Citizen Forester Program

Citizen Foresters are Casey Trees-trained volunteers who serve the DC

community by helping to restore, enhance, and protect our city's tree

canopy. Citizen Foresters utilize resources from the city and nonprofit

organizations to improve the health of trees, increase tree cover, and

promote and protect the city’s green infrastructure. The Citizen Forester

Program is led by Sue Erhardt, Director of Education.

To become a Citizen Forester, volunteers complete a series

of free classroom instruction, field training, and community

service. Local experts and guest speakers help Casey Trees staff teach
these sessions. The curriculum includes three modules, each with training

and service components. No previous experience is required to take

either the Tree Planting or Trees 101 classes.

Citizen Forester curriculum:

Trees 101

Tree Planting

Trees in the City

Classes for advanced Citizen Foresters include:

Community Tree Planting (CTP)-Lead Citizen Forester Training Workshop

Tree Walk

Pruning Workshop

The on-going work of a Citizen Forester includes:

Tree Inventories
New Tree Preparation and Planting
Tree Pruning and Care
Tree Monitoring
Environmental Education
Community Organization
Neighborhood Leadership

Citizen Forester Volunteer Training
Our next Trees 101 training class will be May 28th, 6:30-9 p.m. at the Casey Trees office. Participation in this class will also include a Tree Walk event on May 30th. See sign-up page for details. Sign-up here>>

Spring 2008 Planting Event Schedule

Sat. 3/15, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Rosedale Estate Grounds, Ward 3
Sat. 3/22, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., USPS Friendship Station, Ward 3
Sat. 3/29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., North Portal Estates, Ward 4
Sat. 4/05, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Klingle Woods, Ward 3 Wed. 4/09, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., AU Child Development Center, Ward 3
Sat. 4/12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ingraham Triangles, Ward 4
Sat. 4/12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Hillcrest Rec Center, Ward 7
Sun. 4/13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Hardy Park, Ward 3 Sat. 4/19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Embassy of Zambia, Ward 2
Sun. 4/20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Carrollsburg Square Condo, Ward 6
Sun. 4/20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pleasant Park, 63rd & Clay St., NE ,Ward 7
Sat. 4/26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Lowell School, 1640 Kalmia Rd., NW, Ward 4