Tree Report Card 2018
This reporting year has seen continued progress in D.C.’s 20-year effort to improve the abundance and health of its trees. The overall grade of an A means that investments in tree planting, care and protection remain strong. Read More
Advocacy Works: Climate Ready DC
Climate change experts are predicting hotter summers and heavier rains in Washington, D.C. Research shows that trees increase climate change resilience. During the public engagement period, Casey Trees staff and volunteers worked with the city to identify how trees could be incorporated into the plan as a management tool. Read More
Tree Report Card 2017
We're proud to announce that D.C.'s trees had a terrific year. Our Tree Report Card, the only independent assessment of D.C.’s trees on both public and private lands, was launched today and gave the nation’s capital an A for 2017. Read More
i-Tree Ecosystem Analysis
i-Tree Ecosystem Analysis reveals the structure, function and value of urban forests. Trees provide enormous benefits to human health and the environment. Those natural woody plants… Read More
Tree Report Card 2016
I’m extraordinarily pleased to convey, in this our 9th annual Tree Report Card, an increase in D.C.’s tree canopy from 36 to 38 percent, bringing us within 2 points of the city’s 40 percent goal. Read More
Advocacy Works: Tree Canopy Protection Amendment Act 2016
The Problem Trees absorb carbon dioxide, clean our rivers and add history to neighborhoods – but the vast majority of these benefits come from mature trees… Read More
Tree Report Card 2015
Over the past decade, the District and its partners have accomplished a great deal toward achieving the city’s 40 percent canopy goal. One example is particularly… Read More
Tree Report Card 2014
The Sustainable DC Plan (SDC) set forth three seemingly contradictory goals to accomplish by 2032: 1) Grow Washington, D.C.’s population from 650,000 to 850,000 people 2)… Read More
Tree Report Card 2013
Washington, D.C., our nation’s “City of Trees,” continues to lose tree canopy at a pace that is imperceptible year to year, but alarming when looked at… Read More
Tree Report Card 2012
Five years ago, one of our board members asked: “we’re doing a lot of good work, but what are we trying to achieve and are we… Read More
Tree Report Card 2011
Just as monuments, government buildings and vistas have helped to distinguish the nation’s capital, so has its trees. In fact, trees are so much a part… Read More
Tree Report Card 2010
The Tree Report Card, now in its third year, is the only independent tree and tree canopy assessment of A major U.S. city. it measures the… Read More
Tree Report Card 2009
This year’s 2009 overall grade of B- represents a slight decrease from last year’s grade of a flat B. The difference is largely because last year… Read More
Tree Report Card 2008
The Tree Report Card is the only independent evaluation of the District’s tree canopy and the first such assessment in the Nation. It grades DC’s trees… Read More
Trees & Income
This report addresses three questions: How is tree canopy distributed across the district? Where are changes in canopy from 2006 to 2011 geographically distributed? Who lives near the changes occurring in D.C.'s urban forest? Read More