All Things Local: Discovering Nature in the DMV
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DC Public Library Podcast
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In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare is joined by Ana Ka'ahanui and Stella Tarnay, founders of Capital Nature and Forest Health and Community Outreach Specialist, Kasey Yturralde of the DC Department of Transportation's Urban Forestry Division. They discuss exploring and learning about the natural environment in Washington, DC and the surrounding area.
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Links to programs and events discussed in the podcast
Urban Forestry Division, all topics in DC Urban Forestry, maintenance, tree preservation, history, forest health, urban wood reuse: https://trees.dc.gov/
Urban Wood Reuse: https://urban-wood-reuse-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com/
Forest invasive species: https://trees.dc.gov/pages/forest-health#spot
DC Open Streets: https://open-streets-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com/
Where to go if you have an issue with a tree, call 311 or try https://311.dc.gov/
Here are some of thelinks we mentioned:
Capital Nature
City Nature Challenge
Ana leading City Nature Challenge observation events for DPR and Friends of Oxon Run on Saturday, April 29 at Pope Branch Park and Oxon Run Park
Downloadthe free citizen science app iNaturalist
DC Street Tree Map
UDC's DC Master Naturalist program
Green Spaces for DC
NCR PRISM
City Wildlife
Bug Guide.net
DOEEE - Urban Agriculture
Washington is has the #1 ParkScore in the country
Casey Trees
One of our favorite books: City of Trees by local naturalist and forest bathing guide Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Pulitzer Prize winning fiction book about trees: The Overstory by Richard Powers
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