Archive for the ‘Community Event’ Category

November & December Classes, Events, and Volunteer Opportunities

Casey Trees hosts monthly classes, social events and volunteer opportunities across the D.C. area. Register to attend one of the exciting adventures scheduled for November and December. Hurry! Space is limited and advance registration is required for most. Continuing Education Programming Tree Tour by Bike – U.S. National Arboretum Sun., Nov. 4 :: Treat yourself to a leisurely [...]

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Citizen Forester Happy Hour: Café Saint-Ex

Through our tree plantings, we realized that our Citizen Foresters and volunteers needed a space to put that shovel down and (if you chose) pick up a libation. We couldn’t imagine a better time than getting the chance to talk to the people who share our values and interests (aside from planting a disease-free elm, [...]

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2012 PARK(ing) Day & Barrack Row Recap

  This past weekend was a flurry of Casey Trees’ activity – on Friday (September 21st), we took to the streets (literally)! With our spot on the corner of 12th & G Streets NW right outside of the Metro Center station, we put together our second annual PARK(ing) Day event with great success. We’re very [...]

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What did Casey Trees do last year for PARK(ing) Day?

Casey Trees will be participating (for the second year in a row) in the PARK(ing) Day movement, and wanted to give you a little insight into our interest in the event. We wanted to answer a few of the questions we knew you were sure to have about it – and since it’s so close (tomorrow!) we figured we’d review [...]

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What is PARK(ing) Day?

  Casey Trees will be participating (for the second year in a row) in the PARK(ing) Day event that originated out west! To give you a little insight into our interest in the event, we wanted to answer a few of the questions we knew you were sure to have about it – so today, [...]

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2012 H Street Festival Recap

This past weekend Casey Trees was at the H Street Festival, camped out right between 9th and 10th Street! We brought out all the fun stuff – new swag, including our t-shirts, water bottles,  hip canteens, gym bags, and buttons. (We’d like to thank our Tree Planting department – we couldn’t have put together such [...]

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Brookland Celebrates 125th Birthday!

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act, which is celebrates the document that put an end to slavery in the District of Columbia more than eight months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On top of that, however, our local Brookland neighborhood in Northeast D.C. is celebrating its [...]

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New community garden looks to connect a neighborhood

This past spring, more than 50 community members, gardeners and Casey Trees volunteers gathered to plant an orchard of 40 fruit trees at Wangari Gardens, a new community garden located in Ward 5 adjacent to the Washington Hospital Center. “Wangari Gardens was created to benefit the surrounding community by healthy food, educational opportunities and a [...]

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