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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Media Contacts
DDOT
Kicks Off Tree Planting Season
Aims to plant more than 8,000 trees during
2017-2018 planting season
(Washington, DC)
— The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Urban Forestry
Division (UFD) kicked off the 2017-2018 tree planting season this
week and set an ambitious goal to plant more than 8,000 trees.
“DDOT maintains more than 215,000 trees throughout the
District,” said DDOT Interim Director Jeff Marootian. “We are committed
to planting new trees, while simultaneously maintaining our existing
ones. Urban forestry improves the environment and enhances quality of
life. The District is recognized as a national leader in urban tree
canopy and currently enjoys a 38.7 percent urban tree canopy. Our goal
is to reach 40 percent by 2020. This planting season will move us even
closer to that goal.”
DDOT employs a team of 25 arborist who plant and care
for the District’s trees, partner with interested organizations, and
educate residents on the benefits of urban tree canopy. Tree planting
season runs from mid-autumn through mid-spring, depending on weather.
This past season, the team planted more than 8,200 trees, exceeding its
8,000 goal.
In June, the team also introduced its DC Tree Watering Application, which
helps users locate trees in all eight wards that need watering, tag
trees they water, upload photos, and report trees in need of care
(e.g., a tree has a beehive). The app also includes a story map with
information about tree species found throughout the District.
For more information about the Urban Forestry Division and the tree
planting season, and a map of the planned tree planting locations,
visit DDOT’s Urban Forestry website.
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