Hi everyone,

First the National Arboretum website announced the suspension of plans to destroy the azalea, boxwood and other collections.

http://www.usna.usda.gov/

The National Arboretum also set up a Collections Comments Form for feedback:

http://www.usna.usda.gov/CollectionsComments.html

Then the NBC TV station in Washington, DC, announced "Anonymous Donor Saves the Azaleas"

http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/events/Anonymous-Donor-Saves-the-Azaleas-116180309.html

Apparently some one gave FONA a million dollars to set up an endowment for the azaleas and boxwood. Some details of the FONA came out in a press release:

http://www.savetheazaleas.org/#anchorFONAMD

This should trigger an avalanche of news, hopefully it will all be good.

Here is a big, and tentative, CONGRATULATIONS to all for keeping the faith and pressure.

Thanks,

Steve Henning

savetheazaleas.org

Here is a link that might be useful: SaveTheAzaleas.org