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“The Wonders of DC Trees”
Traveling Exhibition at the Kennedy Center

February 20 to March 3, 2024

Casey Trees and the Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF) launched an educational installation of trees and informational panels, called “The Wonders of DC Trees,” at the Kennedy Center. The event was part of the two-week international REACH to FOREST festival, which explored the symbiotic relationship between forests and the human world.
 
This installment of IMPROVS for TREES included international instrumentalists improvising 60-second works inspired by endangered tree species from six continents. The new music was paired with tree imagery, tree facts, and young native trees on display to be planted by Casey Trees in a low canopy region of Washington, D.C., after the festival.

The young trees on display were accompanied by excerpts from educational art panels, funded by Events DC, called “The Wonders of DC Trees.” These educational panels dramatized the  significance of the urban canopy in the District of Columbia.

The goal of the panels was to show full circle the importance of living trees to the metropolitan region, including the many roles they play in building a greener and more climate-resilient city for future generations.

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The titles of educational panels on display were: What is DC’s Urban Forest? What DC Trees Do for Us, and the Future of DC’s Urban Forest. Attention was given to street beautification and park greenspace, the government’s target of 10,500 new plantings a year, and the selection of different species to best complement the architectural scale and character of distinctive settings.

Flood and erosion control and wildlife support also figure in the rich mix of arboreal impacts. The panel on the future of DC’s Urban Forest suggests ways that DC is improving city blocks and incorporating green planning solutions to address the changing climate.

From February 20th to March 3, 2024, visit the REACH at the Kennedy Center (2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20037) to view the young tree installation by Casey Trees and parts of the Events DC-funded content. Enjoy free programs, films, art installations, conversations, and more as part of REACH to FOREST. For more information: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/festivals-series/reach-to-forest/