Contributing Writer – Clea Levinson, Intern Part 3 of 3 – Cherry Bonanza Cherries, cherries, cherries! Everyone wants to see cherry trees this spring but nobody wants to fight the crowds converging on the Tidal Basin – especially DC residents. The question is, where can you enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossoms without encountering [...]
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WHY DO WE CELEBRATE YOU CHERRY TREE?
Contributing Writer – Clea Levinson, Intern Part 2 of 3 – Cherry Tree Bonanza Oh cherry tree, why do we celebrate thee? The obvious answer is because their blossoms are pretty to look at and they signify the start of spring. The other reason, which many people non-DC residents may not know, is that the [...]
Read full postNATL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL 411
Contributing Writer – Clea Levinson, Intern Part 1 of 3 – Cherry Tree Bonanza It’s that time of year again! Tree enthusiasts and sightseers will converge on the District starting this Saturday to celebrate two weeks of cherry blossoms, culture and art at the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This year marks the 98th celebration of [...]
Read full postARBORISTS FOLLOW A CODE
Part 3 of 3 – Green Careers The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), the voluntary, non-profit, professional association for arborists, is consistently exploring ways to improve the profession and business relations within their community and among their peers. One way they are doing this is by implementing an ISA Certified Arborist’s Code of Ethics to [...]
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Contributing Writer – Bianca Guttierrez, Intern Part 2 of 3 – Green Careers Earlier this week I profiled Casey Trees’ Summer Crew, an eight week high school summer jobs program that introduces teenagers 16 years and older to a wide variety of green jobs as they care for Casey Trees-planted trees across the City. One [...]
Read full postPLANS FOR SUMMER? THINK SUMMER CREW.
Contributing Writer – Bianca Guttierez, Intern Part 1 of 3 – Green Careers While it is not even officially spring yet, it is time to start thinking about summer plans. If you are the parent of a teenager you can be in quite the pickle. How do you keep your teens engaged, busy and learning? [...]
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