Winter is past us now. It is hard to believe that only a couple of weeks ago we led a winter tree walk through Rock Creek Park, identifying mostly bare trees in the seasonal transition. Take a look at more photos from this set on Flickr.
Read full postArchive for March, 2012
Advisory Neighborhood Council 1A Brings Trees to Local Students
March 20th marked the first official day of spring 2012. And for the students at Harriet Tubman Elementary School, that meant spending a beautiful March day outside, planting trees and learning about the environment! Casey Trees worked side by side with 15 students and a handful of faculty members to plant two fig trees, two [...]
Read full postSchool Community Tree Planting Recap: Spingarn, DC Prep, Chamberlain, Blow Pierce
We’ve been planting so many trees that we figured it’s time to catch up on some of the highlights from our School Plantings! We planted trees with the students of Spingarn High School in Ward 5 on March 9. It was a beautiful day for planting trees, and Casey Trees helped 29 students get an [...]
Read full postSpotlight: Project Organizers Teresa and Chris Vetick Share Their Love of Trees
A love of trees is one for the ages. Decades spent around plants and trees have proven that to Chris and Teresa Vetick, a couple of dedicated project organizers for Casey Trees. Chris Vetick has been working with Casey Trees for four years as a liaison between Casey Trees and Catholic University of America (CUA), [...]
Read full postBe Goal Minded
Since we are a few weeks into our spring Community Tree Planting season, it is the ideal time to re-familiarize ourselves with what our tree planting efforts are attributing to. In 2009, the District adopted an Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Goal of 40 percent by 2035 to ensure it’s existing urban forest is not just [...]
Read full postAnnouncing the 2012 Spring Almanac
Though the D.C. area has experienced spring-like weather for weeks now, March 20 marks the official first day of spring. That means it is time to announce our annual Spring Almanac recommendations! D.C. residents are encouraged to: Install slow-release watering bags around newly planted trees. Practice 25 to Stay Alive by giving trees that have [...]
Read full postFrom the Desk: Casey Trees Salutes D.C.’s Urban Forestry Administration
Contributing writer — Mark Buscaino, Executive Director The proverb that it takes a village to raise a child transfers nicely to trees. In fact, I would argue that in D.C. it takes a city to raise a tree, and of all the individuals and groups that raise trees in D.C., few have a bigger task in [...]
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