Everyone dumps their trash in this D.C. forest. One nonprofit wants to clean it up

Get the Full StoryD.C. s poorest neighborhood has a massive urban forest, and yet it s plagued by a lack of maintenance, illegal dumping, and deforestation.

On a 95-degree day in one of Washington, D.C. s poorest neighborhoods, Montia Austin makes her way into a wooded area near a busy intersection. Wearing work gloves and a yellow safety vest, she s on the side of a six-lane road that feels like a highway as cars and trucks speed past her to catch a green light ahead.

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