“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 postCasey Trees’ Citizen Forester Social Committee
Casey Trees is more than just a tree planting organization, and it’s important that we grow in that way – showing our volunteers and prospective constituents that, though it’s important and a big part of what we do, putting trees in the ground isn’t all of what we do. We advocate, we educate, and we [...]
Read full postCasey Trees 2012 Round-up
With only days left before the end of one year, and the start of a new one fast upon us – we started to get sentimental. This has been a big year for us – not just in terms of numbers, but in terms of growth and change. We’ve expanded our boundaries, taken new directions, celebrated [...]
Read full postSymposium: Next Steps
We thought it appropriate, as our Tree Canopy Symposium has passed and we look to the future, to share with you some of the feedback, resources and important next steps we look to take organizationally. What better voice to share these things than that of our Executive Director, Mark Buscaino: I hope you agree that [...]
Read full postCitizen 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, [...]
Read full postCalling all District employees…and Tree lovers!
The start of October means not only is our fall planting well underway, but that the annual DC One Fund Campaign has finally begun – and this year you can finally add Casey Trees to your list of options! This fall marks our first year taking part in the DC One Fund campaign, and we [...]
Read full post2012 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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