Photo by ianseanlivingston.

I was taken aback while reading this short interview with Mark Buscaino, the executive director of Casey Trees, a nonprofit that plants and protects trees around the District. When asked if Washington needed more trees, Buscaino said that “by 2035, we need to be planting about 8,600 trees per year.”

That’s a lot of trees, and Casey can’t do it all by themselves.

Good thing then, that Casey provides 20 opportunities this fall in five of the city’s eight wards for volunteers to help plant over 400 trees and cut into that sizable figure. The organization recently announced the fall schedule of its Community Tree Planting (CTP) Program, and they’re looking for people to pitch in. You can sign up to volunteer here — Casey provides everything you need, you do something good for the planet and you get a free lunch. What’s not to like?