(DC) (Friends of Oxon Run) Join Meredith from CCAN and Friends of Oxon Run to remove Invasive Vines at Oxon Run Park in Washington, DC. We will meet at the James. E. Bunn Amphitheater at 9am. We will spend the first hour doing an in-depth training on invasive vines and best practices for removal, then we will head further into ...
(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Give back to the earth, exercise your body, spend time in nature and meet cool people with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy. Known as a busy commuter route between central Washington to its eastern suburbs, the Suitland Parkway is also a nature preserve, flanked on each side by over 300 acres of forested hillside. Sadly, the ...
(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) and National Links Trust (NLT) for a Habitat Restoration Workday! During this workday you will help AWS with our invasive plant control and revegetation efforts along the riverside area of Kingman Island. We will be meeting at the driving range. This is part of a natural resources management plan for ...
(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service and Rock Creek Weed Warrior Leader Kathy Sykes 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 ...
(VA) (Arlington Parks) Help us with improving Glencarlyn Park. Each Sunday we will have stewardship projects like weed pulling, raking, trail maintenance and trash pick-up. Your hard work will make the park a better place for both people and nature. Teens ages 12 to 17.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Weed Warrior Supervisor Monica for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Wheaton Woods Local Parkin the Aspen Hill/Wheaton area. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including round-leaf bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) and porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata). Plan to meet in the northern section of the park at Magellan Ave & Wissahican Ave.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Ellen, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park in Colesville, MD. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including roundleaf bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), honeysuckle vine (Lonicera japonica), and multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora). We’ll be working in close proximity to the Good Hope tributary, which has ...
(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Do you like working outside? Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from non-native invasive plants. This is a continuing project on every Thursday and the first Saturday of each month to reclaim Upton Hill Regional Park from non-native invasive plants. To learn more about Arlington's invasive plant program, visit https://environment.arlingtonva.us/trees/invasive-plants/. To learn more about ...
