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WAMU: A Tree Fell On The National Mall, And We All Heard About It

Editor May 16, 2019

With the ground saturated by rainwater, a mulberry tree near the Washington Monument fell over this week. Shortly after the images of the more than century-old tree laying on its side landed on social media, mourning and remembrances…

WTOP: Rescue plan for toppled Washington Monument tree to be chosen next week

Editor May 16, 2019

The National Park Service is still deciding how to save a white mulberry tree near the Washington Monument that uprooted last weekend after heavy rains.

Washington Post: An aged tree, witness to history, falls near the Washington Monument

Editor May 15, 2019

One day around 1890, the seed of a white mulberry tree, perhaps borne from the droppings of a passing bird, fell on the grounds of the newly dedicated Washington Monument.

WTOP: Historic mulberry tree falls on grounds of Washington Monument

Editor May 14, 2019

A white mulberry tree, which predates the 1885 dedication of the nearby Washington Monument, has toppled because of saturated ground.

Curbed: A very old tree falls on the National Mall. Park Service officials are trying to save it.

Editor May 14, 2019

The felled mulberry tree “predates the dedication of the Washington Monument,” per the Park Service

DDOT to Begin Spraying Ginkgo Trees

Press Release Apr 30, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2019 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT to Begin Spraying Ginkgo Trees (Washington DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will begin the annual spraying of the…

DDOT Celebrates Arbor Day with Festival, Growing Tree Canopy

Press Release Apr 27, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2019 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Celebrates Arbor Day with Festival, Growing Tree Canopy (Washington, DC) — Today, the District Department of Transportation celebrates…

WAMU: How (And Why) Do You Move A 600,000 Pound Tree?

Editor Jan 24, 2019

If you happened to walk down Wisconsin Avenue earlier this month, you might have noticed a towering oak tree in front of the old Fannie Mae headquarters. In the morning, the 65-foot-tall tree stood on the south edge of the property, where…

Built Environment

Roots of collaboration: Designs underway for tree plaza off Dupont Circle

Naomi Harris Jan 17, 2019

Through the collaboration of a tree-planting nonprofit and an engineering firm, a stretch of sidewalk near Dupont Circle’s namesake park could be transformed into a community plaza dotted with new trees and other environmentally friendly…

Washington Post: Georgetown resident fined $53,000 after removing tree at former Jackie Kennedy…

Editor Nov 13, 2018

The owner of a Georgetown mansion once occupied by former first lady Jackie Kennedy was fined more than $50,000 after removing one magnolia tree from the property and trimming another.

Washington Post: ‘Tree Killer Lives There’: Halloween display targets Georgetown mansion once owned…

Editor Nov 1, 2018

The owner of a Georgetown mansion once owned by former first lady Jackie Kennedy was labeled a “tree killer” in a Halloween display after neighbors complained some of the property’s premier timber recently disappeared.

Georgetown Dish: Chopping Down Ginkgo Trees in Georgetown? The Debate Gets Heated

Editor Nov 1, 2018

Ginkgo trees. They're all over the city, on several blocks in Georgetown, and have been here for at least 40 to 50 years, and some, for over 100, even perhaps 150 years or longer. Some neighbors don't want them, at least not the female…

Forest Hills Connection: When a tree falls on a Rock Creek Park trail, here’s who responds

Editor Sep 27, 2018

They move so quickly to clear the trails that I saw more and more of their work, but no trace of them. They started to take on a mythical quality.

Robert McDonald and Florence Williams in The Current: Climate change, urban heat waves, and the…

Editor Aug 8, 2018

As Washington faces what looks to be a very hot summer, Astrid Jöehnk can peer out from her 1923 row house in Brookland. She knows her street is a little less hot and glaring than it used to be. With help from the nonprofit Casey Trees,…

DDOT Announces Kickoff of Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis in the District of Columbia

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Announces Kickoff of Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis in the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of…

Latest

District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 13

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 14

With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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