the preliminary scope of the cost is estimated to be between $20 and $49 million. The agency is set to start soliciting bids to remake the public golf course in January 2027.
CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty contributed to this report.
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