THE LEAFLET

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Wild and Well: A Meditative Tree Walk and Mindfulness Practice

Get well, go outside. Research from all over the world suggests that being in nature overall reduces stress levels, increases immunity, and promotes a sense of calm. Join Casey Trees, …

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Why Partnering with DPR Rocks for You and D.C.’s Trees

Anyone who lives, works, or plays in the District knows it’s an unusual and unique place. Not quite a state, not quite just a city, there are some colorful challenges …

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A Bumper Crop of …Acorns?

If you’ve heard (or felt!) the unmistakable sound of an acorn falling from tree more than usual this year, you’re not alone. This year is a special, and prolific, one …

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Multiple Events Every Weekend for the Next Four Weeks: Join Us Outside

Boy oh boy when we said this was our busiest season yet we weren’t kidding. Starting this weekend, and going on for the next month, we have *multiple* events every …

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It’s Finally Fall Y’all

Fall is here and while we’ve gone from 90 degree temps to 60 degree temps and the rain is never ending, this dreary weather is good for one thing (besides …

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2,000 Trees, 30 Sites, 4 Months: Calling on Volunteers for the Biggest and Busiest Season in Our History

As Joe Biden once famously said, “This is a big deal”. From September to December we’re tackling our busiest season yet. Not just in number of trees. Not just in …

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Trees 101: Learn Something New and Different

Do you want to play a greater role in re-treeing D.C.? Curious about an eye catching tree on your block? Tired of green spaces always getting shafted? We need your …

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No, Your Eyes Aren’t Deceiving You. Leaves Stayed on the Trees Longer

Ho boy. Fall has been quite a roller coaster this year, huh? And I’m just talking about the weather. With an incredibly warm October, it seemed that fall foliage was …

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Not All Who Wander Are Lost – They’re Enjoying Our Fall Colors Routes

As we showcased last week, we built a map of the top 5 showy fall color trees in D.C. With this online map, you can now design routes around dense …

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What’s In Store for Trees after All this Wacky Weather Pt. II

Considering we’re halfway through October (can you even believe it?!) you would think the country would be awash with gorgeous fall colors from changing leaves on trees. Think again – …

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Colorful Leaves = Identifiable Trees

With no humidity in sight and temperatures dropping that means one thing: Fall has finally come to the District! Lucky for us fall brings something other than pumpkin flavored everything …

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Enjoy Fall Without Any Pumpkin Spice: Just Follow Our Foliage Map

Our Technical Services and Research team does some pretty cool stuff throughout the city. One of which is mapping most of the trees! With the data you can do a …

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Come and Lend a Hand at these Fall Inventories

Can you believe it is almost the end of August?! Fall signifies quite a lot of things, but around here, it means our fall volunteering season opens! Join our Technical …

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Fall Tree Care Tips

Even though summer is over and our watering alerts have ended, that doesn’t mean you can stop caring for your trees. Despite the passing of summer’s heat (well, summer — …