Contributing Writer – Claire Adler, Summer Crew Team Member As I sit down to write, we are exactly halfway through Summer Crew—four weeks have already flown by. While each day may seem long and often grueling (especially this past hot, humid week), when I look back on the work we’ve done as a whole, everything [...]
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Summer Crew Update #4
Contributing Writer – William E. Omorogieva, Summer Crew Team Member This week with the Summer Crew was a very interesting experience. The weather was nice and cool for the majority of the week helping the Summer Crew water a record number of trees – 200 – in a single day. In addition to hard work, [...]
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Contributing Writer – Rob Catalanotto, Summer Crew Team Member The last two weeks have been an eye-opening experience for me. As a 16-year-old, my only other paying job was as a camp counselor where the toughest challenge was telling a kid to “Share your Legos“. After 12 days of working at Casey Trees, I can [...]
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Contributing Writer – Marshall Lockyer Leland, Summer Crew Team Member When I think back on my past week with Casey Trees, adjectives such as hardworking, fun and fulfilling pop into my mind. To begin with, Casey Trees is not a lax organization. They have a strong mission statement and each day they push us to [...]
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So, it has begun. We are one week into our eight-week Summer Crew program dedicated to the watering and care of the District’s trees. We began our week with a general orientation, introduction to Casey Trees and a discussion on why restoring the District’s tree canopy is so important. We also had the opportunity to [...]
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