The Leaflet — February 2011

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Casey Trees News

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Summer Crew recruitment period opens for Washington, D.C.-area students

February 2011

In this issue...

2 Using trees to manage stormwater

Support Casey Trees!

3 American elm pruning workshops 4 Gregg Serenbetz, original volunteer

New system will enhance constituent relations.

5 Spring programs and classes

Come learn with Casey Trees.

6 Kids Corner

Download more activities on the Arbor Kids page.

Save the Date Casey Trees’ Open House and Arbor Day celebration. Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011 Location: Brookland headquarters More information to follow.

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asey Trees is now accepting applications for its eighth annual High School Summer Crew jobs program, which will run from June 20 to August 12, 2011. Selected students will travel by truck or bike in teams to sites across all eight Wards to water, weed and mulch trees that Casey Trees has planted in the last two years. When not caring for the District’s trees, crew members participate in a

series of career development activities, such as tree climbing at the U.S. National Arboretum and digital mapping at the National Zoo, profiling their experiences on Casey Trees’ blog, Tree Speak. Applicants must be 16 years or older, be enrolled in or just graduating high school in the D.C. area, demonstrate an interest in the environment and be willing and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions with a variety of landscaping tools. Applications must be completed online in one sitting by May 1. Crew member finalists participate field tryouts in May, when they experience the type of work they would be doing in the program, which has graduated 94 high school students since 2002.

In addition to caring for the District’s trees, Summer Crew members participate in other activities, such as tree climbing at the U.S. National Arboretum.

More information regarding the program, including the online application, can be found on the Casey Trees’ Education webpage.

Best Place to Volunteer You made Casey Trees the Best Place to Volunteer in the City Paper’s 2010 Best of DC Readers’ Poll. Voting for the 2011 title opens online on February 16 and ends March 13. Vote often!

Arbor Day Celebrations Three states celebrate Arbor Day in February. Let's join them in commemorating trees! Mississippi Friday, February 11 State Tree: Southern magnolia Georgia Friday, February 18 State Tree: Live oak Alabama The week of February 21 State Tree: Longleaf pine


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