(DC) (National Park Service) Join us for our annual Rock Creek Park Day - this year over four days - on September 20-21 and 27-28, 2025. This event celebrates the founding of our national park. For the 135th Anniversary, we're having a one-of-a-kind celebration: Punk Rocks! that blends DC's legendary punk rock spirit with the park's geologic, cultural, and cosmic stories. Visitors of all ...
(DC) (District Department of Energy and the Environment) Join DOEE and partners for the 5th Annual Kingman Island Friends and Family Day! This family-friendly event is a celebration of everything the islands have to offer as a unique space in the District dedicated to conservation, environmental education, and recreation. Activities will include paddling, music, nature-themed arts and crafts. More information ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) This Fall, Montgomery Parks will host its Sunday Serenade Series, featuring easy-listening music outdoors. Each Sunday will feature a different local musician or music group, with varying music genres. Today: The Eric Byrd Trio. For more than two decades, The Eric Byrd Trio has toured the globe as passionate ambassadors of jazz. Grounded in swing and bebop, ...
(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) You, like us, want to build a better DC. A small but mighty nonprofit, we work to increase the health, beauty and public enjoyment of DC’s urban forests east of the Anacostia River while offering a living wage to locals. We save trees and restore ecological health by clearing trash by the ton and invasive plants ...
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Zoë Abrahm for this litter removal restoration event. 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. Event location, directions, and information will ...
(DC) (Canal Trust) Spend your weekend with us in the eastern part of the park and make a difference. The C&O Canal National Historical Park follows the Potomac River for 184.5 miles between Georgetown and Cumberland and is one of the most visited national park sites in the country. The C&O Canal Trust is the park’s official nonprofit partner, committed to supporting ...
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Please join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service, and for our cleanup of the Carter Barron amphitheater. We will remove debris, paint, clear leaf litter, weed, sweep, and trim back invasive plants, helping preserve the amphitheater while it awaits future restoration. This is a unique opportunity to get a 'behind the scenes' look at ...
