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Exhibit: To Live and Breathe

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum) Women have led the environmental justice movement. This exhibition explores how local women of color draw on a long history of activism and advance environmental justice efforts not only in D.C., but across the country and beyond. Visitors will be inspired as they learn why women have become leaders in the environmental justice movement, which ...

Free

Exhibit: To Live and Breathe

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum) Women have led the environmental justice movement. This exhibition explores how local women of color draw on a long history of activism and advance environmental justice efforts not only in D.C., but across the country and beyond. Visitors will be inspired as they learn why women have become leaders in the environmental justice movement, which ...

Free

EcoAction Arlington Volunteer Social

Plant NoVA Natives

(VA) (EcoAction Arlington) Start a new year with a new resolution to volunteer for the environment. EcoAction Arlington holds an in-person Volunteer Social in the beginning of the new year, usually in January. Attend our volunteer social to get to know us, what we do, and how you can help. Light refreshments will be provided. This is an opportunity to ...

Free

Free a Tree Pledge

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) You can  sign the Free-A-Tree pledge to help remove English ivy from Rock Creek watershed! English ivy, and other invasive plants, are a major threat to the health of the trees and forests throughout Rock Creek. Choose any time and date that works for you to complete this activity throughout the year. Watch the instructional video ...

Arlington Green Homes & Community Tour

(VA) (EcoAction Arlington) The 21st annual Green Community Tour will showcase sustainable homes and gardens in Arlington. Features include energy efficient and water-saving technologies, solar energy, rain gardens, native plants, wildlife habitat and more. Visit the county’s website for more details and videos. The simultaneous Green Community Celebration at Arlington Central Library will feature electric vehicles, exhibits and family-friendly fun! 11-12:30: Community ...

Going Green in DC: Local Study Tour

(DC) (Smithsonian Associates) The Washington, D.C., area is becoming a greener urban environment. Bill Keene, a lecturer in urban studies, architecture, and history, spotlights innovative approaches to the environment and sustainability that have taken root—sometimes literally—in many types of buildings around town. Begin the day in the Navy Yard neighborhood at the rooftop garden of the office building at 55 ...

$130 – $180

Pollinator Week + Pollinator Week Bioblitz

(DMV) (Pollinator Partnership) (iNaturalist) Pollinator Week 2024 is a celebration of the vital role that pollinators play in our ecosystems, economies, and agriculture. Under the inspiring theme "Vision 2040: Thriving ecosystems, economies, and agriculture," this year's event urges us to envision a future where pollinators not only survive but thrive. These essential creatures, including bees, butterflies, moths, bats, beetles, and ...

Howard EcoWorks and Seeds of Change (Virtual)

(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join us to hear about Howard EcoWorks and Seeds of Change with Founder Lori Lilly. Planting, conservation, community engagement in green projects, native nursery with workforce development…find out what Howard EcoWorks does and how they do it through innovative, multi-goal programs and projects.

Free

Kennedy Center Outdoor Film Screening – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax + Armenian Community Tree Planting Short Film

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Casey Trees) Join us for a fun forest film night with activities for all ages starting at 6pm on The REACH Plaza, followed at dusk by a short film by our partner Armenia Tree Project, and the feature film of The Lorax. Based on the storybook classic, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is a colorful animated film that includes prescient ...

Environmental Justice Panel at Anacostia Community Museum

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Community Museum) Join Anacostia Watershed Society, the Anacostia Museum and friends for a Watershed Wednesday that focuses on environmental justice. Panelists will include Lisa McClure, Associate Director of the Anacostia Community Museum, Center for Environmental Justice; Brenda Richardson, President of Chozen Consulting, LLC and a longstanding member of the Anacostia community; Kaleigh Karageorge, Life on a Sustainable Planet, ...

Free

NCPC Final Meeting On Rock Creek Golf Course Plan (Hybrid)

National Capital Planning Commission 401 9th Street, NW Suite 500N, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (DC Bird Alliance) This is the National Capitol Planning Commission’s final meeting determining the approval of the Rock Creek Golf Course Rehabilitation Plan. Join DC Bird Alliance and others to support the conservation of the Rock Creek Park's trees. The planned Rock Creek Golf Course has been home to countless bird species over the years, both migratory & residential. ...

Ward 8 Environmental Justice Town Hall

(DC) (Anacostia Parks and Community Collaborative) Join us for an Environment Justice (EJ) focused Community Town Hall bringing together Ward 8 residents, experts, and local officials for a dialogue and call to action on key EJ issues. EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS SOLUTION-FOCUSED COLLABORATION

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