华盛顿特区 —— 特朗普总统明确表示想要接管东波托马克高尔夫球场，将这座市属高尔夫球场推向了全国聚光灯下。但当地居民依赖该区域的用途远不止高尔夫 —— 他们担心该特区可能会失去一处宝贵的休闲绿洲。
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump's express wish to take over the East Potomac Golf Links has thrust a municipal D.C. golf course into the national spotlight. But locals rely on that area for much more than golfing — and worry the district could lose an invaluable recreational oasis.
东波托马克公园的南端被称为海恩斯角，因其滨水景观、樱花树以及环绕周边的三英里长的俄亥俄大道，深受骑行者、跑步者、野餐者和观鸟者的喜爱。跑步者利用这条宽阔平坦的道路进行训练；它甚至是包括周日海军陆战队马拉松在内的几项大型赛事路线的固定路段。政治法官斥责特朗普政府推进华盛顿特区高尔夫球场改造计划“它是该地区肌理中极其重要的一部分，尽管在该地区之外并不太为人知，”华盛顿地区自行车协会执行董事伊丽莎白·基克说。20年前，她本人就曾在第二次约会时带着现在的丈夫在此骑行。
The southern tip of East Potomac Park, known as Hains Point, is beloved by cyclists, runners, picnickers and birders for its waterfront views, cherry trees and Ohio Drive, the scenic three-mile loop around its perimeter. Runners use the wide, flat road to train; it's even a fixture of several major race courses, including the Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday. Politics Judge chastises Trump administration plan to push ahead overhaul of DC golf course "It's such an important part of the fabric of this region, even though it's not very well known [beyond it]," said Elizabeth Kiker, the executive director of the Washington Area Bicyclists Association. She herself took her now-husband on a bike ride on their second date 20 years ago.
当地人将海恩斯角描述为华盛顿特区罕见的公共资源。它从国家广场很容易到达，却远离人群，人来人往却没有车辆通行。国会于1897年设立该公园，“永久作为公园保留并供人民游憩娱乐之用”。
Locals describe Hains Point as a rare public resource in D.C. It's easily accessible from the National Mall yet removed from the crowds, full of people but free of traffic. Congress created it in 1897 , "to be forever held and used as a park for the recreation and pleasure of the people."
然而，根据总统提出的高尔夫球场重新设计方案，人们熟知并热爱的海恩斯角可能将不复存在。
And yet, under the president's proposed golf course redesign, Hains Point as people know and love it may cease to exist.
特朗普上周末在“真相社交”平台上表示，翻修工程将导致整个公园从11月开始关闭15个月。但重新开放时会保留什么尚不清楚：他发布的效果图显示，一个18洞球场将横跨整个半岛 —— 包括南端目前的游乐场和野餐区 —— 周边不见环路踪影。
Trump said on Truth Social last weekend that renovations would keep the entire park closed for 15 months starting in November. But it's not clear what would be left when it reopens: The rendering he posted shows an 18-hole course spanning the entire peninsula — including the current playground and picnic area on its southern tip — with no road visible around the perimeter.
白宫将美国国家公共电台（NPR）的询问转交给内政部，后者未回应 NPR 关于这些设施是否会作为重新设计的一部分被移除的问题。政府方面对拟议翻修工程的表态迄今前后不一：特朗普上周末表示工程将于 11 月中旬开工，随后又称将“立即”开工。但政府律师周一在法庭上表示，他们不知情是否已有最终方案。
The White House referred NPR to the Department of the Interior, which did not respond to NPR's questions about whether those features would be removed as part of the redesign. The proposed renovations have so far been the subject of mixed messages from the administration: Trump said last weekend that work would begin in mid-November, then "immediately." But government lawyers said in court Monday that they were not aware of a final plan .
即便如此，政府本月初在几乎没有预警的情况下，突然砍伐了球场上数百棵树，批评人士担心这是为开展翻修工程寻找借口。（政府称此举是跟进 2019 年一份景观报告的建议。）安娜·雷耶斯法官周一举行听证，了解砍树情况，并决定是否叫停高尔夫球场的进一步施工。
Even so, the government abruptly downed hundreds of trees on the course with little warning earlier this month, which critics worry was a pretext for beginning renovations. (The government says it was following up on recommendations from a 2019 landscaping report.) Judge Ana Reyes held a hearing on Monday to learn more about the tree-clearing and decide whether to block further work on the golf course.
但一名为“海恩斯角跑者”的团体在法庭上及一份书面简报中告诉雷耶斯，利害关系不仅关乎高尔夫球场。该团体在其 35 页的简报中称，联邦法律要求国家公园管理局在着手任何会改变海恩斯角走廊现状的工程前，必须识别并考量该走廊“长期的休闲用途”，以及避免损害这些用途的办法。法律法官就特朗普翻修华盛顿特区高尔夫球场计划严厉质询政府律师“从跑步社群的角度来看，此处并未发生上述程序，”律师写道。
But it's not just the golf course that's at stake, as a group called Hains Point Runners told Reyes in the courtroom and a written brief. In its 35-page brief, the group says federal law requires the National Park Service to identify and consider the "longstanding recreational uses of the Hains Point corridor" and ways to avoid harming those uses, before embarking on any work that would change it. Law Judge grills government lawyers over Trump's plan to renovate a DC golf course "From the perspective of the running community, that did not occur here," lawyers wrote.
马里兰州乔治王子县的阿什利·霍金斯每天都在海恩斯角跑步，即便下雪天也不例外。她特别喜欢那里的河景和观察人群：手持鱼竿的家庭、拿着望远镜的观鸟者、悠闲兜风的人们。
Ashley Hawkins of Prince George's County, Md., runs at Hains Point every day, even in the snow. She especially loves the river view and people watching: the families with fishing poles, binocular-wielding birders, people taking a leisurely drive.
“跑步与我的心理健康息息相关，” 霍金斯在一个阳光明媚的早晨、开跑前拉伸时说。“这一带没有任何地方能像海恩斯角一样给我带来宁静。”
"Running is so tied to my mental health," Hawkins said on a recent sunny morning, stretching before she hit the road. "And no place in this area has given me the peace that Hains Point has."
霍金斯一直在关注关于她心爱的跑步路线的新闻报道。虽然她表示仍处于对其可能关闭这一事实的否认阶段，但她认为这一前景是特朗普“绕过”法院推进其建设项目这一模式的一部分。全国美国历史保护法面临其60年历史上最严重的威胁“但对我来说，这感觉是最过分的，因为他正在夺走公共空间并试图将其变为私有，”她说。“这感觉像是他迄今为止做过的更像国王的事情之一。”
Hawkins has been following the headlines about her beloved running route. While she says she's still in denial about its potential closure, she sees the prospect as part of a pattern of Trump "bypassing" courts to advance his construction projects . National U.S. historic preservation law faces the most serious threat in its 60-year history "But to me, this feels the most egregious, because he's taking away public space and trying to make it private," she says. "It feels like one of the more king-like things that he's done so far."
特朗普的提案将把公园内三座具有历史意义——且历史上价格亲民——的球场合并为一个18洞的“锦标赛级”球场，这已经引发了关于谁将能够在那里打球的担忧。特朗普在Truth Social上表示，该高尔夫球场将“向公众开放”，同时也能举办“世界级赛事”，如美国公开赛和PGA锦标赛。他称目前的球场“破败不堪，不再有任何用途或效用”，并给其中一部分起了个绰号叫“垃圾岛”。
Trump's proposal would combine the park's three historic — and historically affordable — courses into one 18-hole "championship-style" course, which has already raised concerns about who will be able to play on it. Trump has said on Truth Social the golf course will "be open to the Public" while also able to host "world class tournaments" such as the U.S. Open and PGA Championship. He's called the current course "dilapidated, and of no further use or effect," dubbing part of it " Trash Island ." What's at stake
利害关系每年春天，当华盛顿特区标志性的樱花盛开时，海恩斯角都是本地人和游客观赏樱花的最爱之地。一年一度的信用联盟樱花十英里赛会让大约2万名参赛者绕着半岛奔跑，正是为了这一理由。全国与3名青少年观鸟者共度24小时：欢迎来到观鸟世界系列赛赛事组织者正在考虑明年的备选方案，因为传闻中的翻新工程，赛事总监罗布·沃尔夫告诉美国国家公共电台（NPR）。
Each spring, when D.C.'s iconic cherry blossoms bloom, Hains Point is a fan-favorite viewing spot for both locals and tourists. The annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-mile run takes roughly 20,000 participants around the peninsula for that very reason. National 24 hours with 3 teenage birders: Welcome to the World Series of Birding But race organizers are looking into backup options for next year given the rumored renovations, event director Rob Wolfe told NPR.
该组织今年早些时候在给潜在参赛者的电子邮件中表示，拟议的高尔夫球场翻新工程和特朗普计划在附近阿灵顿纪念桥建造的拱门，都可能大幅改变赛道。该组织敦促人们向立法者和国家公园管理局表达他们的担忧。
In an email to prospective runners earlier this year, the organization said both the proposed golf course renovations and Trump's planned arch on nearby Arlington Memorial Bridge could significantly alter the course. It urged people to share their concerns with lawmakers and the National Park Service.
沃尔夫说，最好的赛事体验包括尽可能多的樱花——理想情况下是那些环绕公园的樱花。但他表示，公园的未来“比我们四月的周日或海军陆战队马拉松十月的周日更重要”。
Wolfe said the best race experience includes as many cherry blossoms as possible — ideally the ones that frame the park. But, he says, the park's future is "more important than our Sunday in April or Marine Corps Marathon's Sunday in October."
“让人们明白，如果这条道路消失，每天数百、数千人将受到影响，这非常重要，”他说。
"It's really important that people understand that if this roadway goes away, hundreds, thousands of people on a daily basis would lose out," he said.
卢克·坎西拉是一名跑者和物理治疗师，主要服务耐力跑者和自行车手。他说，海恩斯角是一个特别安全的环境，因为交通、红绿灯和人行道等障碍较少。他经常推荐刚开始跑步或伤后恢复的人去那里。
Luke Cancilla, a runner and physical therapist who works primarily with endurance runners and cyclists, said Hains Point is a particularly safe environment because there are fewer obstacles such as traffic, stoplights and sidewalks. He often recommends it for people who are starting out or returning after an injury.
“它对我们所有人开放，这使它如此独特，”他说。“你不需要有一定的经验水平……也不会被吓到不敢去那里。”
"It's open to all of us, which makes it so unique," he said. "You don't have to have an experience level … or be intimated to go out there."
萨默·德莱汉蒂是一位热衷观鸟的人，大约一年前因工作搬到该地区时发现了海恩斯角。她说，这对她在华盛顿建立社区圈子起到了巨大作用。
Summer Delehanty, an avid birder, found out about Hains Point when she moved to the area for work about a year ago. She said it's played a huge role in building her D.C. community.
“我在这里才一年，但我仍然对去那里有着许多美好的回忆，”她说。“我1月1日曾在那里寻找雪鸮……我在酷热的日子去过那里，我在那里野餐过。”
"I've only been here a year, but I still have so many fond memories of going there," she said. "I was there January 1st looking for the snowy owl … I've been there on super hot days, I've picnicked there."
德莱汉蒂在那个公园里发现了各种各样的鸟，包括叉尾霸鹟等稀有鸟类。她说，海恩斯角是特区独一无二的绝佳观鸟点，因为它紧邻波托马克河：人们可以360度观赏从头顶飞过或在树上栖息的候鸟。
Delehanty has spotted all kinds of birds at that park, including rarities such as the fork-tailed flycatcher. She said Hains Point is a uniquely great birdwatching spot in the district because of its position right along the Potomac River: People have a 360-degree view of the migrating birds that fly overhead or take shelter in the trees.
“华盛顿特区没有其他地方像它一样，”她说，并补充说她不确定经常观鸟的人还能去哪里。她说，他们或许可以从河对岸的弗吉尼亚一侧获得类似的视野，但那些不算作在华盛顿特区的观鸟记录。全国一名法官阻止了政府在华盛顿特区一座市立高尔夫球场的大规模砍树行动特朗普政府本月早些时候砍掉了该公园的430棵树，事先通知不到一天。
"There's nothing else in D.C. like it," she said, adding that she's not sure where regular birders would go instead. They could perhaps get similar views from the Virginia side of the river, she said, but those wouldn't count as D.C. bird sightings. National A judge blocks the government's tree-clearing spree at a municipal D.C. golf course The Trump administration cut down 430 of the park's trees earlier this month, with less than a day's notice.
德莱汉蒂说，这意味着疲惫的鸟儿可供休息的地方更少，甚至可能导致路过停留的鸟类整体减少。而且，如果公园对公众关闭，就不会有人在那里记录那些仍然到访的物种，她表示这对保护工作很重要。
That means fewer places for tired birds to rest, Delehanty says, and potentially fewer birds stopping by altogether. And, if the park is closed to humans, there won't be anyone there to track the species that do, which she said is important for conservation purposes.
华盛顿特区鸟类联盟主席玛丽亚-埃莱娜·蒙特罗表示，海恩斯角可能关闭将意味着鸟类和人类 alike 的“栖息地毁灭性损失”。
María-Elena Montero, president of the D.C. Bird Alliance, says the potential closure of Hains Point would mean a "devastating loss of habitat" for birds and humans alike.
“它属于人民，”她说。“而失去能够在城市正中央、在机场和纪念碑的阴影下体验如此美丽空间的那一面……对所有人来说都是巨大的损失。”人们如何动员起来去年十月，特朗普政府开始将另一个争议性建设项目的废料——白宫东翼拆除工程——倾倒在高尔夫球场的场地上。今年二月，华盛顿特区保护联盟和两名当地高尔夫球手起诉政府，试图阻止他们所称的对公共球场的非法接管。
"It belongs to the people," she said. "And to lose that aspect of being able to experience such a gorgeous space right in the middle of the city, right in the shadow of an airport and monuments … is a big loss for everybody." How people are mobilizing Last October, the Trump administration started dumping debris from another controversial construction project — the demolition of the White House East Wing — on the grounds of the golf course. In February, the D.C. Preservation League and two local golfers sued the government in an effort to stop what they describe as an unlawful takeover of a public course. Politics
政治特朗普意在华盛顿留下实体遗产，一路推平规范今年夏天，恐惧和困惑加剧，当时特朗普被拍到在包括高尔夫球场设计师汤姆·法齐奥和手持卷起的渲染图的工作人员在内的团队陪同下视察东波托马克。特朗普随后宣布，法齐奥将设计一座新的锦标赛级球场，工程定于9月1日开工。
Trump aims to leave a physical legacy in D.C., bulldozing norms along the way Fear and confusion grew this summer, when Trump was photographed touring East Potomac with a group including golf course architect Tom Fazio and staffers holding rolled-up renderings. Trump later announced that Fazio would design a new championship-level course, with work set to begin on September 1.
德莱汉蒂看到那条新闻时，意识到“这直接关系到我”，她说。她决定运用自己的设计技能和庞大的社交媒体粉丝群，设计了“放手海恩斯”T恤，为华盛顿特区保护联盟提高认知并筹集资金。她说到目前为止已售出约200件，筹集了约1500美元。
When Delehanty saw that news, she realized "this involves me directly," she said. She decided to put her design skills and sizable social media following to use, designing "Hands off Hains" T-shirts to raise awareness and money for the D.C. Preservation League. She says she's sold around 200 so far, raising about $1,500.
“从大局来看，对抗一个政府，这在法庭上能起什么作用？其实没什么，”她说。“但对我来说，关键在于这 200 个人如此在乎这件事，以至于愿意……穿上 T 恤，出席这些活动，说‘这不是我乐见的事’。”保护公园的推动是自发的——而且正在壮大。
"In the grand scheme of things, against an administration, is that going to do anything in court? Not really," she said. "But for me, it's about [the fact] these are 200 people that care so deeply about this they're willing to … wear a shirt, show up to these events and say 'This is not something I'm happy about.'" The push to protect the park is grassroots – and growing.
其中有“拯救东波托马克”（Save East Po），这是一个由居民亚历克斯·罗森（Alex Rosen）发起的非营利组织。他是一名顾问，向美国国家公共电台（NPR）自称“只是一个非常喜欢公园、不想看到其基本特征发生重大改变的人，尤其是在没有任何公众参与的情况下”。
There's Save East Po, a nonprofit started by a resident named Alex Rosen who works as a consultant and described himself to NPR as "just a guy who really likes a park and doesn't want to see its fundamental characters change significantly, especially without any public input."
哥伦比亚特区鸟类联盟（D.C. Bird Alliance）将在下周举办一系列每日“守住海恩斯角！”（Hold the Point!）观鸟徒步活动。华盛顿地区自行车协会（Washington Area Bicyclists Association）已举办了多场名为“海恩斯角欢腾节”（Hains Point Hoopla）的骑行集会。
The D.C. Bird Alliance is leading a series of daily "Hold the Point!" bird walks next week. And the Washington Area Bicyclists Association has held several installments of a combined bike-ride rally called " Hains Point Hoopla ."
本月早些时候举行的最近一场“欢腾节”邀请了演讲嘉宾，其中包括前奥运选手大卫·赫恩（David Hearn）——他曾被错误指控破坏林肯纪念堂倒影池，也是一位热衷骑行的人。
The most recent Hoopla, held earlier this month, featured speakers including David Hearn , the former Olympian falsely accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — and an avid cyclist.
批评者在特朗普的哥伦比亚特区建设项目中看到了一条贯穿始终的主线。
Critics see a throughline in Trump's D.C. construction projects.
“这体现了一个总体主题：可能剥夺当地社区的权益，让事情变得更棘手，迫使我们做出改变，以迎来一些最初没人真正要求的东西，”跑步教练坎西拉（Cancilla）说。全国特朗普在哥伦比亚特区地标上的印记日益加深他是众多希望看到社区对东波托马克公园变化有更多发言权的人之一。特朗普计划的批评者表示，政府可以采取措施改善公园——例如增设长椅、修缮破败的海堤——而不必冒险让公共资源不再可及。
"It goes to this overall theme of potentially taking away from the local communities, making things a little bit more challenging and having us modify things in order for something that no one really asked for in the first place," said Cancilla, the running coach. National President Trump's widening stamp on D.C. landmarks He's one of many who would like to see more input from the community about the changes to East Potomac. Critics of Trump's plan say there are steps the government can take to improve the park — such as adding benches and fixing the crumbling seawall — without risking access to public resources.
在法庭争夺和混乱之中，当地人至少因看到心爱的公园获得更多全国关注而感到欣慰。在公园的未来似乎已不掌握在他们手中之际，他们正鼓励人们发声、现身支持。
Amidst the court battle and confusion, locals are at least heartened to see their beloved park getting more national attention. At a time when its future feels out of their hands, they're encouraging people to speak up and show up.
这对霍金斯来说毫无问题，她表示计划继续每天在海恩斯角跑步，“直到他们亲口告诉我不能再来为止。”那她会去哪里呢？
That's no problem for Hawkins, who says she plans to keep running at Hains Point every day "until they physically tell me that I can't come anymore." Where would she go then?
“我还没准备好回答这个问题，”她说，“我真的很依恋这个地方。”
"I'm not ready to answer that question," she said. "I feel really tied to this place."