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In 2023 Restore Mass Ave’s success “greening” a busy city artery was recognized by pioneers in urban forestry. For the World Forum on Urban Forests meeting in Washington, the city forestry agency asked Restore Mass Ave to arrange plantings with embassies. So we organized new tree plantings and gave out 8 World Forum Tree Awards at a high-profile event at the Embassy of Italy.
Thus our tree planting and care program started anew after years when road reconstruction it impossible. We should build on this momentum.
District agencies and elected officials have been listening to RMA. We have a trove of knowledge about how public infrastructure projects could save more trees and increase the city’s tree canopy. We should share what we’ve learned from the 5-year Mass Ave road project (MARP) and from our attempts to retrofit a bare sidewalk with trees, the Dupont Tree Plaza. We need support to have this wider impact.
Your donation helps:
Tree Planting
Many sites along the two miles of Embassy Row need new trees, after years when roadwork blocked new plantings and storms hit old trees.
Local Long-Term Care
We renewed outreach to get owners along Mass Ave to care for all trees on and near their properties.
Safeguarding Our Landscape Legacy
We need funds to update the federal preservation guidelines for Embassy Row, so that in future everyone who remodels or builds here sustains this treasured landscape.
We added bright red roses in the median islands by Sheridan Circle after the roadway project remodeled the crossings. Your dollars pay for our maintenance of roses and the other plants that the roadbuilders installed.
Trees and Infrastructure
We must compile and share lessons from our five years of involvement saving trees during the Department of Transportation (DDOT) $23 million road construction project here.
Our Dupont Tree Plaza now is now funded! The Department of Transportation stormwater office is redesigning it with a different approach than ours. We aim for grants and a strong coalition to assure that the Plaza is built with exemplary green infrastructure and as a true community space.
Education to Expand Our Impact
RMA is volunteer-led. We need more capacity to manage projects and grants.
Help our ‘green’ movement “dig in” locally; help us share our hard-earned knowledge with our city – even the world!
How YOU can support a greener Embassy Row and city:
- $ 100 SAPLING Treekeeper tools
- $ 300 TREE HUGGER New Tree
- $ 500 EDUCATOR Outreach & Sharing
- $1,000 ARBORIST Expert Assistance
- $2,000 URBAN FORESTER Multi-Tree Projects
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Or you may mail a check payable to Restore Mass Ave with our printable form to Restore Mass Ave, 2500 Massachusetts Avenue NW, #6, Washington, DC 20008.
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John Umberger Memorial
Friends and family of the late John Umberger may donate to RMA in his name. John was a superb Treekeeper and Associate.
Restore Mass Ave is a 501 (c) 3 registered in the District of Columbia.
Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.