Maintaining Burke Park

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Seen Burke Park lately? Go by and check out the new plantings of Black-eyed Susans and new grasses.

As part of the District Department of the Environment’s Backyard Habitat Workshop, the D.C. Office of Planning and volunteers from the Audubon DC Chapter planted the flowering plants in the park, known officially as Reservation 68, earlier this month.

Going forward, the volunteers will keep the flower beds looking sprightly throughout the year, while the Maintenance Team of our Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance (SAMs) employees will help keep the plants watered.  

This effort to beautify the park through enhanced landscaping began with last year’s tree planting by Casey Trees. The non-profit organization dedicated to restoring, enhancing and protecting the city’s tree canopy partnered with the DowntownDC BID, the National Park Service and the OP to plant several trees in the park as well as exterior sidewalk tree boxes.

Last year, DDOE’s Backyard Habitat Workshop offered free educational workshops about creating wildlife habitats in yards and other spaces in conjunction with Audubon Maryland-DC and the Audubon At Home program.

Burke Park, the site of the Edmund Burke statue, is located between 11th and 12th streets on L Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Burke was an 18th century British statesman and philosopher.