Virginia House of Delegates, author Association and active cemetery The cemetery is administered by the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery (APHCC), which is a non-profit corporation headed by a 15-member board of directors. The association has five full-time employees, one part-time archivist, and over 500 volunteers. The APHCC named Paul K. Williams President in July 2012. Its mission is: Historic Congressional Cemetery preserves, promotes, and protects our historic and active burial ground. We respectfully celebrate the legacy of those interred here through education, historic preservation, community engagement, and environmental stewardship. In 2009, the association retained the Oehme, van Sweden & Associates to develop a new landscape plan. The cemetery has approximately 2,000 plots available for sale. On March 20, 2014, the cemetery received its green burial certification from the Green Burial Council. Green burials are allowed in any plot in the cemetery. K-9 Corps Congressional Cemetery is also known for allowing members of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery (APHCC) to walk dogs off-leash on the cemetery grounds. In addition to their membership dues, K-9 Corps members pay a fee for the privilege of walking their dogs. K-9 Corps members provide about 20% of Congressional Cemetery's operating income. Dog walkers follow a set of rules and regulations and provide valuable volunteer time to restore the cemetery. The K-9 Corps program is recognized as providing the impetus for the revitalization of Congressional Cemetery, which had fallen into neglect prior to the program's creation. In 2008, the association restricted K-9 membership, placing restrictions on dogwalkers as the program became more popular. The K-9 Corps program has been nationally recognized for creative use of urban green space. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in the District of Columbia Alexander Dallas Bache Monument Notes Sources History of the Congressional Cemetery, U.S. Senate, December 6, 1906 Congressional Cemetery, Historic American Landscapes Survey, 2005 External links with map and index CemeteryDogs.org, K9 Corps website Cemetery Dog, YouTube video QR codes at Congressional Cemetery, Channel 7 ABC WJLA in Washington, July 17, 2012 C-SPAN American History TV Tour of Congressional Cemetery 1807 establishments in the United States Cemeteries in Washington, D.C. Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. Historic American Buildings Survey in Washington, D.C. Historic American Landscapes Survey in Washington, D.C. Benjamin Henry Latrobe buildings and structures United States