Invasive Plant Removal at Picnic Grove 6
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Park to remove invasive plant species from Picnic Grove 6! We will be removing invasive shrubs and vines to make room for native flora and fauna in the park.
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Community Tree Planting at Armed Forces Retirement Home
Armed Forces Retirement Home 140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW, Washington, DC(DC) (Casey Trees) Join Casey Trees for an exciting day of tree planting, made possible by partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and United. You provide the volunteers, we provide all the necessary tools and supplies to plant the trees. Participants will receive a hands-on training on site. After learning the tools and techniques, participants will be split up into ...
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Extreme Cleanup at Piney Branch
Piney Branch Oasis 3499 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, United States(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Keith Krosinsky for a litter removal restoration event in Rock Creek Park. Trash is the visible form of stormwater pollution, a major threat to water quality and park health and its removal makes the parklands cleaner, safer, and more beautiful for all.
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Film: Bird Walk
MLK Public Library 901 G St. NW, Washington, DC, United States(DC) DC Public Library) Join filmmaker Cintia Cabib for a screening of her documentary “Bird Walk.” The film takes viewers on a visual and aural excursion through an abandoned golf course in Rockville, Maryland where birders discover more than 160 bird species and mount a campaign to preserve this avian oasis as a public park and critical bird habitat. The ...
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Community Tree Planting at Mount Olivet
Mount Olivet Cemetary 300 Bladensburg Road NE, Washington, DC(DC) (Casey Trees) Join Casey Trees as we partner with HITT to celebrate Earth Day and plant trees at Mount Olivet Cemetery! You provide the volunteers, we provide all the necessary tools and supplies to plant the trees. Participants will receive a hands-on training on site. After learning the tools and techniques, participants will be split up into groups supervised ...
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Canopies & Communities
Jane Goodall Institute 1120 20th St NW, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (Casey Trees) Join D.C. based nonprofits JGI USA and Casey Trees as they share their approaches to engaging communities to make an impact, including their successful efforts to restore and protect forest habitats both locally in Washington, D.C. and internationally along chimpanzee range in Africa. This event will feature presentations from both JGI USA and Casey Trees, followed by ...
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Community Tree Planting at Stanton Park
Stanton Park 6th Street NE and 226 4th St NE, Washington, DC, United States(DC) (Casey Trees) In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, we’re planting 250 trees across DC’s national parks with National Capital Parks-East, a unit of the National Park Service. Join us to help plant and welcome 19 trees at the historic Stanton Park, part of this milestone campaign made possible by generous donations. Participants will receive hands-on training on-site. After learning ...
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Invasive Plant Removal at 630 East
Reservation 630 East 2801 Quebec Street Northwest, Washington(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and Weed Warrior leader Rena Subotnik or this invasive plant removal restoration event in Rock Creek Park. Invasive plants are a major threat to our fragile forests, and stopping their spread helps allow native plants to thrive in the understory. Event location, directions, and information will be sent from the event leader ...