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Celebrating D.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cherry Trees

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Casey Tree Farm to expand nursery operations with additional 2,000 trees in March This March, nursery personnel at Casey Tree Farm in Berryville, Va., will plant 2,000 more trees, bringing the total number of trees to 3,800. Among the to-be-planted trees include 300 oaks — 11 species altogether — and 100 American elms, as well as some harder to find native species such as sassafras, witchhazel, viburnum and silverbells. Nursery Manager Brian Mayell and his staff will trial alternative nursery growing techniques, including planting trees in fabric rootbags and in irrigated gravel beds. Fabric rootbag production has potential for providing trees with a lighter rootball, while gravel beds allow extended season planting of bareroot trees. Additionally, by the end of May, the six-acre nursery will have more than 20,000 feet of drip irrigation, a system that slowly feeds water into the ground, limiting the amount of runoff.

CASEY TREES NEWS NEW CASEY TREES WEBSITE DEBUTS | The redesigned Casey Trees website is now live and features a new interface that makes it easier for homeowners, professionals, educators and constituents to learn more about Casey Trees programs and opportunities. New features include a series of tree species profiles of trees used in Casey Trees’ planting programs — all profiles will be complete in the next few weeks — and a newly integrated Tree Speak, the Casey Trees blog. CASEY TREES RECEIVES GRANT FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN | Casey Trees is happy to announce that it was chosen as one of the recipients of the Alliance for Community Trees/ USDA People’s Garden Grant Program. Designed to explore and deepen connections between trees and community agriculture, this grant will go towards the planting of 26 fruit, nut and shade trees on the grounds of the Richardson Dwelling Housing project in Ward 7. Part of our spring Community Tree Planting (CTP) season, this project is being done in conjunction with our partners at Beet Street Gardens. NEW HIRES JOIN CASEY TREES, CASEY TREE FARM STAFF | Randy Lawrence is the new assistant nursery manager at Casey Tree 2

Farm in Berryville, Va. He graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with a B.S. in biology. He has extensive experience managing nurseries and riparian restoration projects in the Pacific northwest. Lawrence enjoys whitewater boating, snowboarding and gardening and is excited to assist in nursery operations at the Farm. Jonathon Carney joins Casey Trees as a Tree Planting crew member after working as a bike mechanic at Capitol Hill bikes and interning at the Maryland-National Capitol Park and Planning Commission planning urban garden initiatives. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a B.S. in environmental science. His interests include cycling, running, food, the North American southwest and he is looking forward to helping in Casey Trees’ record-breaking planting season. CASEY TREES PARTNERS WITH GW TO PLANT TREES IN FOGGY BOTTOM | With support from Casey Trees, the Environmental Law Association (ELA) at the George Washington University (GW) planted 23 new street trees at the Foggy Bottom campus on Feb. 24 through the GW Streetscape Grant. The tree planting initiative, one of many conducted on campus over the last five years as part of GW’s long-standing February 2012 | theleaflet

relationship with Casey Trees, is in conjunction with the American Bar Association’s (ABA) “One Million Trees Project – Right Tree for the Right Place at the Right Time” nationwide service project. TWO CLASSES REMAIN ON WINTER 2012 EDUCATION SCHEDULE | Registration is still open for two classes this spring. Join co-author of Remarkable Trees of Viriginia Jeff Kirwan on March 23 for a lecture on the venerable trees of D.C.’s southern neighbor. On April 18, Casey Trees is hosting Richard C. Murray, author of Tree Biology Notebook, who will give a presentation on what trees must do to survive and what they need to prosper. Registration and detailed descriptions for each class are available online. The Winter ID tree tour on March 10 is currently full, but if you would like to be waitlisted, please contact Priscilla Plumb by email or at 202.349.1896.

URBAN FORESTRY NEWS

Greening indicates that U.S. cities lose about 4 million trees per year. Seventeen of the 20 cities analyzed — Washington, D.C. was not included — saw a decline in tree canopy coverage, while 16 cities had increased impervious surfaces, which includes pavement and rooftops. Researchers used aerial imagery and the free online tool i-Tree to determine that tree canopy is decreasing at a rate of about 0.27 percent of land area per year in urban areas of the U.S. D.C. PREPARES FOR CHERRY BLOSSOMS CENTENNIAL | On March 1, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) announced its forecast for the District’s cherry blossoms, with peak bloom expected between March 24 and 31. Though it has been an unseasonably warm winter and there is much speculation about early peak bloom dates, Rob DeFeo, chief horticulturist at NPS, said the recent weather had little effect on the bloom dates. However, warmer temperatures could accelerate peak bloom if they remain consistent through March. The earliest blossom peak on record is March 17, 2000.

NEW STUDY SHOWS DECLINE IN URBAN FORESTS | A recent study by the U.S. Forest Service published in Urban Forestry & Urban

IN THIS ISSUE... FROM THE DESK: SALUTE TO URBAN FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION............................................... 4-5 SPOTLIGHT: PROJECT ORGANIZERS TERESA AND CHRIS VETICK........................................................ 6 GIVING: THE POWER OF A T-SHIRT............................................................................................................ 7 CASEY TREES CELEBRATES THE CENTENNIAL OF D.C.’S CHERRY TREES...................................... 8-9 TREE REBATE PROGRAM AIMS TO GET TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.......................................... 10 THE HISTORY OF CASEY TREE FARM....................................................................................................... 11 DEVELOPMENT TRACKER: 901 MONROE STREET — BROOKLAND............................................... 12-13 MARCH KICKS OFF SPRING COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SEASON.......................................... 14-15 ARBOR KIDS: LOOK OUT FOR CHERRY BLOSSOMS.............................................................................. 17

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From the Desk Casey Trees salutes D.C.’s Urban Forestry Administration The proverb that it takes a village to raise a child transfers nicely to trees. In fact, I would argue that in D.C. it takes a city to raise a tree — maybe that’s why it’s called the City of Trees. And of all the individuals and groups that raise trees in D.C., few have a bigger task in this realm than the Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) within the District Department of Transportation. Formerly known as the Tree and Landscape Division, UFA has had its ups and downs, and 12 years ago it was down — significantly underfunded and understaffed. MARK BUSCAINO Mayor Anthony Williams made some key EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR investments then, and today UFA employs 13 inspectors, 10 field staff, 5 professional technical support personnel and 3 administrative staff, most of them professional certified arborists. UFA’s mission is a clear one: to establish and maintain a full population of healthy street trees in the District, and that mission is a big job. UFA responds to more than 13,000 resident requests and 5,000 self-generated work orders each year. As part of that, they plant, prune and remove 4,000plus trees in each category — not to mention storm response. UFA staffers are often up all night clearing fallen trees impacting sidewalks and roadways. It is hard to appreciate all the effort that goes into this work because that is how they want it — maintaining traffic flow and business as usual with as little fanfare as possible.

UFA’s arborists love their jobs and are great at it, but at times it can be a thankless task. Perhaps the best example of the frustrations an arborist has to deal with is when they have to remove an unsound tree even if it looks fine. Trying to explain to someone why a tree is defective when it looks healthy is extremely challenging — especially if that individual has a personal and emotional connection to that tree, which is the case more often than not. Most arborists will admit that their education and training did not prepare them for these situations.

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challenging because of the nature of the resource the public entrusts them to manage. Washington, D.C.’s street trees are a constant in our lives. We see them when we leave for work in the morning, when we return home at nigh, and throughout the entire day no matter where we live or work — on K Street, in Brookland or Anacostia. And as I’m sure you will agree, most people view their street trees as more than just part of their neighborhoods, but as a part of their lives.

Even if it did, each one is different, and every situation can consume an inordinate amount of time and resources. One thing, however, is certain — the last thing any arborist wants to do is remove a healthy tree. Not only does it take generations to replace, but it is costly and takes away from other priorities. But, even that logic sometimes cannot quell the uproar over the removal of a hazardous tree that looks healthy or the preservation of a healthy tree that someone feels threatened by.

In the end it does take a city to raise a tree, and for D.C.’s street trees the guidance of an arborist is needed — the city’s arborists at UFA. Their job starts with the physical sciences — determining what is right for a tree in the environment where it is located. From there it moves to social sciences — helping neighbors and individual residents come to terms with their desires and expectations, and ultimately their feelings of loss and renewal, regarding the trees on their street. It is a complex task requiring arboricultural skill, patience, diplomacy and communications, and all of us at Casey Trees thank UFA’s arborists for doing a great job at it. Regards,

Mark Buscaino Executive Director

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Spotlight Project Organizers Teresa and Chris Vetick talk about their love — of trees A love of trees is one for the ages. Decades spent around plants and trees have proven that to Chris and Teresa Vetick, a couple of dedicated project organizers for Casey Trees. Chris Vetick has been working with Casey Trees for four years as a liaison between Casey Trees and Catholic University of America (CUA), where he works as an assistant director in CUA’s Department of Grounds. In that time, Casey Trees has planted 125 trees on the campus, in addition to hosting educational activities and outreach programs. “It has been a rewarding experience working with all the staff and Chris and Teresa Vetick at the March community members, sharing our enthusiasm for 3 planting at the National Zoological the purpose of expanding our trees and being Park, where Teresa works. stewards of the environment,” he said. Teresa, the curator of horticulture at the National Zoological Park, said she was eager to get involved as a Casey Trees Project Organizer, too. “Chris often talked about the awesome team at Casey Trees and the dedication to their mission,” she said. “I was inspired by their commitment and wanted to meet to discuss possible future projects.”

As a result of her efforts, Casey Trees kicked off its spring Community Tree Planting season with a Citizen Forester (CF) class at the National Zoo on March 3. The event was a success, with roughly 70 volunteers now on their way to becoming CFs and 30 new trees in the ground near the seal habitat. The Veticks agree that the District is on the right path in terms of developing green space.

I think that we are fortunate to be on a trend for environmental awareness and, as citizens, encouraged to practice sustainable efforts in D.C. “There is a goal, with a plan and program in place,” Chris said. “I think that we are fortunate to be on a trend for environmental awareness and, as citizens, encouraged to practice sustainable efforts in D.C.” The Veticks share a love of trees, certainly, in addition to their shared love of gardening and lacrosse, but the subject of the best green space in D.C. is a point of contention rooted in their pride in their jobs. While Teresa prefers the environment at the Zoo, Chris has another choice. “I am biased to our campus at CUA,” he said. “Since we are the largest campus in the District at 196 acres, there are locations here where you feel the tranquility of a rural environment.” Want to become a Project Organizer? Submit an application on behalf of your community or school to participate in the fall Community Tree Planting season. Applications are due June 15.

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Giving What’s in a T-shirt? There are few things in this world more reliable than a simple T-shirt. Whether it is for a night out on the town or a lazy day spent lounging on the couch, everyone has their go-to tee that they’ve had for years. These days, however, a T-shirt is much more than just your play-it-safe sartorial choice du jour. Anyone who has ever stepped outside in a bold, graphic tee knows that a cleverly designed shirt, can be a powerful conversation starter. It is a blank canvas that acts as a message board, an advertisement or, perhaps more accurately, a blurring of the lines between fashion and lifestyle. That is why whenever we are out at plantings or in the community, we make sure to wear our signature Casey Trees T-shirts and help spread the word about the work that we do. Our T-shirts serve as a reminder to anyone who sees us that we stand behind our mission to make D.C. a greener and more sustainable place to live, work and visit. If you do not have your Casey Trees T-shirt yet, do so today — it is the easiest way to show your dedication to our city and its trees. Simply go to the brand new Casey Trees Shop and choose the size and style you want. For a small donation, you will be decked out in what is sure to be your new favorite T-shirt in no time. For just $25 ($20 for kids), you will be making a positive change in your wardrobe while helping to fund our tree planting, education and advocacy

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initiatives across the District. Our shirts are also available for a reduced donation at all of our planting and community events throughout the year — so be sure to check out the Casey Trees tent whenever you see it! It is easy to forget how powerful a T-shirt can be, but there is something to be said about an image or a message when it is displayed across one’s chest for all to see. By wearing your Casey Trees T-shirt, you are joining a group of people who share a commitment to making their home a better place. Fads may come and go, but it is good to know that some things will always stay the same. Just like a simple T-shirt, inspiring change never goes out of style. Donations are accepted securely online or via mail. Make your donation today.

CASEY TREES AND CFEBA JOIN FORCES ONCE AGAIN For the second season in a row, our friends at the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association (CFEBA) will be sponsoring one of our spring Community Tree Planting events. On March 31, volunteers from the CFEBA will work alongside Casey Trees staff and community members to plant 10 trees on the grounds of Mayfair Mansions housing complex in Ward 7.

Celebrating D.C.’s Cherry Centennial Every March, nearly 10,000 cherry trees flower, attracting more than a million visitors each year to the National Mall and Tidal Basin.

The Jefferson Memorial and Tidal Basin have some of the most beautiful stands of the cherry blossoms in the city, but there are trees across D.C.’s eight wards that will show off their flowers.

This year is extra special as the National marks the 100th anniversary of the original gift of 3,020 cherry trees to the District from the city of Tokyo. To commemorate the centennial of the D.C.’s original cherry trees, Casey Trees developed a map

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U.S. Capitol grounds Library of Congress grounds Fort McNair National Arboretum Anacostia Park MLK Avenue SE near St. Elizabeth’s

So if you are looking for a slightly less-crowded spot for enjoying the cherry blossoms, try one of these locales.

WARD TWO Just west of Georgetown, Foxhall Village in Ward Two has many cherry trees that line the quiet streets, Surrey Lane NW in particular. The neighborhood is accessible by foot, bicycle and the D6 bus.

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Dozens of cherry trees line the streets near the entrance of Fort Dupont Park in Ward Seven. Spending an afternoon in Randle Circle could be relaxing, but also stroll down G and 32nd Streets SE for some beautiful specimens. The park is accessible by foot, bicycle and various bus lines (S35, A31, U2, V7, V8 and V9).

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WARD FIVE This small grove of cherries will be a site to see in Ward Fiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Langdon Park, at 18th and Franklin Streets NE. Twenty-eight trees dot the entrance and paths on the southeast corner of the park, which is accessible by foot, bicycle and various bus lines (E2, E9, H6, B8 and B9). theleaflet | February 2012

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Tree Planting It pays to go green with Casey Trees’ Tree Rebate program Casey Trees staff recently visited nurseries and garden centers in D.C., Maryland and Virginia to meet with nursery managers and promote its Tree Rebate program with point-of-sale materials.

A mature white oak in Meridian Hill Park. The white oak is one of 27 species eligible for a rebate of up to $100 through the Tree Rebate program. Photo courtesy of Washington DC Trees.

The program, funded by the District Department of the Environment, provides rebates to individuals who purchase and plant a tree on private property in D.C. Rebate requests must be accompanied by a completed form pledging to water and care for the tree for a minimum of two years and a purchase receipt for each tree.

Last fall, Casey Trees announced updates to the program, including rebates up to $100 per tree to individuals who plant large canopy trees on private property. Seven genera and 27 species — mostly native hickories and oaks — qualify for the increased rebate. Rebates of up to $50 per tree will continue to be available for small and medium canopy trees. Invasive tree species, including Norway maple, Tree of Heaven, mimosa, Bradford pear, Sawtooth oak and Siberian elm and the Ash tree should not be

What trees qualify for $100? OAKS Basket Oak/ Chestnut Oak Black Oak Bur Oak Chinkapin Oak Live Oak Northern Red Oak Nuttall Oak Overcup Oak Pin Oak Scarlet Oak Shingle Oak Shumard Oak Southern Red Oak Swamp White Oak Turkey Oak Water Oak White Oak Willow Oak

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Butternut Hickory Mockernut Hickory Pignut Hickory Shagbark Hickory

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planted and do not qualify for the rebate. Dwarf trees and shrubs are also ineligible. The best time to plant trees is in the fall and spring months — trees planted in the summer may not be able to withstand the season’s harsh conditions of D.C. area — though Casey Trees accepts rebate forms year round. Downloadable rebate forms, instructions and a complete list of trees eligible for the increased rebate are available online. Want to add trees to your property but need some assistance getting them in the ground? Learn more about our RiverSmart Homes Shade Tree program.

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Casey Tree Farm A look into Casey Tree Farm’s past Casey Tree Farm (the Farm) is a 730-acre tract located in Berryville, Va. Locally known as Springsbury Farm, Casey Trees was gifted the land and its structures in 2008 to enhance its mission through research, collaboration and environmental stewardship. The Farm was originally part of a five-million-acre tract of land owned by Lord Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord of Fairfax of Cameron. Over time, the estate was subdivided and sold. Following the death of Lord Fairfax, the remaining land was confiscated by the Commonwealth of Virginia and put up for sale to the public. Historical records indicate several prominent individuals owned and resided at the farm including John Holker, French consul general to the U.S., from 1781 until Charles McCormick’s family bequeathed the property in 1933 to local charities including All Saints Episcopal Church. The church sold its portion to Marie and George Greenhalgh who then assembled the remaining portions of the estate between 1935 and 1937. In 1958, Eugene Casey purchased the farm from the Greenhalghs to serve as a summer home for him and his wife, Betty Brown Casey. Mrs. Casey donated the farm to Casey Trees in 2008. Today, the rich agricultural and cultural legacy of the farm lives on through the Farm’s tree nursery, hay fields and our preservation and adaptive reuse of the historic structures located on site. The Main House, the core of which was built in the mid-1790s, was expanded by Marie and George

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Greenhalgh in the 1930’s to a spacious residence with designs from the Boston-based firm of Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, best known for their work in Colonial Williamsburg. The home’s expansive gardens, as well as the road layout and the many stone wall features on the Farm, were designed by one of America’s most prominent women An outlying building on a back parcel of the Farm that now houses a six-acre tree nursery. landscape architects, Ellen Biddle Shipman. Casey Trees has stabilized the home to ensure it will continue standing for decades to come. The Main Stable, with more than 25 stalls, was used by the Greenhalghs to board their show horses. The original barn, also built in the late 1700s, was expanded with designs by Alfred Hopkins and Associates, a well-known architecture firm specializing in stables and farm outbuildings on large estates particularly on Long Island, N.Y. This March, Casey Tree Farm will add 2,000 trees and three acres to its current operations, more than doubling the size of the nursery. Another parcel of land has been selected as a future nursery site where planting will begin in 2013. Casey Tree Farm’s history is a storied one and its future is looking very bright.

Planning & Design Development Tracker: 901 Monroe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brookland By Lisa Morris, Planning Associate, Casey Trees | The 901 Monroe Street project is proposed for a site just blocks from Casey Trees headquarters in Brookland. Located across the street from the Brookland-CUA Metro station on the site of the Colonel Brooks Restaurant, the mixed-use project would bring shops and new apartments to the neighborhood. It is also designed to enhance the streetscape along the perimeter of the project, creating spaces for large canopy trees and capturing stormwater in the planting strips.

901 Monroe would incorporate several techniques to help trees thrive in a dense development. One important approach is to minimize conflicts between utility wires and tree canopy by burying wires underground. All over Brookland and other neighborhoods in D.C., you can find examples of trees that have grown into overhead wires and whose branches have had to be cut back, sometimes with devastating results. The 901

The project would fill most of the block between Monroe, Lawrence, 9th The streetscape on Monroe Street will help trees thrive in an urban environment. Structural soils under sidewalks and large planting spaces create room for tree roots, while burying utility wires and 10th Streets allows space for large canopy. Graphic by Esocoff & Associates. NE, an area that currently has a 30 percent tree canopy. This canopy Monroe development would bury the utility wires is comprised of about 10 mature trees on five along Monroe Street at the front of the project, residential properties that would be redeveloped if freeing up space for large canopy trees. the project were approved. While the project would necessitate the removal of these existing trees, the Similarly, tree roots need space to stabilize the tree plan for street trees along the perimeter and in a and access the nutrients it needs to grow. 901 green interior courtyard would add as many as 40 Monroe will use either Silva cells or structural soils new trees to the site, which, over time, would more under the sidewalks, allowing tree roots to stretch than replace the lost canopy. out into uncompacted soil. The planting strips would also manage stormwater from the sidewalk In an urban environment, competing uses for surfaces, giving trees more access to water and limited space necessitate thoughtful design, and intercepting polluted runoff before it ends up in

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Trees will line the perimeter of the project. An alley and interior courtyard create more space for new trees to be planted, while planting strips will absorb stormwater from the alley and sidewalks. Graphic by Esocoff & Associates.

local waterways. Following hearings in January and February, 901 Monroe is under review by the DC Zoning Commission, which will decide whether to approve or deny the project’s application. It has been at the center of neighborhood controversy, with some Brooklanders enthusiastic about new retail opportunities and more street life near the Metro station, while those who live closest to the site have voiced concerns about the height and size of the proposal and how it would change what is now a quiet neighborhood.

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Whether the project is approved, the streetscape design demonstrates what is possible when a development makes good tree spaces a priority. These strategies can be used all over the city to help grow our tree canopy and get more of the benefits canopy provides, such as cleaner air and water, better streets for biking and walking, lower cooling costs in the summer and more desirable neighborhoods in which to live and work. Want to learn more about trees in low-impact development? Register for a “Streetscape Design” First Fridays presentation on March 2, May 4 or Aug. 3.

Volunteer Casey Treesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spring 2012 Community Tree Planting schedule We welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities but advance registration is required and space is limited. Please note that school plantings are restricted to students, faculty and parents of that school. Registration is available on our Calendar of Events page. Groups of five or more should contact Liz Ball, Volunteer Coordinator, by email or by calling 202.349.1907.

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