Advocacy

Our team and advocates communicate with developers, legislatures and other decision makers to keep our urban forest healthy.

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RFK Campus Short Term Redevelopment Public Comments

August 9, 2016 Andrew Harrington Director, Venue Operations Events DC Sports & Entertainment Division 2400 East Capitol Street SE Washington, DC 20003 RE: RFK Campus Short Term Redevelopment Dear Mr. …

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Testify

It’s no surprise that our advocacy centers around protecting trees.. Our large trees have taken decades to mature and it’s our collective responsibility to make sure they continue to thrive …

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Advocacy At Work

On May 27th, DC’s Urban Forestry Division (UFD) posted a stop-work order at 5403 D St., SE, a forested lot near the District of Columbia’s boundary with Maryland. Two Heritage …

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Casey Trees Online Advocacy Resources

Our advocacy trainings have taken many forms since 2015: Brunch and Learns, Dinner and Dialogue, classroom training, and most recently zoom rooms. Check out our Casey Trees’ online Advocacy Portal! …

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Tell Your Councilmember to Vote NO on Sursum Corda Temporary Amendment Act of 2019

What we are asking Take Action! Protect D.C.’s Heritage Trees. Please tell your councilmember TODAY not to support Councilmember Allen’s proposed “Sursum Corda Cooperative Association Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of …

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Small Cells and 5G are coming to D.C. Help us make sure trees survive this.

We need you to tell DDOT to include protections for current and future trees in their plan for small cells. Submit your comments to help shape guidelines to include protections …

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Casey Trees Testifies at D.C.’s Performance and Oversight Hearings

February may be the shortest month, but our Science and Policy team was busy! Overall, we attended six Performance and Oversight Hearings at various District agencies to be sure trees …

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Introducing our New Conservation Planner. You May Recognize Her.

As our steadfast Planning Advocate, Kristin Taddei has accomplished a lot in her four-year reign. Among many, many other accomplishments not featured, she has testified in front of the Zoning …

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Small Cells, Big Loss

The District is preparing for new 5th Generation (5G) infrastructure. With this infrastructure, D.C. is hoping to provide more reliable wireless telecommunications to our communities. The equipment that will provide …

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Take Action for a Brilliant, #ResilientDC

Climate change is projected to cause heavier rain events and hotter, longer summers in Washington, D.C. As our city implements the forward-thinking Sustainable DC and Climate Ready DC plans, Mayor …

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Advocacy Works: Casey Trees and its Advocates Use Climate Ready DC to Show How

Planting, pruning, citizen science. What do you picture when you think of these actions? Your shovel hitting the dirt? The way your hard hat matches your pruning ensemble? The sound …

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Where Does D.C Need More Trees? Take three minutes and tell the city.

The Urban Forestry Master Plan is looking for your opinion! Advocate for where you appreciate nature, where you’d like to see more trees and what their biggest benefit to our …

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Your Last Chance to Strengthen Sustainable DC 2.0

This is it! Your final opportunity to influence the city’s new Sustainable DC plan is here. Together, we can strengthen Sustainable DC 2.0 and make it the best version yet. …

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Tree Advocates Rollin’ on the River

Certified Tree Advocates, volunteers who have completed Casey Trees’ advocacy training requirements, get all sorts of fun perks. These hard-working volunteers attend community meetings, write public comments, and testify at …

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Stand Up for Trees this Month

If you love D.C.’s trees, join us to become certified in tree advocacy by attending our workshop, Advocacy in the District. In this class, you’ll learn to analyze development projects, prepare …