BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:DC Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:DC Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62b06ed2-71c5-455c-b7a5-ebceec22a475 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261026T194946Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T193000 SUMMARY:The Historic Elms of Mt. Pleasant LOCATION:Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library\nMt. Pleasant Neighborhood Libr ary X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library:geo:38 .9305275,-77.0372412 GEO:38.9305275;-77.0372412 DESCRIPTION:Come hear about the history of American Elms in Mount Pleasant and the residents who helped save them! .\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/ event/17693929 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The American Elm was planted in cities thr oughout the US in the 19th and early 20th century because of its beautiful hanging canopy&mdash\;including in DC. Unfortunately\, Dutch Elm Disease caused most of the \;elms to die out. In Mount Pleasant however\, an i ntrepid group of residents took action and started to steward these beauti ful native trees in the 1970s and 1990s\, including applying a pioneering anti-fungal treatment that was later adopted by the District and Urban For estry agencies around the country. Because of their early efforts\, we sti ll have some original American Elms standing in the neighborhood. Stewards hip efforts by a new generation of residents continue today.

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Join Stella Tarnay\, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Capital Nature for a slide presentation on the American Elm and its \;history in Mount Plea sant\, and a panel of past and current tree activists who are helping to&n bsp\;keep Mount Pleasant's beautiful canopy thriving.

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