Help Save Central Park's Beloved Elms
Dutch elm disease has resurfaced in Central Park.
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This disease, a beetle-spread fungus, poses a lethal threat to all elms in Central Park, but particularly our precious American elms, which are highly susceptible. Thirty-five elm trees in Central Park have been infected, and 21 have already been removed. Tragically, one of those removed was a glorious American elm which provided shade on the Great Hill for the past 100 years.
Fighting this disease has been challenging and costly. The Conservancy has already spent over $150,000 fighting this deadly fungus — money that was intended for lawns, playgrounds, and Park improvements. Stopping the disease will require ongoing daily monitoring of all elms in the Park, injections of an expensive fungicide into the trunks of diseased trees, immediate pruning of affected branches, and the costly removal of those trees that are beyond saving.
We need your help to save our beloved elms. If you have strolled beneath the shaded canopy of American elms lining the Mall toward Bethesda Terrace, you understand just how much is at stake.
By making a contribution today, you can help us battle Dutch elm disease while preserving the romantic landscapes these trees provide for future generations.
Please click here to make a gift to save the elms. Your contribution to the appeal is 100% deductible.
