Rooting DC

Eastern Senior High School 1700 East Capitol St NE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (District Department of Energy & Environment) Rooting DC is the District’s central meeting ground for individuals nonprofits, businesses, and government entities looking to grow gardens and a healthier food system in the nation’s capital. There will be educational, workshops, exhibitor booths, local eats, networking space, and valuable community-building where local growers and food-systems stakeholders share their knowledge and learn ...

Wild Rice Seeding at River Terrace Park

River Terrace Park 382 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, DC, United States

(MD) (Anacostia Watershed Society) In the late summer of 2024, volunteers helped the Anacostia Watershed Society to collect over 18 pounds of wild rice seed from the wild rice (Zizania aquatica) growing in the wetlands of Kingman Lake. Now the seeds are ready to be planted! Join AWS to propagate the seeds through mudballing (seeding) in wetlands along the River ...

Invasive Plant Removal at Broad Branch

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Weed Warrior 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 sent from ...

Invasive and EDRR Plant Survey on Valley Trail

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Help the National Park Service's National Capital Region Invasive Plant Management Team, Rock Creek Park, and Invader Detectives survey for Corydalis incisa (Incised Fumewort). We will be hiking and recording any instance of this plant on the Valley Trail, moving south from Riley Spring Bridge. This plant was first detected in Bronx County, NY in 2005 ...

Community Conservation: Invasive Removal at Hellbender Hill

Hellbender Brewing 5788 2nd St NE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Casey Trees) Join Casey on Hellbender Hill, one of our protected conservation easements, to take down some invasive species! Over the past few years we have been working towards restoring the greenspace on this protected conservation easement site by pulling and controlling invasive species. Join us to fight the invasive pressure and contribute to this project.    

USBG Production Facility Open House

USBG Production Facility 4700 Shepherd Parkway SW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Rarely does the public get to see the Garden's growing facility – 85,000 square feet under glass divided into 34 greenhouse bays and 17 environmental zones. Come see the facility and the many thousands of plants we grow there! In addition to foliage and nursery crops, you'll see USBG collection plants not currently on display, including ...

Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup

Shepherd Parkway 555 Newcomb Street SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Ward 8 Woods) Join Ward 8 Woods every second Saturday of the month to restore Shepherd Parkway by removing trash and invasive vines that are smothering the trees. Since 2011, over 2,000 volunteers have removed over 200 tons of trash from the woods and cut invasive vines from over 500 trees, but much work remains to be done. Give back ...

Free

Homegrown National Park: Creating Habitat in Our Own Yards

Mount Vernon Unitarian Church 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, VA, United States

(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Join us at Mount Vernon Unitarian Church for an inspiring talk from Doug Tallamy, renowned entomologist and best-selling author of Nature’s Best Hope. Tallamy will share his compelling vision for The Homegrown National Park, a national challenge to create diverse ecosystems in our yards, communities, farms, and surrounding lands. Learn how reducing lawns and planting ...

$10
Capital Nature