THE LEAFLET

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World Emoji Day

July 17th is World Emoji Day and to celebrate, let’s break down what species these trees emojis really are!   At first glance, the deciduous tree emoji looks like any other …

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Pennsylvania Ave Trees

For safety reasons Pennsylvania Ave NW won’t be filled with as many spectators this inauguration, the street is always lined with trees. In honor of the coming Presidential inauguration this …

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Happy GIS Day!

GIS is a scientific framework for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data to help people make better decisions. On GIS Day, we’re helping others learn about geography and the real-world …

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2020 Champion Tree Register

American Forests released its 2020 Champion Trees National Register, which is a compilation of America’s largest trees. The Champion Trees in the National Register are the biggest of their species …

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Did you see PoPville’s list of the “best park/garden/small forest in DC to sit and read all day?”

Photo by John Goucher. We came across a reader question in a mainstay of local D.C. journalism – PoPville! The community-built list of the best park/garden/small forest in DC piqued our …

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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, …

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Parks are Back Open, Revisit their History and Trees with Our Storymaps!

D.C. began stay-at-home lite, aka slowly but surely opening back up after weeks of sheltering in place thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. This means, among other things, that parks and …

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April is Citizen Science Month

Science is our most reliable system for gaining new knowledge. And, citizen science lets us ask new questions, collect data, and discover scientific advancements with your help. April is Citizen …

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Spring Volunteer Event Sign Ups are Here

What you’ve all been waiting for! Transform D.C.’s urban forest this year by joining our team of volunteers. Our opportunities are now open and fill up quickly!  There’s a reason why …

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Our D.C. Tree Map

Since 2015, we have inventoried thousands of trees across the district to determine the species, height, diameter of the trunk and health of the trees that are growing in our …

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Will Washington’s future be gray or green?

Data is great. We love data! From numbers you can get a better picture of the strengths and weaknesses of all your hard work and even clues on where you …

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D.C.’s Parks through the Ages: Banneker Recreation Center

It is a massive understatement to say that D.C. and its parks are full of history. While the National Mall is often the site of some of the largest and …

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D.C.’s Parks through the Ages: Logan Circle Storymap

It is a massive understatement to say that D.C. and its parks are full of history. While the National Mall is often the site of some of the largest and …

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Happy GIS Day!

GIS is a scientific framework for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data to help people make better decisions. On GIS Day, we’re helping others learn about geography and the real-world …

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Spreading Aloha with DAWSON at Their Day of Service

We love when organizations set aside time to join together as a group and spend a day out of the office beautifying, improving, or learning more about the environment in …