Weed Wrangle at Theodore Roosevelt Island

Theodore Roosevelt Island Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Arlington Regional Master Naturalists) Join the ARMN and NPS Weed Warriors to help us restore native habitat and stamp out invasive non-native plants on Theodore Roosevelt Island. This work is vitally important to protecting the island’s natural areas, including plants that have co-evolved with birds and other local wildlife over thousands of years that are being overwhelmed by fast-growing ...

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Cleanup at Burnt Mills Park

Burnt Mills West Special Park 10701 Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, United States

(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join us for a trash cleanup at Burnt Mills West Special Park in partnership with Friends of Sligo Creek, Neighbors of the NW Branch, & One Montgomery Green. All supplies provided.

Weed Wrangle at Carter Barron

Carter Barron Amphitheatre 4850 Colorado Ave NW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Conservancy) oin Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service 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 for a thriving native understory. More Rock Creek Conservancy events can be found here.

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Suitland Parkway Volunteer Day

Suitland Parkway 2401 Alabama Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

(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 ...

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Cleanup at Long Branch Recreation Center

Long Branch Community Recreation Center 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring

(MD) (Friends of Sligo Creek) Join us for a volunteer trash cleanup at Long Branch Community Center in partnership with Friends of Sligo Creek, Neighbors of the NW Branch, & One Montgomery Green. This is a free event. Rain or Shine. All supplies provided. 

Invasive Species Removal at RFK Meadows

Kingman Island _RFK Lot 6 , United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) The National Capital Region Invasive Plant Management Team is hosting a non-native plant removal event on October 6th. This event is a volunteer effort to help restore the meadows from non-native invasive species through the hands-on removal of harmful shrubs, vines, and flowering plants. During the event, participants will learn how to identify and control several ...

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Weed Warrior Workday at Upper Paint Branch

Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park 10611 MD-650 N, Silver Spring

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Ellen, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday in Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park in Colesville, MD. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs, including roundleaf bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), honeysuckle vine (Lonicera japonica), and multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora). We’ll be working in close proximity to the Good Hope tributary, which has ...

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Metz Wetlands Butterfly and Dragonfly Survey

Metz Wetlands 15875 Neabsco Road, Woodbridge

(VA) (Northern Virginia Bird Alliance) Butterfly and dragonfly surveys are carried out in temperate months (April-October), normally on Friday mornings, at one of four sites around Occoquan Bay, all within the 15-mile diameter circle established for the annual North American Butterfly Association's Annual Count. The results of these surveys are made available to the participants and other interested individuals and ...

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Weed Warrior Workday at Long Branch

Long Branch Community Recreation Center 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Save the trees and protect the stream valley ecosystem! Join Barbara, Weed Warrior Supervisor, for a non-native, invasive plant removal workday at Long Branch Stream Valley Unit 2 and Long Branch Local Park. We will focus on non-native, invasive vines and shrubs including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata), English ivy (Hedera helix), and bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.). Native ...

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Volunteer Day at Potomac Overlook

Potomac Overlook Regional Park 2845 N. Marcey Road, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (NOVA Parks) Join us as we work to keep our park healthy and beautiful!  Assist with invasive plant removal, habitat restoration, and other projects as needed.  Come dressed for and prepared to work outdoors. Gloves and snippers are recommended, but extras may be provided if needed.  Meet at the picnic shelter (located in main parking lot). Ages 9 +

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Weed Wrangle at Trail 9

Trail 9 Broad Branch Rd & Beach Dr NW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (Rock Creek Park) Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service 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 for a thriving native understory. Trail 9 is located at the intersection of Broad Branch and Beach Dr. Detailed location, ...

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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 ...

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