All Things Local: Discovering Nature in the DMV

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.************************************************************************************************************************************Links to  programs and events discussed in the podcastUrban 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#spotDC 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 the links we mentioned:Capital NatureCity 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 ParkDownload the free citizen science app iNaturalistDC Street Tree MapUDC's DC Master Naturalist programGreen Spaces for DCNCR PRISMCity WildlifeBug Guide.netDOEEE - Urban AgricultureWashington is has the #1 ParkScore in the countryCasey TreesOne of our favorite books: City of Trees by local naturalist and forest bathing guide Melanie Choukas-BradleyPulitzer Prize winning fiction book about trees: The Overstory by Richard Powers ***********************************************************************************************************************************Earth by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. Connect with us!https://www.dclibrary.org/@dcpl on X @dcpubliclibrary on [email protected] on Bluesky