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 [...]
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Recap: Casey Trees Hits Capitol Hill with Summer Watering “Blitz”
If you’ve been following our work lately (which we know you all have) we’re sure you saw that Casey Trees recently hit the streets of Capitol Hill for a day-long watering “blitz,” caring for the neighborhood’s recently-planted trees. The initiative – generously funded by the Capitol Hill Community Foundation – was another rousing success with [...]
Read full postSummer Crew Update — and CHCF #WaterBlitz today!
Well, it’s July. That means three things: 1) ice cream has a half-life of approximately 3 minutes outside; 2) at all times, someone is grilling something somewhere; and 3) the Summer Crew is out and about caring for D.C.’s urban forest. It’s half-way through the Summer Crew season and our teams have already accumulated 2,486 [...]
Read full postPhoto of the Week: It’s a Friday – feel like hanging around?
We sure did! That’s why today we joined Davey Trees during his Tree Climbing class at the U.S. National Arboretum to check things out, and we weren’t disappointed. He took our Summer Crew through a lesson in arboriculture like we’ve never experienced before: we discussed arborist history, tools of the trade, safety procedures and terminology, and some of [...]
Read full postWater By-Cycle Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
After a busy spring, many newly planted trees need some serious care to ensure their survival through D.C.’s hot summer months. Our High School Summer Crew members will serve as caretakers for the District’s trees, watering, mulching, weeding and tracking their condition over the course of eight weeks. Be sure to look out for one [...]
Read full postDuring the Summer, Every Day Is Bike to Work Day!
That is, at least for some of our crew. Casey Trees is the proud owner of the nation’s first bicycle-powered tree-watering system, our Water By-Cycle. Throughout the summer, a crew member and members of our High School Summer Crew traverse the city on bikes, with one lead bike hauling a custom-made trailer that carries our [...]
Read full postWhy apply for High School Summer Crew?
“How is it possible that we have accomplished so much in so little time?” – Claire Adler, Summer Crew alum While Claire’s sense of accomplishment alone may not be enough to motivate you (or your 16-year-old, as the case may be) to apply for High School Summer Crew, what about any of these other awesome [...]
Read full postAccepting Applications Now
The window to submit applications for our High School Summer Crew is now open. What does being a Summer Crew member entail? Getting trained in proper tree care. Watering, weeding and mulching thousands of young Casey Trees-planted trees. Cruising all over D.C. in our work trucks or on bicycles. Learning from industry professionals at career [...]
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