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  • Cultivating Ecology: A Practical Guide (Virtual)

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Discover practical ways to transform your yard into a thriving, sustainable landscape. Drawing from the presenter’s own garden, this talk explores phased planning, habitat-rich garden bed design, and how to choose native plants suited to your conditions. Learn actionable strategies that increase ecological value, support wildlife, and help you move confidently toward eco-friendly gardening practices. Drew Asbury, ...

    $15

  • Invasive Plant Removal at Broad Branch

    (DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for 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 48 ...

  • Our Watershed

    Checy Chase Library 5625 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Stream Team Leaders Kathy Sykes and Andrea Contreras for an engaging presentation on the Lower Rock Creek watershed and why its health matters to our community. This talk will explore what a watershed is, how everyday activities impact local streams, and the key indicators of a healthy watershed—from salt and bacteria levels to biodiversity and ...

  • Seed Swap Festival

    Mount Rainier Nature Center 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier, MD, United States

    (MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County, Anacostia Watershed Society, & Mount Rainier Public Library to celebrate a belated National Seed Swap Day. Exchange seeds with your neighbors and meet local organizations as you prepare for spring and diversify your garden!

  • 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.

  • 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 ...

  • 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.

  • 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 ...