DCG has an 8-year history of serving the D.C. community. We’re proud to have been recognized at both the local and national level for our work.

D.C. Greenworks is very pleased to announce our inclusion in the 2006-2007 Catalogue for Philanthropy as "among the best small charities in the Washington, D.C. region.”

October 2006—Exemplary Employer Recognition Award by Covenant House Washington for providing employment and training opportunities for youth in the Southeast community.

October 2005—Exemplary Employer Recognition Award by Covenant House Washington for providing employment and training opportunities for youth in the Southeast community.

April 2005—Washington Business Journal’s “Best Real Estate Deals of 2004”
The 1425 K Street Greenroof gains more recognition, winning in the category for Sustainable Growth & Environmental Impact. 

February 2005—Coming to a Movie Theatre…
Our pioneering efforts are gaining notice! The new documentary film “Reining in the Storm - One Building at a Time” by local filmmaker Dave Eckert is an important landmark of progress towards city-wide awareness of greening strategies. As part of the 2005 D.C. Environmental Film Festival, this movie portrays the story of Low Impact Development in the Greater Washington region and includes footage of D.C. Greenworks at work on the 1425 K Street greenroof.

October 2004—Exemplary Employer Recognition Award by Covenant House Washington for providing employment and training opportunities for youth in the Southeast community.

February 2004—Watershed Organization of the Month by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.

November 2003—Featured Project, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) Annual Report

September 2003—Anacostia Watershed Stewardship Award from the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin for "Outstanding efforts to reduce non-point source pollution to the Anacostia River and educating the public by planting trees and installing rain gardens and greenroofs at sites throughout the District. "

February 2003—International Society of Arboriculture Gold Leaf Award for our D.C. TreeKeepers program’s "Outstanding Landscape Beautification Activities ".

June 1994—Greenstein Fellowship for Visionary Thinking in the Public Service Sector from the Associated Foundation in Baltimore.