(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Please join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service, for a 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) (EcoAction Arlington) Help protect Arlington’s waterways! We’ll document every piece of litter collected with the CleanSwell app (we’ll also have sheets on site) to support local stormwater efforts and reduce pollution in our streams. It’s a hands‑on way to make a real impact, learn about watershed health, and connect with neighbors who care about the environment. Be part of ...
(DC) (Friends of Anacostia Park) Come get your skate on! Join Friends of Anacostia Park, the National Park Service, and our community partners for a day of music, recreation and kinship in DC's most storied skating venue.
(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Volunteers will help AWS to release freshwater mussels into the Anacostia River! In 2018 we started a mussel propagation project partnering with the Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Virginia collecting local broodstock from the Anacostia River. Volunteers are critical to keep this project going and to meet ...
(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and fellow Weed Warriors 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 ...
(DC) (Friends of Peirce Mill) Bring a picnic supper to Peirce Mill, enjoy a free concert, and savor the waning days of summer in Rock Creek Park.
(VA) (Friends of Dyke Marsh) Join FODM for a bird walk every Sunday at 8 a.m. The Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve is a freshwater, tidal marsh on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in Fairfax County. It is a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, U.S. National Park Service. Meet in the Belle Haven Park south parking lot.
(DC) (Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy) Join the Conservancy in honor of Public Lands Day for a day of service and stewardship at beautiful Dumbarton Oaks Park.
