Weed Warrior Workday at Sligo Creek

Sligo Creek Stream Valley Park Silver Spring, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Weed Warrior Supervisors Greg and Kathryn for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Sligo Creek Stream Valley Unit 4 (between Forest Glen Road and University Blvd in Silver Spring). More details, including the exact meeting location, will be emailed to all pre-registrants. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa ...

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Volunteer Day at Dumbarton Oaks Park

Dumbarton Oaks Park Lover's Lane and R Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy) Join us for stewardship of Dumbarton Oaks Park, DC's hidden green oasis and part of Rock Creek Park. Activities may include pulling invasive, cleanup, and planting. Contact info@dopark.org for more information and to RSVP.

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Invasive Plant Removal at Piney Branch

Piney Branch Oasis 3499 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Keith Krosinsky and Grace MacNeill for a litter removal restoration event in Rock Creek Park. Trash is the visible form of stormwater pollution, a major threat to water quality and park health and its removal makes the parklands cleaner, safer, and more beautiful for ...

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Trash Sorting Challenge at Nash Run

Nash Run Trash Trap Douglas St NE & Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, United States

(DC) (Anacostia Watershed Society) Join AWS to sort trash that has been removed from the Nash Run trash trap into 27 categories. We will count the pieces of trash and measure the weight and volume for each category. The data you help us collect will be used to educate the public and advocate for a better practice, such as the ...

Potomac River Cleanup at Aspen Hill

Aspen Hill Local Park 5013 Baltic Avenue, Rockville, MD, United States

(MD) (Potomac Conservancy) Join Potomac Conservancy for a safe, fun trash cleanup at Aspen Hill Local Park. Make a huge difference for the Potomac River as we turn to the water for a safe, healthy place to recreate outdoors.

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Potomac River Cleanup at Kenilworth

Kenilworth Park 4000 Deane Avenue NE, Wasington DC, United States

(MD) (Potomac Conservancy) Join Potomac Conservancy for a safe, fun trash cleanup at Kenilworth Park. Make a huge difference for the Potomac River as we turn to the water for a safe, healthy place to recreate outdoors.

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Invasive Plant Removal at Reservation 630 West

Reservation 630 West 3031 Sedgwick Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) 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. Event location, directions, and information will be ...

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Community Tree Planting at Langley Terrace

Langdon Terrace Apartments 8007 14th Avenue #unit 101, Hyattsville, MD, United States

(MD) (Casey Trees) Welcome to our fall season of Community Tree Plantings! Join us in planting trees at Langley Terrace Apartments. You provide the volunteers, we provide all the necessary tools and supplies to plant the trees. Participants will receive a hands-on training on site. After learning the tools and techniques, participants will be split up into groups supervised by ...

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Litter Cleanup at Meridian Hill Park

Meridian Hill Park 16th Street & W Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Zoë Abrahm for a litter removal restoration event in Rock Creek Park. Trash is the visible form of stormwater pollution, a major threat to water quality and park health and its removal makes the parklands cleaner, safer, and more beautiful for all. Event location, ...

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Weed Warrior Workday at Parklawn

Parklawn Community Garden 12718 Veirs Mill Rd, Rockville, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Maria, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Rock Creek Stream Valley Unit 6 at the Parklawn Community Garden. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines, especially wisteria (Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda). Native Virginia creeper and poison ivy are also present and beneficial, so we will avoid those. Instructions will be sent ...

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Invasives Removal at Dyke Marsh

Dyke Marsh Alexandria, VA, 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. 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. December 7 and 21 January 4 and 18 ...

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Invasive Vine Removal at Oxon Run Park

Oxon Run Park 1200 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Friends of Oxon Run) Join Meredith from CCAN and Friends of Oxon Run to remove Invasive Vines at Oxon Run Park in Washington, DC. We will meet at the James. E. Bunn Amphitheater at 9am. We will spend the first hour doing an in-depth training on invasive vines and best practices for removal, then we will head further into ...

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