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American chestnut dominant forests to red maple dominant forests
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American Chestnut Blight Results of the American Chestnut blight are documented on the Chattahoochee National Forest in north Georgia, 1930.
American Chestnut, Central Maryland. Photograph supplied by the United States Forest Service.
Map of infected American chestnut trees, Invasion of chestnut blight with time. The shaded area represents chestnut tree populations that have not been fully invaded yet (from Gravatt, 1949).
Causal loop diagram
The eastern parts of the USA were once dominated by American chestnut tree forests (Castanea dentata), making up 40-85 % of canopy cover. However, an invasive alien fungus known as chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica) was accidently introduced to New York in the early 1900s at a time of significantly increased global trade. American chestnut trees had no resistance to this Asian fungus and it spread rapidly across the eastern coast. By the 1930s it had reached the southern Application forests in Virginia and North Carolina and killed almost all chestnut trees in the area (Anagnostikas, 1982; Freinkel, 2007). It continued to spread further into South Carolina and Georgia. By the mid-1950s over 3.6 million hectares of chestnuts trees, almost the entire population, were dead or dying (Anagnostikas, 1987). Only about 1 % of chestnuts now remain, mainly as small coppiced shrubs.
The loss of chestnut trees in the USA had significant negative impacts on the supply of timber, tannins, fodder and food products, negatively impacting the livelihoods of foresters and local communities as well and native biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (Freinkel, 2007). It resulted in the loss of a key food and shelter sources for wild animals in the region and altered nutrient cycles (Smock and McGregor, 1988; Ellison et al. 2005). For up to 50 years many forests in the eastern US had large gaps.
Hickory filled in these gaps over time and became the dominant forest species (McCormick and Platt, 1980). Due to exclusion of fire in the mid to late 1900s, red maple outcompeted hickory and is now the dominate forest species in the Appellation area.
Historically a number of techniques have been used to try and manage chestnut blight invasion, but the majority have failed. This included spaying of fungicide that did not work, and the use of biological control that had limited success. More recently genetic modification and breeding techniques are being implemented to produce chestnut blight resistant strains of C. dentate (Milgroom and Cortesi, 2004; Jacobs, 2007). Replanting of resistant strains into native forests has begun recently.
Type of regime shift
Temperate & Boreal Forests
Land uses
Small-scale subsistence crop cultivation
Large-scale commercial crop cultivation
Intensive livestock production (eg feedlots, dairies)
Extensive livestock production (natural rangelands)
Timber production
Spatial scale of the case study
Sub-continental/regional (e.g. southern Africa, Amazon basin)
Continent or Ocean
East coase of the USA
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Species introduction or removal
Intensive livestock production (eg feedlots)
Extensive livestock production (rangelands)
Nutrient cycling
Wild animal and plant products
Woodfuel
Fuel and fiber crops
Regulation of soil erosion
Spatial scale of RS
Time scale of RS
Irreversible (on 100 year time scale)
Hysteretic
Well established – Wide agreement in the literature that the RS exists
American chestnut dominant forests
The original regime consisted of American chestnut dominant forests (40-85 % canopy cover) throughout the east coast of the USA. This was a keystone species in the area – particularly for its role as a food and shelter source for animals. It was also highly prized by humans for timber, tannin, food and fodder.
Hickory and red maple dominant forests
For up to 50 years in some cases there were large gaps within forests where American chestnuts had died. These gapes were later filled by hickory species which became the dominant tree cover. Later fire exclusion caused hickory to be replaced by red maple, which is now the dominant forest tree species in the Appellation area of the USA.
The main driver of the regime shift was the accidental introduction of an invasive alien fungus (chestnut blight). This was underpinned by an increase in global trade in the early 1900s.
How the regime shift worked
The accidental introduction of an alien fungus (chestnut blight) to New York was the primary driver of the shift. American chestnuts native to the US were not resistant to this Asian fungus, and it rapidly spread across the country killing almost all chestnut trees.
The hickory and red maple regime is maintained by the suppression of American chestnut biomass and seedbanks resulting from the severe reduction of adult chestnut trees due to the invasive chestnut blight fungus. Furthermore, exclusion of natural fires has aided red maple to become dominant over other tree species along the eastern parts of the USA, in particular in the Appellations.
This regime shift had many negative impacts on ecosystem services. Negative effects on provisioning services include loss of timber, food, tannin production, and livestock fodder (Anagnostikas, 1987). The loss of chestnut trees has also resulted in altered water and soil nutrient cycling, and resulted in the loss of carbon sequestration potential (Ellison et al. 2005). The American chestnuts provided many cultural services, including aesthetic and spiritual values. The American chestnut had always been a tree that American citizens closely identified with (Anagnostikas, 1987; Freinkel, 2007).
These negative impacts of chestnut blight had substantial costs for local livelihoods and human well-being. This included the loss of livelihood strategies and income for people in the timber, tannin and nut production industry. Nuts were also commonly collected and traded (bartered) for other supplies especially by poorer households (Anagnostikas, 1987). It has also resulted in a negative change for cultural identity and loss of cultural practices, as chestnut trees were a popular ornamental, collecting of nuts was a cultural tradition for families, and the tree was symbolic for many Americans.
A number of actions were implemented to try and manage the impact of chestnut blight fungus. This included spraying of fungicide and quarantining and destroying infected trees. However, this did not work effectively. There was also attempted use of biological control for the chestnut blight fungus using a hypovirulence agent. This had mixed success, working well in some regions but not in others (Milgroom and Cortesi, 2004). Attempts are now being made to breed and genetically modify chestnut trees to produce chestnut blight resistant cultivars and hybrids for replanting and restoration of chestnut tree forests in the USA (Jacobs, 2007).
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Ross Shackleton, Brendon Larson, Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs. American chestnut dominant forests to red maple dominant forests. In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org. Last revised 2018-01-26 12:03:01 GMT.
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Megadiverse fynbos shrublands to invasive wattle tree monoculture
Dave Richardson, Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs
Large stand of invasive wattles being cleared to access grazing
Impenetrable wattle invasion
Wattle invasion to the right of the road and well managed fynbos to the left
The southwestern tip of Africa is home to the Fynbos biome (Cape Floristic Region), which is characterised by highly diverse plant groups, many of which are endemic and occur nowhere else in the world. Numerous species of Australian acacia (wattles) were introduced to South Africa for multiple reasons, including sand/dune stabilisation, ornamental purposes, and forestry. Many species have subsequently naturalised and some are widespread invaders. The Australian wattles have filled an empty niche (trees in a virtually treeless system) causing a regime shift. This shift has induced many negative impacts to the social-ecological system in the area. These include alterations to fire and hydrological systems, changes in soil nutrient cycles, biodiversity loss, and negative impacts on local livelihoods and human well-being through loss of grazing, water supply, ecotourism and increased exposure to natural hazards. Ongoing management interventions include mechanical and chemical control and the use of biological control agents.
Introduction of aline species (Biological invasions)
Mediterranean shrubs (egFynbos)
Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Western Cape, South Africa
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Ross Shackleton, Dave Richardson, Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs. Megadiverse fynbos shrublands to invasive wattle tree monoculture. In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org. Last revised 2018-05-30 08:50:01 GMT.


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Francis James Quirk (June 3, 1907 – February 5, 1974) was an American artist, educator, museum curator, and TV personality. He is best known for his paintings of Edgar Lee Masters and Carl Sandberg, as well as his affiliation with Lehigh University as a professor and curator.

Early life and education
Francis Quirk was born on June 3, 1907, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His parents Edward and Anne (née O'Neil) lived on 30 Waldo Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was the second of five children, the others being an older brother Edward, a younger brother Henry, younger sister Anna M. and younger sister Helen M.

Quirk completed his undergraduate work at the Rhode Island School of Design where he was the co-founder of a short-lived student humor publication, The Salamander. He completed his certificate in 1929 and his post graduate work in 1930. Upon graduation, he received the Trustees Post-Graduate Scholarship. During this year he served on the staff of the "Student Designer" in the Art Department. He later continued post-graduate studies in 1941–1942 at the University of Pennsylvania. Biographies also list him as training in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Woodstock, New York, France and Italy. He also studied under J. R. Frazier and F. Sisson.

Career
Quirk was an art teacher from 1930 until 1935 at the Montgomery School, for boys in grades 1–12 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. While teaching at the school, Quirk was quite active outside the classroom and establishing himself as a talented artist.

In 1932, Quirk successfully competed for a place at the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation that allowed him to spend three months at Tiffany's estate at Laurelton Hall in Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island.  Judges for the competition included impressionist painter Child Hassam and sculptor Daniel Chester French.

Also in 1932, Quirk exhibited at the Provincetown Art Association a painting of Fred Fischer's Place. He also won the Juror's Prize at the Providence Art Club's Annual Exhibition with his painting of Scott Adams III.

Ogontz College
In 1935, Quirk began a 15-year relationship with the Ogontz School for Young Ladies. For the first 5 years he was Professor of Art, Drawing, and Painting. For the last 10 years he was Head of the Art Department. While at Ogontz, on September 12, 1936, he married Anna F. Feeley with whom he had two children, Ada-Lee and Jaimie. Anna also served on the faculty of Ogontz College. She also was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, was Supervisor of Art in Cranston, RI public school system, founded the Cranston School of Creative Arts and exhibited her paintings in Maine.

During his time at Ogontz, his reputation as a portrait painter grew considerably. He also painted Carl Sandburg at the request of Abby Sutherland Brown. The Writers Guild of Pennsylvania commissioned a portrait of Edgar Lee Masters in 1946 that later became the 70th painting to enter the collection of the US National Portrait Gallery.

In 1940, Quirk exhibited a painting of him and his wife attending a concert at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art.

Towards the end of Quirk's tenure at Ogontz he also was a Professor of Contemporary Perspective at Philadelphia's Hussian School of Art. He taught there from 1948 to 1950, shortly after the school's founding by John Hussian in 1946 with the support of principals at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Lehigh University
1950 was a landmark year for Quirk as he made a major transition to the all-male Lehigh University where he took over from Garth Howland as in the Fine Art Department and Director of Exhibits. In his first year he would expand the exhibit space with the establishment of the Memorial Gallery. He would later win the University's Lindbeck Award for distinguished teaching in 1965.

As Curator of the Collection he made three significant moves. First, he brought order through a comprehensive cataloging of the collection. Second, he created better display spaces and finally he began its expansion through donations from prominent alumni such as Ralph Wilson of the Timken Company and Eugene Grace of Bethlehem Steel and through borrowing. He also established lending relationships with the Ranger Fund, National Academy of Design and the Smithsonian Institution. Quirk also ran numerous exhibitions and established a program for exhibiting student art.

Technically, Quirk was an excellent draftsman who worked in a variety of medium and styles. At the time, the art world was in revolution with modern movements such as cubism and abstract art emerging. Quirk experimented in cubism, but largely remained true to a realistic style of portraiture and marine subjects.

In the media, Quirk also hosted television programs "Art as We See It" and "It's Happening There" that were broadcast on Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Station, WGPA. He also hosted programs on Philadelphia's WFIL station: "These our Own" and "You Should Know What You Like."

During his time at Lehigh Quirk bought a home in the Mountain Club in Prescott, Arizona. He named the Pine Drive home Peterspen and was active in the Mountain Club community teaching art classes. He would spend two years on special assignment in Switzerland from 1959-1961.

Quirk retired from teaching in 1969 but remained affiliated with the school as professor emeritus through 1972 and had a solo show there in 1973. That show featured works from his time at the Ossabaw Island Foundation who had awarded him a grant in 1968 and a fellowship in 1972.

Retirement
Quirk retired to Peterspen North, his home in the Kinney Shores area of Saco, Maine. He had spent many summers there and served as President of the Kinney Shores Association. He also exhibited his work at the Old Orchard Art Association where he had been honored with a prize in 1962 and sold his work through local galleries.  He died on February 5, 1974, in the National Medical Care center in Portland Maine. He was buried in the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco, Maine.

Awards and exhibitions

 1932, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Fellowship
 1932, Providence Art Club, Junior Prize
1940, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
1946, Solo Show Women's City Club of Philadelphia
 1950, Who's Who in the East
 1950, Who's Who in Art
 1956, Ocean Park Judges Award
 1962, Old Orchard Award
 1965, Lindback Award for distinguished teaching Lehigh University
 Grantee 1968 and Fellow 1972, Ossabaw Island Project
 1970, Impossible Art Exhibition
 1973, Solo show, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
 1974, Solo show, Lehigh University Art Gallery

Collections
National Portrait Gallery, Snite Museum of Art (University of Notre Dame), Canton Art Institute, Georgia Museum of Art, Colby College (President Strider), Lehigh University Art Galleries, Monroe County Medical Center, American Consulate Zurich, Wilson College, Allentown College, Ships Museum (Savannah), Stroudsburg Hospital, Parker College.

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Sure, it might be a "Rose Sunday" in the church... but for even more folks than hit our pews this weekend, this night is just the start of a joyous annual solemnity of the first rank.
Indeed, friends, this is Selection Sunday, and the hour at hand sees the traditional nationwide broadcast (livestream) where the match-ups that'll decide this year's NCAA basketball championship -- the famous "March Madness" -- are revealed.
Meanwhile, much along the same lines, the church on these shores currently faces "one shining moment" in its long and storied pilgrimage -- B16's appointment of the prelate who, roughly a year from today, will step into the leadership of more American Catholics than any cleric ever to come before him.
The process was supposed to have wrapped by now, but with the stakes (and the documentation) through the ceiling and the pontiff's choice of the next head of the 5 million-member archdiocese of Los Angeles still on its way, this unprecedented season -- and, sure enough, our kind's venerable tradition of rejoicing, wherever possible, in the ways of this world -- calls for an ecclesial twist on the traditional office-pool.
Ergo, gang, welcome to the Biggest Dance the Stateside church has ever seen...
...to be sure, don't wish the job on anyone, but have at it nonetheless.
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On the rules front, it should -- but, given the hysteria surrounding major appointments, can't -- go without saying that, just like the tourney it echoes, once a case reaches its Vatican stage these days, anything (and everything) is possible. (Unlike what happens on the hardwood, though, the Thursday Table or The Apartment is completely at liberty to choose away from any terna, reach beyond any bracket, etc.)
What's more, to be clear, any betting on the Spirit's movement in the coming weeks is emphatically frowned-upon. Still, in the sneaking suspicion that some of you won't be able to resist (and, indeed, considering the luxury of spending time on such things, especially in this economy), you're under trust to send any, er, proceeds either to aid the continuing CRS relief efforts in Haiti or, closer to home, the LA church's Catholic Education Foundation, of whose pressing challenges Cardinal Roger Mahony recently wrote, and his successor will inherit.
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Meridian Hill - Malcolm X Park
address 16th St NW &, W St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Ward 1 - Start Date 3/17/18 - partnership US National Park Service
In 1819, John Porter erected a mansion on Meridian Hill. The site was called Meridian Hill because it was on the exact longitude of the original District of Columbia milestone marker, placed on April 15, 1791. In 1829, the mansion became departing President John Quincy Adams' home. After its conversion to a public park, Union troops encamped on the grounds during the Civil War. The U.S. government purchased the grounds in 1910. Landscape architects George Burnap and Horace Peaslee planned an Italian style garden. The structures made revolutionary use of concrete aggregate as a building material. Source: NPS
Landowner Mary Foote Henderson persuaded federal officials to build the elaborate, European style, 12-acre Meridian Hill Park across 16th Street from her mansion. Its starlight performances drew audiences until the park began declining in the 1950s. In the 1960s it became a staging ground for political demonstrations, and in 1970 activist Angela Davis unofficially renamed it Malcolm X Park. Neglected by official Washington, the space became a scene of crime and vandalism. Then in the early 1990s, Friends of Meridian Hill and others worked with the National Park Service to evict criminal activity and restore the park as a cultural center. Source: Cultural Tourism DC
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April 2016 Park Inventory with 51 attendees that inventoried 129 trees which laid the groundwork for our
March 2018 Community Tree Planting with 24 trees planted by 42 folks
April 2018 we held a Tree Identification class in the park with 16 people
Returned in October 2019 for an additional Community Tree Planting with 11 trees throughout the top portion of the park
Unfortunately follow up Community Tree Planting in July 2020 was canceled
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Read our post - Watch Fireworks From the Shade of These Trees in the Leaflet for more.
See Historical Photos - Meridian Hill Park, Then and Nowfrom Curbed, Washington DC.
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Peirce Mill
address 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC 20008
Ward 2 - Start Date 12/30/19 - partnership with the US National Park Service
Isaac Peirce built Peirce Mill on Rock Creek in 1829. Using the moving water as a power source, the mill ground corn, wheat, and rye. Succeeding generations further developed the mill, sawmill, orchard, and tree nursery. In 1890, an act of Congress incorporated the mill and 350 acres of the property into Rock Creek Park. The mill operated until the turbine's shaft broke in 1897. At the turn of the century, park managers went to work improving the site, improving roads and bridges and adding a new dam that provided a nice aesthetic for picnickers. In the 1920s, the mill was converted into a tea room complete with electric lights. In 1933, New Deal legislation transferred Rock Creek Park to the National Park Service. The National Park Service restored the mill and grounds to their historic layout by 1936. NPS
October 2014 Community Tree Planting that brought together 72 people to complete a demonstration project re-creating a portion of the Peirce Plantation orchard in Rock Creek National Park. We also planted shade trees on the slope behind the orchard.
Returned in September 2015 for a tree care event to care for newly planted trees
Pair of tree planting in April 2019, started with crew only planting of 41 trees surrounding the parking areas and followed with large Community Tree Planting of 88 trees planted by 130 people along Rock Creek and the slope surrounding the Mill to prevent erosion and assist in stabilization
Followed up with a July and August 2019 tree care event watering, mulching, and pruning over 100 trees in vicinity of the Mill
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Fort Reno Six
address 4000 Chesapeake St NW, Washington, DC 20016
Ward 3 - Start Date 4/29/20 - partnership Fort Reno
Fort Reno was originally named Fort Pennsylvania, and was built during the winter of 1861 shortly after the disastrous defeat of the Union Army at the First Battle of Manassas. Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard, Col. of Engineers, U.S. Army, was in charge of construction of the defenses around Washington. Barnard chose the location of Fort Reno for its strategic importance in guarding the Rockville Pike (present day Wisconsin Avenue). Being the highest elevation in the city (429 feet above sea level), Fort Reno also served as a forward outpost and signal station for detecting enemy movement near the northern part of the city. Eventually, the fort was the largest and strongest of those defending the capital with a dozen heavy guns, three Parrott siege guns and nine 27-pounder barbette guns. A strength of three thousand men of the First Brigade made Fort Reno the stronghold of the northern defenses of the capital. NPS
We often say you can't protect what you don't know is there, which is why our work started with a Park Inventory. Due to its vast size, we held two Inventories at Fort Reno, one in May 2018, followed by one in October 2018. Volunteers were able to measure and identify over 160 trees throughout the park.
The information collected was used to inform a Community Tree Planting, which was supposed to held in late March 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was unfortunately cancelled.
We still had trees that needed to be planted, so our crew returned to Fort Reno throughout the spring of 2020 to plant over 80 trees from mid April to early May in 2020.
Read our post - DC's Parks through the Ages: Fort Reno Storymap in the Leaflet for more.
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Armed Forces Retirement Home
address 3700 North Capitol St NW, Washington, DC 20011
Ward 4 - Start Date 3/10/18
By 1851 momentum had grown to fund a Soldiers' Home in Washington, DC. General Winfield Scott was a hero in the Mexican-American War. He was paid reparations in lieu of ransacking Mexico City. So, Scott promptly paid off his troops and gave the rest to Congress—petitioning it to open a home for old and infirm soldiers. A rustic country¬ cottage owned by the prominent Riggs family was purchased as the site for such a home. This cottage sat high atop a breezy hill overlooking several hundred acres of farmland in rural Washington. The Old Soldiers' Home began with just one "inmate". Before long, more soldiers moved in, and they outgrew that cottage. So a larger "Scott" dormitory was built. The Scott was renamed the Sherman Building, and it serves as offices for AFRH corporate staff. The new Scott Building, which opened in 2013, is a model of moderretirement living. Today Residents actively contribute military memorabilia and original artwork to its hallways. AFRH-W
The Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) is the oldest veterans retirement home in the United States. Established in 1851, it is located on 272 acres in Northwest Washington, DC. It seeks to lease 80 acres for private mixed-use development. To facilitate this, the AFRH issued a Request for Proposals in May 2018 and selected the development team of Madison Marquette, Urban Atlantic in July 2020. NCPC, AFRH, and the DC Office of Planning (DCOP) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). NCPC
We started to tackle this on-going project to reforest some of the more than 200 acres of wooded land that is showing signs of years without replanting lost trees. Our first tree planting was held in 2013, where we planted 57 trees with over 130 folks. This the laid the groundwork for our returning planting.
Due to the sprawling campus, we followed this planting up with an additional planting in April 2014 in partnership with the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
We had such a successful planting with the National Cherry Blossom Festival we returned the following year, in April 2015, to continue to restore the tree canopy along the western edge of the campus.
In April 2016 we continued planting an additional 50 trees throughout campus as well as holding a Tree care event to water and mulch existing trees. AFRH also hosted our Tree Planting Training Workshop in October 2016, where we trained lead volunteers on planting event procedures.
Our work has continued with two additional Community Tree Plantings in 2017 and 2018 to restore tree canopy, especially around the southern edge of the parking lot used for overflow VA Hospital parking and inside the fence along North Capital St.
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McKinley Technology High School
address 151 T St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Ward 5 - Start Date 5/5/18 - partnership McKinley Technology High School
The United States Congress allocated $26 million in 1926 for the construction of the existing building at 2nd and T Streets NE, in the Eckington area. The school is named for William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States. Enrollment fell from a peak of 2400 in the late 1960s to approximately 500 in the mid-1990s. The school was selected for closure during the period of the congressionally authorized financial control board. The school was shuttered in June 1997. Mayor Williams pledged to bring a STEM focused school to DC. The school finally reopened on September 1, 2004, for grades 9 and 10. On August 28, 2006, the school had a complete program for grades 9-12 and an enrollment of 800 students. It was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2012.
We go way back at McKinley Tech, first planting here soon after our founding - in 2005!
A Park Inventory held in 2017 checked back in on the health of previously planted trees and illuminated additional room for new ones.
It took us a minute to get back, but returned to campus in 2018 for an additional planting where we added 50 trees with the help of students and faculty. Talk about hands on learning.
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Mount Olivet Cemetery
address 1300 Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, DC 20002
Ward 5 - Start Date 5/22/19 - partnership Mount Olivet Cemetery School
The largest Catholic burial ground in the District of Columbia, it was one of the first in the city to be racially integrated. (source: wiki) Following an 1852 ordinance by the Washington, D.C., city council limiting the creation of new cemeteries within Georgetown, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore purchased 41-acres of Fenwick Farm for use as a burial ground in the northeast section of the District of Columbia. Mount Olivet, modeled after Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery and named after the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, opened between 1858 and 1862 as a racially integrated cemetery. It is a rare example of a Civil War-era integrated cemetery still in operation in the capital. The cemetery began with 70 acres and has grown over the years with the addition of several acres in the northeast corner. More than 100,000 graves are laid out across approximately 80 acres of gently rolling hillside opposite the National Arboretum. In 2018, the cemetery partnered with the Nature Conservatory to replace rarely used access roads with grass, trees, flowerbeds, and bio-retention cells to help mitigate polluted runoff. As part of this project, a commemorative garden created by landscape designer Gwen Wolfgang was installed in honor of the enslaved men and women who were buried in unmarked graves. The garden consists of new plantings, including yucca, which traditionally marked the graves of the enslaved. The Cultural Landscape Foundation
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"Cemeteries can play a unique and important role in urban areas and conservation... The new memorial green space will address multiple urban conservation needs while also providing visitors with a place to rest and connect with nature."
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Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
address 1100 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017
Ward 5 - Start Date 3/23/19 - Partnership with Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
Early histories are not in agreement on the origin of Turkey Thicket. Some say it was part of a parcel of land originally purchased by settler Charles Beall in 1686 and designated Turkey Thicket by him. Others say it was originally a swampy forested area heavily populated by turkeys and informally named Turkey Thicket by local farmers before the land was drained, filled in and urbanized in the early 20th century. Portions of the area were purchased by Catholic University and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the late 19th century, then gradually sold to developers for housing. The land on which the present-day playground stands was bought in 1934 by the federal government, which built a baseball diamond, a softball field and a football field. Since then, the District acquired the playground and added tennis and volleyball courts and lights for nighttime sports. Washington Post
Turkey Thicket Recreation center hasn't made too much history yet. It's less than 20 years old and was built in early 2005. In March 2014, Turkey Thicket Park got a full makeover and several amenities added. There are both indoor and outdoor amenities/activities. The current outdoor attractions include: a basketball court, a baseball field, a track for walking and/or running, a playground, covered picnic areas, with tables, seating, and mini grills, tennis courts, and a spray park. DCPL
In 1632, the English King Charles I granted the charter for the colony of Maryland to George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore. Early land grants in Ward 5 dated to 1685 and included such whimsically named tracts as Turkey Thicket, Barbadoes and Cuckhold's Delight. Native American settlements gradually gave way to farm homesteads and tobacco plantations with enslaved African labor. DC OP
Part of a land grant known as Turkey Thicket when it was purchased by Samuel Harrison Smith in 1800, the land was previously part of a larger tract called Pleasant Hills. CUA
A neighborhood staple nearby our Headquarters in Brookland, we started our work at Turkey Thicket Rec in 2019. Our Pruning Corps held a training session at the rec center, learning the proper way to prune trees to promote healthy growth.
We returned many times throughout the year: first at a Community Tree Planting, where we added over 50 trees, shading the walking path, baseball diamond, and splash park walkway
we returned in the summer to care for those newly planted trees providing water and mulch; and our final 2019 Turkey Thicket activity was an inventory to mark the health, size, and status of trees throughout the rec center for our own knowledge and to share with our partner, DPR who owns and operates the site.
We took a bit of break in 2020 and returned in 2021 ready to rock. Post coronavirus pandemic, our planting protocols have shifted a bit, so throughout four smaller, more intimate plantings, we have added an additional 50 trees with approach to beautify area and achieve canopy coverage objective.
Congressional Cemetery
address 1801 E St SE, Washington, DC 2000
Ward 6 - Start Date 5/4/19 - partnership The Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery
The original four and one-half acre tract of Congressional Cemetery was purchased from the Government for $200 on April 4, 1807 as a private burial ground. On March 30, 1812, several years after Christ Church was built, Ingle, one of the buyers, deeded this tract to the church under the name of "The Washington Parish Burial Ground." On May 30, 1849, the vestry changed the name to "Washington Cemetery" which is its correct name today, although it has long been known as Congressional Cemetery because of its associations with the national legislature.
From the time of its establishment in 1807 until the end of the Civil War, three Presidents, two Vice Presidents, seventy-five Senators and Representatives, as well as many high-ranking executive, judicial and military officers and Native Americans were interred in Congressional Cemetery. There are perhaps more early historical figures buried within this "American Westminster Abbey" than in any other cemetery in the country.
For a time in the 20th century, Congressional Cemetery was forgotten and neglected. The grass grew waist high, the stones crumbled and toppled, and the back corners of the property were dirty and dangerous. By 1997, Congressional Cemetery had the dubious distinction of being added to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of the most endangered historic sites.
A stubborn group of dedicated Washingtonians knew the cemetery was worth saving. Local Capitol Hill neighbors who walked their dogs on the grounds began taxing themselves to pay for grass mowing. Today, the K9 Corps at Historic Congressional Cemetery has hundreds of members who pay an annual fee to walk their dogs off-leash on the grounds. Their resources and volunteer work keep the cemetery clean and secure as well as lively and well loved. Other volunteers-including members of the armed forces, school groups, church groups, service associations, and descendant organizations-put in thousands of hours of work each year. They accomplish tasks the cemetery could never afford to pay for. Private donations, Congressional appropriations, foundation grants, and proceeds from gravesite sales have all allowed the cemetery to rebound from neglect and vandalism.
Now a National Historic Landmark, Congressional Cemetery is flourishing. The brick pathways and slate walks are restored to their original beauty. New trees are being planted and new gardens bloom. The cemetery stages regular educational events, tours, fundraisers, and even 5k races. Marching bands, including the world-famous US Marine Band, regularly play at the grave of John Philip Sousa. Genealogists, photographers, historians, dog walkers, birders, joggers, anthropologists, and Victorian scholars can all find something to love among the old stones. Congressional Cemetery
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"We recognize what a unique place the cemetery is - you look around and you've got nature and all its sounds, you've got headstones, and the dogs. It's unusual to have that kind of space anywhere, let alone here."
Marvin Gaye Park
address 5200 Foote St NE, Washington, DC 20019
Formerly called Watts Branch Park, the area was officially rededicated as Marvin Gaye Park on April 2, 2006, what would have been the singer's 67th birthday. It's Washington's longest municipal park, stretching nearly two miles across Northeast Washington. The park occupies a stretch of green stream valley along Watts Branch—the largest tributary to the Anacostia River within the District. Led by community members and organizations, the park has undergone numerous transformations and revitalizations. Today, visitors can find a mosaic with Marvin Gaye's image that graces the entrance of Lady Bird Johnson Meadows. Many other features that are themed around the timeless hits of his storied music career. One of the playgrounds is designed in the shape of a piano and has equipment shaped like musical notes. The park also features a splash pad, community stage, performance plaza and winding bicycle trail that runs throughout the park.
Another feature of the park? Trees, native grasses and plants! The Lady Bird Johnson meadow was mentioned, and we're grateful to be a small part of the park's revitalization through our replanting and education efforts.
In 2020, we were happy to add serviceberries to the Marvin Gaye Community Garden. This simple addition pales in comparison to our mammoth crew planting back in 2018. We were able to take the extra trees from our Fall 2017 season and plant them through the park and along the bike trail. Working with Washington Parks and People and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation, we added over 55 trees. These included typical towering favorites like Oaks, Elms and Magnolias as well as lesser known urban workhorses like American Hornbeams and Hackberries. But what would a park, especially named after the Prince of Soul, be without a little pizazz? We also added numerous ornamental trees like Redbud, Dogwood, and some Fringetrees. Planting wasn't our first time in Marvin Gaye Park, though. In 2017 we worked with three Student Conservation Association Crews to document tree species, height, diameter of the trunk, width of the crown and more. Over three weekends in July they measured each and every tree in the Park. Our Park Inventory Program is a crucial step before planting because it gives folks an idea of the health and make-up of the trees in the park so you can determine shortcomings or gaps in planting plans. In August 2015, we introduced the magic and beauty of trees to community youth through our nature and place based summer education program TreeWise. 16 kids ages six to 14 became Junior Urban Foresters and worked to get their official stamp by learning how trees are beneficial, how to best care for trees and what they need to survive, how they fit into ecosystems and habitats, and how to identify some common trees throughout the city.
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Fort Dupont Park
address Minnesota Ave SE, Washington, DC 20019
This 376 acre wooded park was once home to an earthen fort built to protect Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Fort Dupont was erected as part of the Eastern Branch Line Defenses (Anacostia River). Constructiobn commenced between Ocotober and December of 1861, and "completed" in the spring of 1862. The fort was built to protect a critical Ridge Road (Alabama Avenue) intersection and was supported by Forts Meigs and Chaplin to the north and Fort Davis to the south. In April 1864, Brigadier General John G. Barnard, Chief Engineer, advised the abandonment of Fort Dupont. The army officially abandoned the fort in 1865. The grounds reverted to its original landowner, Michael Caton.
Although its garrison and guns never saw battle, Fort Dupont served as a lifeline of freedom. Runaway slaves found safety here before moving on to join the growing community of "contrabands" in Washington. The barracks and guns are gone, but the fort's earthworks can still be traced near the picnic area on Alabama Avenue.
In the 1930s, the National Capital Planning Commission acquired the old fort and surrounding land for recreation. A golf course was constructed and as the city grew, golf gave way in 1970 to the sports complex along Ely Place that now includes tennis and basketball courts, athletic fields, a softball diamond, and an indoor ice rink. Once where soldiers viewed farmlands, park visitors now grow fruits and vegetables in the community garden. NPS
118 Trees | 58 Volunteer Hours | 58 Volunteers
address 1600 Morris Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Roman Catholic Community serving the Black Catholics of Washington DC for more than 100 years! As far back as 1911, after years of having to sit in the last two pews of the church, being excluded from an active role in the Mass, participating in church organizations or having religious education for their children, the "Colored" Catholics of St. Teresa Church decided they wanted their own parish church. Fast forward a couple of years and the hopes of many years began to be realized, and plans began to take shape. On Sunday, April 30, 1916, the first High Mass was sung in the remodeled church basement of St. Teresa, which served the newly formed "Colored" Catholic Community of Anacostia. On May 11, 1918, Cardinal Gibbons granted permission to purchase property for a church to be built. Seven months later on May 8, 1921, the church was blessed with an overflowing crowd for the occasion of its first service, a Solemn High Mass. The dream was now a reality. The formation of a strong Catholic community was taking root on "The Hill." The first field Mass was celebrated on the grounds of our church on September 24, 1922 and all the organizations from the Black parishes in the city attended.OLPH
The actual church building as gone through several incarnations: the most recent was built in 1976, the previous church in 1935, and the first in 1920, back when Anacostia was primarily rural — and white. Members of the black community decided to break away from Church of Saint Teresa of Avila and form their own church. The Archbishop of Baltimore granted them permission to purchase land in 1918.
The land they sought to buy was called Chichester; it was owned by a black physician named J.C. Norwood. He planned on selling his parcel to this breakaway group from Saint Teresa for $12,000. "When he found out what they wanted the church for, he sold it to them for $9,000. And they had only collected $1,400. But different things happened and evolved and they were able to come up with the money." From there, they started building the church — with their own hands. WAMU
With a commanding view of Washington, Our Lady of Perpetual Help reached out to us for help with adding trees to shade their parking lot, provide beauty year round, and aid with stormwater along Morris Road SE. We held a pair of Community Tree Plantings in October 2019 adding almost 100 trees throughout the congregation's property.
Like so many of our Community Tree Plantings in 2020, our follow up planting was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Thankfully, we were able to return in November 2021 to complete our restoration work, filling in a ring of about 20 trees along the wooded edge of the property.
49 Trees | 12 Volunteer Hours | 12 Volunteers
Anacostia High School
address 1601 16th St SE, Washington, DC 20020
Sitting immediately east of the Anacostia River, the neighborhood known today as historic downtown Anacostia took shape in the 1850s as a Washington, DC suburb named Uniontown, a working-class residential community exclusively for whites. Just southwest was an area known as Barry Farm/Hillsdale, established in the aftermath of the Civil War when formerly enslaved African Americans purchased one-acre lots from the Freedmen's Bureau.
These two communities—one black and one white—existed side-by-side for nearly a century, occupying their own worlds with segregated schools, recreation facilities, and civic organizations. Then, at the onset of the Civil Rights movement, a fight for educational equity and equal opportunity began to dismantle the deep-seated segregation that had defined life in Anacostia and ultimately transformed the neighborhood's demographics.
Built in 1935, with subsequent additions in the 1940s, 50s, and 70s, Anacostia High and other schools were the epicenter of desegregation. When John Philip Sousa Junior High opened East of the River in 1950, African American students and parents challenged the whites-only policy. They joined a citywide protest of schools for black children that were run-down, overcrowded, and underfunded. The resulting legal case, Bolling v. Sharpe, went to the Supreme Court and ultimately overturned segregated schooling in the District of Columbia in 1954. When black students were denied admission to Sousa, the Consolidated Parent Group filed a legal case naming Spottswood Bolling the lead plaintiff. Bolling v. Sharpe became a companion case to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, with decisions handed down in May 1954. Since the Brown decision relied on the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, which applies only to state laws—and hence not to the Federal City—Bolling v. Sharpe is the case that officially desegregated DC's public schools. Smithsonian
In March 2013 we were excited to add trees in the student courtyard and in front of the school. Better yet? we planted with two dozen 11th & 12th graders.
We returned in October of 2021 to add an additional 12 trees. While we were planning for the installation of these trees, we got to chatting with school administrators, teachers, and students and realized there was an opportunity to do something never before done at Casey Trees...
...a courtyard garden installation! In October of 2021 we paired our tree planting with the very first garden installation. In the interior courtyard of the school, with the help of students, we installed a garden complete with a walking labyrinth, food forest, and pollinator garden.
Frederick Douglass National Historical Site
address 1411 W St SE, Washington, DC 20020
Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement. People everywhere still find inspiration today in his tireless struggle, brilliant words, and inclusive vision of humanity. Douglass's legacy is preserved here at Cedar Hill, where he lived his last 17 years, from 1877 until his death in 1895. The centerpiece of the site is the historic house, which sits on top of a 50-foot hill and eight acres of the original estate. Restored to its 1895 appearance, the house is furnished with original objects that belonged to Frederick Douglass and other household members. NPS
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US adds Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia to list of destinations to avoid due to covid
Peru extends vaccination mandates for indoor spaces and domestic travel
"Although the vaccine is voluntary, no citizen has the right to infect another citizen," Cevallos said
The Government of Peru has decided people over 18 years of age who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be banned from closed public places as of Monday. The measures include shopping malls, restaurants and banks.
"People who are not vaccinated have a greater risk of catching COVID-19 and then infecting others, so it is necessary to limit their access to public places," Health Minister Hernando Cevallos said.
Cevallos also explained this measure was a part of the security guidelines that citizens must comply with within a mandatory manner to prevent the spread of the epidemic, which in Peru reports more than 2.2 million cases and 200,000 deaths so far.
According to the new mandate, those over 18 years of age who want to enter a public indoor space must present physical or virtual proof of vaccination in addition to wearing a face mask.
Public transport drivers and collectors as well as those who provide home delivery services will only be able to work if they have taken the drugs.
Authorities have also allowed for an increase in the capacity caps on indoor public places, including a 100% in some restaurants depending on their size.
But capacity at stadiums was kept at 30% and only for people with a full vaccination scheme.
Also starting Monday, unvaccinated people over 45 years of age have been banned from interprovincial travel in a move reportedly aimed at preventing the spread of the disease. Chile is the only other country in the region to have set in place measures this extreme. Since November 1, Chileans need to prove they had taken the two doses at least 14 days before internal travel or have a negative PCR test from 72 hours before the trip.
"If you travel on an interprovincial bus and have to travel for several hours with a person sitting next to you, you have the right to have less chance of being infected," Cevallos last month.
He insisted that "although the vaccine is voluntary, no citizen has the right to infect another citizen. By not being vaccinated, the chances of contagion are greater", he added.
Health care workers are also required to have taken both doses as of Monday.
Further restrictions on the unvaccinated are also on the government's agenda, it was reported.
Cevallos also explained foreign proof of vaccination will be valid nationwide for those who have taken their drugs abroad. "If one has the accreditation of having been vaccinated in other countries, (the document) is also valid in ours," Cevallos said.
So far 37.6 million vaccines have been applied in Peru, where 16.5 million people have already taken the two doses.
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If you haven't been paying attention to DreamWorks, you are missing out! DreamWorks Animation Television has stepped up their game. They are bringing stories to life that have amazing character development, in-depth storylines, and amazing animation. At New York Comic Con (NYCC) they will have panels on DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below, DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender, and DreamWorks She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. All of these are Netflix original series.
You can start off your con on Thursday morning, October 4th, with the DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender at Panel 10:30-11:30 AM, at the Hammerstein Ballroom. This is just a short walk from the Javits Center. It should be a fun morning, as the following cast and crew come together to reflect the emotional season seven and give insight into the final chapter, coming to Netflix later this year: Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery (executive producers), Josh Hamilton (editor), Bex Taylor-Klaus, Josh Keaton, Jeremy Shada, and Kimberly Brooks (voice actors) are all scheduled to be present.
Then you can stick around for a DreamWorks She-Ra and the Princesses of Power at 3:00-4:00 PM, also at Hammerstein Ballroom. Some of you may remember the popular 80's series. Well SHe-Ra she is back! Join executive producer Noelle Stevenson (Nimona, Lumberjanes), Aimee Carrero (voice of Adora/She-Ra), and Karen Fukuhara (voice of Glimmer) as they offer the audience a first look at the series. Still looking for more? Drop by their booth #502, where you can experience this imaginative world, which includes a statue of She-Ra and photo ops. This will require a reservation, so keep a close eye on NYCC social channels.
On Friday, October 5th at 4 PM, make sure you are at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. There you will get to take a look at the new, exciting series DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below from Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro This is the second installment of Tales of Arcadia; the first installment is the seven time Emmy-winning Trollhunters. The panel will include Guillermo del Toro, executive producers Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes, and actor Diego Luna.


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UPPER MARLBORO – Prince George's County Public Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell's decision to leave a county council budget work session early in order to attend a gala has caused one councilmember to signal she may vote "no" to tax increases next month.
County Councilmember Karen Toles asked Maxwell about how the additional funding the school system is asking for would help raise graduation rates around the county, but Maxwell said he would leave it up to Ray Brown, the school system's chief financial officer, to answer Toles' questions.
Toles said she felt disrespected by Maxwell leaving the work session before it adjourned because she and her colleagues had been meeting with various departments since 10 a.m. She said her colleagues had previous engagements as well, and she understands that, but the budget must be done.
"We're all in this together, and sometimes our schedules will run together. We're all having schedules run together. I wanted him to stick around for the discussion – it probably wouldn't have lasted much longer," Toles said.
The council and other officials are at a heightened stress level with what is going on, Toles said, and emotions can run high. Toles said their discussions were important and she did not want to feel like Maxwell was walking out when the stakes were high.
Should this funding not go through, Maxwell said, the school system will not have the means necessary to meet the goals of its strategic plan. He said they will have to reprioritize as a school system, even if the state is granted the rest of the Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI) funding from the governor's office.
The General Assembly passed Senate Bill 183, which says the governor should fully grant GCEI funding to all jurisdictions in Maryland instead of cutting the funding at 50 percent as originally proposed in his state budget.
Deputy Superintendant Monique Davis said the school system will use the money it has requested to help improve graduation rates in the county and bring them to a high level according to the school system's new strategic plan, which has a goal of making PGCPS a top 10 school system in the state by the year 2020.
"We have a target of 3 to 5 percent in graduation rate for most of our high schools. Most of our high schools made that 3 percent last year and that is how we got the increase for the county," Davis said.
Davis said graduation rates are on the radar; the school board is looking to use state help to continue to increase graduation rates.
The school system has been funded more than $300 million in increases over the last four years, Toles said, and needs to have results to show for it. Toles said the council talks with public safety about staying under on their overtime pay expenses at $20 million, but crime has dramatically reduced and the county is seeing results.
Councilman Todd Turner said the GCEI funding yet to be granted to the county is important despite it not being given to jurisdictions as it should have been.
t she has concerns about how an increase in taxes will draw more residents and businesses into Prince George's County.
If the county does get GCEI fully funded, Toles said, she expects the current school board budget proposal to decrease.
"If we get the money from the state, and I believe that we will because I believe Governor Hogan wants to work with the local government and work with our children, I do think it should decrease the amount they are asking for, definitely," Toles said.
The previous night, in a town listening session at Dwight Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel, Dr. Alvin Thornton, Chairman of the Commission on Education Finance, Equity and Excellence, said citizens need to write letters to the governor's office granting the jurisdiction the rest of the GCEI funding.
Even if the governor does not fully grant the GCEI funding, Thornton said, the citizens of Prince George's County have to share their wealth with their children in the public education system to make the county better.
Donna Young, a local Bowie resident, said that sounds like a great idea, but she has concerns about how an increase in taxes will draw more residents and businesses into Prince George's County.