I admit it. I watch a lot of HGTV. In doing so I see a lot of do-it-yourself projects. Needless to say some turn out more successful than others. The less than fantastic projects usually flop because they project organizers do not do their homework or miss some important steps along the way. It happens. [...]
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CASEY TREES WANTS YOU
Contributing Writer – Sue Erhardt, Director of Education As Casey Trees Director of Education I invite you to make a difference in DC by becoming a volunteer Citizen Forester. Citizen Foresters are individuals passionate about improving the environment. They work with Casey Trees to plant trees, educate the public about proper tree care, and water [...]
Read full postINTERNS GRADUATE, CASEY TREES MOURNS
Oh no…the interns are gone. Check out the photos from their graduation tree care event at Newark Community Garden in NW on our Facebook Fan Page. Total trees watered, miles biked, smiles given, babies kissed and so forth will be calculated in the coming weeks. All we know right now is that we already miss [...]
Read full postINTERN BUZZ – WEEK 7
Contributing Writer – Nina Shallal, Intern We are in the final weeks of the internship and all the interns are beginning to acknowledge this somber fact by exchanging phone number and promises to stay in touch. Otherwise we are continuing to work in the field, maintaining Casey Trees-planted trees and helping with the Urban Forest [...]
Read full postTHE WHEELS ON THE BIKE GO ROUND AND ROUND
Contributing Writer – Karja Hansen, Bike Crew Captain The Casey Trees Water By-Cycle crew has made tremendous strides these past two weeks Jonathan, one of our summer interns who started out never having ridden a bicycle, experienced his first full day of caring for trees by bicycle, riding over 9 miles and watering over 30 [...]
Read full postINTERN BUZZ – WEEK 6
Contributing Writers – Heydi Lovo & Lina Montropoli This week, we did a lot. We continued with the urban tree maintenance watering and mulching on an average 35 trees per day. Thankfully, frequent rain helped the the trees get the 25 gallons of water they need each week to survive. On Tuesday, we had the [...]
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