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Fall 2017 Planting Season is Now Open for Registration

It’s that time of year again! Discover all our fall planting locations on our interactive map and click on individual sites to register as a volunteer, team leader, or back …

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Ch-Ch-Changes in the Education Department

Between tree care events, TreeWise, Community Tree Plantings, and our classes, chances are if you’ve volunteered with Casey Trees you’ve interacted with one of our magical Education Department staff members. …

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Farewell to Logan Knowles, our Talented Development Associate

A veteran of multiple Casey Trees’ departments (she started on our Technical Services & Research team!), Logan Knowles is heading off on another adventure. We were lucky to have her …

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Georgetown Gathering for Good

While we’re a staple in our Brookland neighborhood, are you familiar with our longtime partner on the west end of the District – Trees for Georgetown? We have worked with …

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Busy Bees: Summer at Casey Trees

Before we dive into another planting season (yay fall!), we thought it would be fun to look back and see what kept us busy when we couldn’t plant this summer. …

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Join the Club – Tree Planting Team Leader Training

If you have ever been to a Casey Trees planting event (or even if you haven’t!) you will notice groups of volunteers surrounding their tree and helping plant it. While …

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Plant at the Casey Tree Farm

While our community tree planting season hasn’t officially opened, on September 16 we’re going on a tree planting field trip. We need your help out in Berryville, VA at the …

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We’re Partnering with the Anacostia Watershed Society for a Backyard BioBlitz

Help Casey Trees and the Anacostia Watershed Society document our local tree species at this year’s Bioblitz on September 24! How many different tree species inhabit the Anacostia Watershed? We’re …

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Farewell to Erica Young, our Tireless Volunteer Coordinator

While we are thrilled that she is moving on to bigger and better things (find out what below!), we are bummed to announce that our volunteer coordinator Erica’s last day …

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Meet the Newest Casey Trees’ Board Members

We’re excited to welcome the newest crop of Board Members into the Casey Trees family! In order to get to know them a little more, we sat down and asked …

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2017 International Society of Arboriculture Conference & Trade Show

Earlier this month the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) held its annual conference at the Gaylord just outside of town. For tree folks, this conference is a pretty big thing, …

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Tree Leaves Trick During Eclipse 2017

Hopefully you’ve heard by now that in one week, on Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun! If you’re lucky …

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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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Join Our Team – We’re Hiring!

Why not bring your talents and skills to Casey Trees? We are growing in dynamic new ways, and we recognize that the right people, offering their ideas and expertise, will …

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Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin’ Alive – A Recap of Our Survival Study Team’s Summer

The summer is wrapping up for the survival study interns, so here’s a quick update on our three months of tree-measuring, Casey Trees promoting, park chatting, and dog petting. Our …