Volunteer Event Update for the Summer
As we begin the steps to opening our city, we have received a lot of questions about our upcoming fall season as well as what we have been doing in …
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Red, White, and Blue Trees for Independence Day
Happy (almost) Independence Day! The United States of America is a unique, contradictory, complicated place and the Fourth of July brings out a celebratory summer mood – especially in our …
Feelin’ Shady: Trees to Help You Beat the Heat
We are truly starting to feel those lazy, hazy days of summer here in the District…you know when you find yourself crossing to the shady side of the street because …
Let’s Talk About Urban Heat Island Effect
Let’s imagine it’s a ‘normal’ summer in downtown D.C. – it’s hot, above 90 degrees say, it’s been hot and humid for weeks, and it feels a bit like the …
The Arboretum’s Open!
D.C.’s parks, restaurants and businesses are reopening and that includes the hidden gem of Bladensburg Road NE, the U.S. National Arboretum! Home to the International Tree Climbing Championships in 2017 …
Nature Based Ways to Mark Juneteenth
It’s Juneteenth on Friday – the oldest nationally observed commemoration of the end of slavery in the nation! Marking the date that the last enslaved people learned of their freedom, …
Bees n Trees: Celebrate Pollinator Week with These Helpful Trees
National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. What exactly is a pollinator? Just bees? Not exactly. …
Weekly Watering Alerts are Here!
May is here and you know what that means? Starting now until the last week of September we’ll be issuing weekly watering alerts for trees every Leaflet and on our …
The Best Thing To Do For Urban Trees This Summer
It’s a different, physically distant spring here at Casey Trees and in D.C. We may not have weekends jam packed with tree plantings and volunteers, but life still moves on, …
How (and Where) to Water Trees
Given the exceedingly prolonged dry spell we’re in, the time to water is now! If you can, give some love to a nearby street tree. Overall, the District’s Urban Forestry …
Post Storm Resources
We originally published this in 2015, but the information is still relevant and useful so we’re sharing it again! Severe storms can cause significant tree damage. Here are some tips …
First Annual Paw Paw Party
Join D.C. Dept. of Parks and Recreation in celebrating North America’s largest indigenous fruit at the First Annual Paw Paw Party held at Oxon Run Park on Saturday, September 14! …
Hot Time, Summer in the City
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s official. D.C. hit a (fairly undesired) weather record recently – the 50th day this year to reach 90 degrees or higher, which is 14 days …
Summer of Partners
Before we dive into another planting season (yay fall! Have you registered for an event yet?), we thought it would be fun to look back and see what kept us …
We Professed Our Love in DCist
They will no longer live in the shadow of the cherry trees! Let us introduce you to the under appreciated summertime joy – the crape myrtle. This DCist piece has …