{"id":1228280,"date":"2025-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/?p=1228280"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T17:29:41","slug":"casey-trees-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/casey-trees-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Trees are Essential for D.C.&#8217;s Climate Resiliency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Casey Trees is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, established in 2001, committed to restoring, enhancing, and protecting the tree canopy of the nation\u2019s capital. 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Planned to support a lush tree canopy with ample green spaces and tree-lined boulevards, D.C. still boasts more green space per capita than most major cities in the United States. Some consider D.C. the birthplace of arboriculture due to the tens of thousands of trees planted here in the 1800s, which earned D.C. its nickname, the \u201cCity of Trees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estimated to support approximately 50 percent tree canopy in 1950, D.C.\u2019s canopy in 2001 declined to just over 35 percent. A Washington Post article chronicling this decline encouraged Betty Brown Casey, a longtime area resident, to establish Casey Trees in 2002 with its mission: \u201cTo restore, enhance, and protect the tree canopy of the nation\u2019s capital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, Casey Trees has set a goal of attaining 40 percent canopy by 2032; planted over 60,000 trees; educated thousands of residents about the importance of urban tree canopy; supported the tree planting efforts of the D.C. 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