Why Advocate for Trees? The Tree Canopy of Washington, D.C. Tree canopy is the layer of leaves, branches, and tree stems that covers the ground when viewed from above. The current average tree canopy coverage for the city is 36% (the percentage of tree canopy coverage to overall land area). In order to achieve the canopy0.4 goal of0.5 40% by 0 District-wide 0.1 0.2tree 0.3 0.62035, as a city we must plant 8,600 trees annually.
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Ward 4 48%
d 4; Muriel Bowser
; Kenyan McDuffie Ward 3 56%
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Ward 5 28%
Ward 1 23%
ard 8; Marion Barry
Ward 2 26%
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Ward 7 36%
Ward 6 17%
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Ward 1; Jim Graham Ward 1 - 23%
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Ward 2; Jack Ward Evans 2 - 26%
Tree canopy can be measured for smaller political divisions within D.C.
Ward 3; Ward Mary 3 Che - 56%
As of 2013, Wards 1, 2, and 6 have the lowest canopy coverage. Wards 3 and 4 have the highest tree canopy. This can be partly attributed to Rock Creek Park’s presence in these wards.
d 4; Muriel Bowser Ward 4 - 48%
; KenyanWard McDuffie 5 - 28%
rd 6; Tommy Ward Wells 6 - 17%
; Yvette Alexander Ward 7 - 36%
ard 8; Marion Barry Ward 8 - 28%
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Casey Trees: Citizen Advocate Handbook