Invasive Plant Removal at 630 West
2025-12-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-11 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Reservation 630 West, 3031 Sedgwick Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy 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. This event is part of an area-wide volunteer-powered effort to help rescue our public parks and green spaces from non-native invasive species.

Weed Warrior Workday at Long Branch
2025-12-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park, Sligo Creek Trail, Long Branch Stream Valley Park, Long Branch Trail, 20700 Martinsburg Rd, Dickerson, MD, 20842, United States
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join James, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Long Branch Stream Valley Unit 1 (between Piney Branch Rd and Carroll Ave), in Takoma Park, MD. More details, including the exact meeting location, will be emailed to you after you register.
We will focus on non-native, invasive vines, especially porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata).Native Virginia creeper and poison ivy are also present and beneficial, so we will avoid those.

Invasive Plant Removal at Carter Barron
2025-12-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado Ave NW, Washington DC, 20011, United States
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy 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 hours prior to the event.

Seed Cleaning at Earth Sangha
2025-12-21 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-04 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-11 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Earth Sangha, 51011 Backlick Rd, Annandale, VA, 22203, United States
(VA) (Earth Sangha) Help Earth Sangha clean and prepare native seeds for spring planting. Seed cleaning will take place every Sunday through the winter.

Invasive Plant Removal at Normanstone
2025-12-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Normanstone Trail, 2841 Normanstone Drive NW, Washington DC, 20008, United States
(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.

Winter 2026 Volunteer Seed Packing & Free Movie
2026-01-14 18:00 - 19:30 | MLK Public Library, 901 G St. NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
(DC) (Slow Food DC) Volunteer to join us for 90 minutes to help repackage bulk vegetable and flower seeds so they can be donated to the DC community. The seeds have been purchased or received as donations in bulk packs, and they need to be separated out into small seed packs (5-10 seeds each) that meet the needs individual gardeners in the DMV this season. Once repackaged, the seeds will be donated through Free Seed Libraries and community events in the city as the part of the Share a Seed Program.

Potomac Cleanup for MLK at Anacostia Park
2026-01-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Anacostia Park, 1900 Anacostia Dr, Washington DC, 20020, United States
(DC) (Potomac Conservancy) Join Potomac Conservancy, Friends of Anacostia Park, and Black Girl Environmentalist for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service trash cleanup at Anacostia Park (DC). Make a huge difference for the Potomac River as we turn to the water for a safe, healthy place to recreate outdoors and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. legacy.
Sign up today to make a difference for your hometown river!

Potomac Cleanup for MLK at Aspen Hill Park
2026-01-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Aspen Hill Local Park, 5013 Baltic Avenue, Rockville, MD, 20853, United States
(MD) (Potomac Conservancy) Join Potomac Conservancy, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Montgomery Parks for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service trash cleanup at Aspen Hill Park. Make a huge difference for the Potomac River as we turn to the water for a safe, healthy place to recreate outdoors and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. legacy.
Sign up today to make a difference for your hometown river!

Potomac Cleanup for MLK at Jones Point
2026-01-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Anacostia Park, 1900 Anacostia Dr, Washington DC, 20020, United States
(VA) (Potomac Conservancy) Join Potomac Conservancy for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service trash cleanup at Jones Point Park (VA). Make a huge difference for the Potomac River as we turn to the water for a safe, healthy place to recreate outdoors and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. legacy.
Sign up today to make a difference for your hometown river!

Invasive Plants Removal at Potomac Overlook
2026-01-17 09:00 - 11:30 | Potomac Overlook Regional Park, 2845 N. Marcey Road, Arlington, VA, 22207, United States
(VA) (Arlington Regional Master Naturalists) Do you like working outside? Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from non-native invasive plants and replacing them with native plants. This is a continuing project typically held every Saturday to reclaim Potomac Overlook Regional Park from non-native invasive plants. Be sure to come dressed for work, wear long pants, long sleeves, and perhaps a hat. You may also want to bring along your own water bottle, but bottled water and snacks will be provided. Ages 9 to Adult.

MLK Day: Cleanup at Carter Barron
2026-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 4850 Colorado Ave NW, Washington DC, 20011, United States
(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 the amphitheater and help take care of an important community resource. Event location directions and information will be sent from the event leader 24 hours before the event.

Invasive Plants Removal at Dyke Marsh
2026-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Dyke Marsh, Alexandria, VA, 22307, United States
(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Help protect native plants by pulling and clipping invasive plants. We will train volunteers to identify the five or so target plants. We kindly ask that you not bring pets. Invasive plants can threaten and outcompete native plants. Bring gloves, hand clippers and water. We will supply instructions, examples and trash bags.

MLK Day of Service at Sligo Creek
2026-01-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park, Silver Spring, MD, 20901, United States
(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join in one of the 6 volunteer Park Cleanups or Weed Warrior Workdays celebrating MLK Day! Give back to your community, help beautify our green spaces, keep litter out of our streams, and protect wildlife.

MLK Weed Warrior Workday at Rock Creek Regional
2026-01-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Rock Creek Regional Park, 6700 Needwood Rd, Derwood, MD, 20855, United States
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Save the trees, protect the stream valley ecosystem, and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend of Service. Join Weed Warrior Supervisor Monica for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including roundleaf bittersweet, porcelainberry, Japanese barberry, and multiflora rose. Please note, the barberry and multiflora rose have thorns!

MLK Day: Invasive Plant Removal at Picnic Grove 1
2026-01-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Rock Creek Picnic Grove #1, 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader Danna McCormick 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.

MLK Day: Invasive Plant Removal at Peirce Mill
2026-01-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington DC, 20008, United States
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Leader Danna McCormick and Friends of Pierce Mill 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.

MLK Day: Invasive Plant Removal at 630 East
2026-01-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Reservation 630 East, 2801 Quebec Street Northwest, Washington, 20008
(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 48 hours prior to the event.

Invasive Plant Removal on Roosevelt Island
2026-01-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington DC, United States
(VA) (Arlington Regional Master Naturalists) ARMN Park Stewards and National Park Service Weed Warriors welcome volunteers to help us restore native habitat and stamp out invasive non-native plants on Theodore Roosevelt Island.
This work is vitally important to protecting the island’s natural areas, including plants that have co-evolved with birds and other local wildlife over thousands of years that are being overwhelmed by fast-growing introduced species that strangle trees and eliminate food sources.

MLK Cleanup at Winding Creek Park
2026-01-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Winding Creek Local Park, Dewey Road, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20906, United States
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Individual and family volunteers can join a cleanup hosted by Montgomery Parks and partner organizations! Volunteers will help remove litter from a park, trail, or stream. Volunteers must stay with the group and follow safety guidelines.

Weed Warrior Workday at Sligo Creek
2026-01-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park, Silver Spring, MD, 20901, United States
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Save the trees, celebrate celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, and protect the Sligo Creek watershed. Join Weed Warrior Supervisors Greg and Kathryn for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Sligo Creek Stream Valley Unit 4.
We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei), English ivy (Hedera helix), Japanese barberry (Berberisthunbergii), and bush honeysuckle (mainly Lonicera maackii). Native Virginia creeper and poison ivy are also present and beneficial, so we will avoid those.

MLK Day of Service at Kenilworth
2026-01-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave, NE, Washington DC, 20019, United States
(DC) (Student Conservation Association) SCA is hosting the MLK Day of Service clean-up event at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Join us for a massive clean-up at one of the most biodiverse natural areas in the nation’s capital.

Volunteer Day at Dumbarton Oaks Park
2026-01-19 09:00 - 13:00 | Dumbarton Oaks Park, Lover's Lane and R Street NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
(DC) (Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy) Join the Conservancy for a day of service and stewardship at beautiful Dumbarton Oaks Park.

MLK Day of Service at Pope Branch
2026-01-19 09:30 - 13:00 | Pope Branch Park, 2900 M Place SE, Washington, DC, 20019, United States
(DC) (Anacostia Riverkeeper) Ring in the New Year with Anacostia Riverkeeper at our annual MLK Day of Service cleanup! Rain or Shine. All supplies provided. Wear closed-toe shoes and clothing you can get dirty that will protect you from the brush.

This cleanup is in partnership with Pope Branch Park Restoration Alliance and funded by Washington Gas.

MLK Day: Invasive Plant Removal at Broad Branch
2026-01-19 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) 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. This event is part of an area-wide volunteer-powered effort to help rescue our public parks and green spaces from non-native invasive species. Event location, directions, and information will be sent from the event leader 48 hours prior to the event.

Weed Warrior Workday at Rachel Carson Conservation Park
2026-01-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Rachel Carson Conservation Park, 22201 Zion Road, Olney, MD, 20833, United States
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service while saving the trees and the meadow. Join Montgomery Parks Vegetation Management Staff for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including porcelainberry, wintercreeper, English ivy, roundleaf bittersweet, winged burning bush, and bush honeysuckle.
