“It’s all about the conversation.” When asked about his reasoning for agreeing to present to a group of people 300+ miles away from home, or when approached about the different technologies and their role in the future of sustainable design at large, Dr. Jason Grabosky’s answers always seem to come back to the same idea – [...]
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Principles of Sustainable Design
There are few times when you can fill a room with the kinds of minds that build the foundations of modern industries, and Casey Trees has done that for you, four times, all in the first two months of the new year. It’s called the Principles of Sustainable Design speaker series, and it’s a way to [...]
Read full postMedicinal Trees & healing powers
Throughout the month of November, we’ll be highlighting medicinal trees – trees whose uses go far beyond absorbing CO2, diminishing stormwater runoff, and keeping little birds’ nests safe and sound. Just as Dr. William Sullivan highlighted in his keynote speech at this year’s Tree Canopy Symposium (and the ASLA’s The Dirt recounted), trees have a significant [...]
Read full postNovember & 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 [...]
Read full postNational Child Research Center Preschool: Planting Recap
This morning marked an unusual, but incredibly fun, event for us – we joined 21 preschoolers and 17 parents and volunteers at the National Child Research Center Preschool for a school planting! It was our second planting with the group – the first was actually this past spring, where were planted 5 trees throughout their [...]
Read full postD.C. Teachers Night – U.S. Botanic Gardens
ATTENTION: All teachers, school staff, and auxiliary program teachers :: This Thursday, our Education department will be attending the 6th Annual DC Teachers Night at the U.S. Botanic Gardens, hosted in conjunction with the D.C. Environmental Education Consortium. Any one who works with children should come out and meet some D.C.-area environmental educators interested in finding [...]
Read full post2012 High School Summer Crew: Final count & Graduation
Contributing writer: Priscilla Plumb, Education Coordinator For the Casey Trees’ High School Summer Crew, it’s been a busy, busy year. In 30 days of work, members of the 2012 Summer Crew program logged 6,050 tree touches – a near record by this summer’s group of ten D.C.-area students. The crew, which was made up of two [...]
Read full postTree Wise: Summer Update – the end is near!
And what an incredibly productive (and fun!) summer it has been for our TreeWise Summer Youth program! Run by Liz Ball, our Volunteer Coordinator, the summer program is something that has grown and changed with Casey Trees over the past two years. For any of our more vigilant followers, you may remember it as the Arbor Kids [...]
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