Calling All Urban Forestry Students
Founded in 1913, The Garden Club of America (GCA) is a volunteer nonprofit organization comprised of 200 member clubs and approximately 18,000 club members throughout the country. To promote a …
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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 …
Five Witness Trees for Veteran’s Day
Witness trees are those considered to have been present, and therefore would have been witness to, at key historical events. Witness trees are precious – they obviously survived the experience …
2019 Weekly Watering Alert Wrap Up (it’s a wild one!)
One of the best things you can do to ensure the survival of young trees, especially urban trees, is to be sure they receive adequate water each week- an inch …
Hey, Batter Batter! We Won the Bat-tle
Our scrappy, D.C. hometown team the Nationals recently won the WORLD SERIES! We celebrated when they won, we celebrated with a parade, and we’re gonna keep celebrating by looking at …
Jessica Sanders Recognized with MAC-ISA President’s Citation
The Mid Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, known as MAC-ISA, is a component of the ISA, the largest arboriculture association worldwide. With a mission to promote a …
Creepy Crawlies
Halloween is almost here! We’re celebrating by learning more about zombie trees and the various creepy crawlers that haunt trees (and nursery managers). We even have some real life examples …
Zombie Trees
As all our favorite horror movies have taught us, zombies, or the walking dead, may look slightly alive but they’re teetering on the brink of oblivion. We could be talking …
Announcing the Green Cities Summit Program
With urban populations surpassing 50% worldwide proper city planning, specifically enhancing green space, should be a priority. The Trees Matter Presents: Green Cities Summit, in partnership with Montgomery Parks, will …
Show Pride in Your City and Win
Building a winning season is similar to building an urban canopy. The Nationals have continued to #StayintheFight despite a disappointing season last year and a rough start to this year’s …
A Built Environment Before + After
Is there anything more satisfying than a before and after? In our ever-changing built environment, the year over year progress or changes are often stark. With urban populations surpassing 50% …
Live, Work, or Know Someone in Ward Two? Track Seasonal Changes with Us!
The weather is out of whack these days: many fall events are delayed while signs of spring are popping up earlier than expected – and not all species are changing …
Trees for Georgetown Celebrates Thirty Years
While our offices are located in the Brookland neighborhood, we are happy we have a big presence across the District! We have worked with Trees for Georgetown since 2009. They …
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 …
This Indigenous Peoples Day, Learn More About Indigenous Uses of Our Beloved Trees
Native Americans, like many other indigenous tribes that lived off the land, practiced a sustainable way of living. They hunted, fished and cut down trees to provide for food, fuel, …