“Urban parks and farms are some of the most beautiful natural lands to me, because they create hope in neighborhoods that are mostly concrete.”
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SCA Mid-Atlantic
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Our national office in Arlington, VA also oversees SCA operations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, stretching from the historic battlefields of Gettysburg to the lush marshes of Cumberland Island National Seashore. Time and again, especially here, nature and history meet – and SCA members work every day to ensure the region’s remarkable heritage is preserved and celebrated well into the future.
Our headquarters near the nation’s capital enables SCA to partner directly with leading federal resource management agencies while many SCA members serve on the National Mall, at the Department of the Interior and even in the White House. More than 2,000 local youth have served in our Washington, DC community program in recent years, with many continuing into conservation careers.
Youth served:
- 855 (2013)
Key initiatives:
- SCA’s NPS Academy workforce development program
- Community Conservation programs
- Other
Primary partners:
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- National Capital Parks
- Shenandoah National Park
- Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
- Daniel Boone National Forest
- City of Pittsburgh
Leading supporters:
- Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation – SCA DC community program
- Scattergood Foundation – SCA Philadelphia community program
- Campbell Soup Foundation – SCA Camden (and SCA Norwalk) community program
- DC Recreational Trails Fund (DC programs)
- Richard King Mellon Foundation – Pittsburgh programming
Contact Info
SCA DC Field Office
1875 Connecticut Ave NW
10th Floor
Washington DC 20009