On November 8, 2010, Aaron Cook, the President of the Azalea Society of America, learned that the Arboretum plans to cut down the mature azalea display on Mount Hamilton in the summer of 2011. Their stumps will be painted with herbicide.

Read more at: http://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2010/11/save-azaleas-at-us-national-arboretum.html

Express your outrage by contacting the USDA, the Forest Service and the Arboretum.

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Dr. Ramon Jordan
Interim Director
U.S. National Arboretum
Phone: 202-245-4539 Fax: 202-245-4574
Email: Ramon.Jordan@ars..usda.gov

Dr. Judith St. John
Deputy Administrator
National Program Staff
Phone: 301-504-6252 Fax: 301-504-4663
Judy.stjohn@ars..usda.gov

Dr. Joseph Spence
Beltsville Area Director
Phone: 301-504-6078 Fax: 301-504-5863
Joseph.Spence@ars..usda.gov