“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to share this news from the National Park Service announcing a partnership with Casey Trees to plant 250 trees this year in federal parks and lands managed by National Capital Parks—East, in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.

Thanks to early community outreach, we’ve already funded over 80 trees for Lincoln, Stanton, and Folger Parks in Capitol Hill! Right now, the community can sponsor trees along the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor in SE, with other parks and lands to be determined.

The tree plantings will begin this spring, with remaining trees planted over the course of the year as fundraising continues.

We’re excited to help restore the tree canopy in these historic public spaces!”

Full press release:

“The National Park Service is partnering with Casey Trees to launch a community-driven campaign to plant 250 native and historic trees across historic federal parkland in the nation’s capital to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

The effort, called “250 Years of America, 250 Trees for its Capital,” aims to raise $125,000 to fund planting and long-term care. The campaign has already raised more than $54,000 through early community outreach.

In partnership with National Capital Parks – East, (more…)