(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Please join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service 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 ...
(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. Register to join us in any of these sessions. Invasive plants can threaten and outcompete native plants. We kindly ask that you not bring pets. March 1, 15 and 29
(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) (CCAN) Join Meredith from CCAN and Katy from the Student Conservation Association to remove Invasive Vines at the historic Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington, DC. This will be a fun educational and hands-on service event. We will meet at the entrance to the cemetery off of Benning Rd. SE at 10am. Parking is available inside the gates - do not ...
(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) (Smithsonian) Bring your dancing shoes and join us for a very special session of Wild Nature Play Club: a live family concert with our "Get a Head Start with the Smithsonian" friends Nick the Music Man and Pinky Jackalope! After the concert, we will enjoy a child-directed hike along the half-mile George Washington Carver Nature Trail, then gather together ...
(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join us on a roughly one hour walk looking at the different ways houses are built for and respond to their sites adjoining park land along Sligo Creek. The architectural design of homes along the stretch of Sligo Creek from Maple toward Piney Branch is uniquely varied and adopts the styles, ideals and the evolving ...
(DC) (DC Department of Energy & Environment and Partners) Learn about the challenges of flooding around Watts Branch. Discuss possible solutions. Receive a $25 gift card for participating.
