Representatives from the U.S. World War I Commission and its National World War One Memorial Design Team met with tree specialists on Friday, September 1 at Pershing Park in Washington, DC to assess the park's existing arboreal conditions. Discussing tree preservation included (l-r) Joe Weishaar, lead designer for the Memorial; Harry Chopev, Bartlett Tree Experts; Edwin Fountain, WWICC vice chair; and Monica Pascatore, GWWO, Inc. Architects. Click here to check out the latest progress of the WWI Memorial design.