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The National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy are hosting virtual and socially-distanced in-person activities in celebration of National Public Lands Day and Rock Creek Park Day. https://rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events/national-public-lands-day In-person events include an all-ages scavenger hunt, trash cleanups and "puppy plogging." Virtual programming will be offered through Facebook Premiere. https://www.facebook.com/events/610643326484018
Join the National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik for a socially-distant outdoor invasive removal event. They will be removing English ivy from the Melvin Hazen East section of Rock Creek Park. Meet at the end of Quebec St. NW where the Melvin Hazen Trailhead begins (just past 2801 Quebec Street […]
Join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy for a habitat restoration service event. Volunteers will be restoring a section of Melvin Hazen West, one of the Conservancy's five mini-oases. This service event will involve covering previously cut bamboo with landscaping fabric, installing coir logs for support, and more. Find more information and register here
Join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy for a habitat restoration service event. Volunteers will be restoring a section of Melvin Hazen West, one of the Conservancy's five mini-oases. This service event will involve covering previously cut bamboo with landscaping fabric, installing coir logs for support, and more. Find more information and register here
Volunteers will join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy at the Conservancy's Melvin Hazen mini-oasis restoration site to plant native species. Native plants are important to native wildlife and are critical for ecosystem health. Find more information and register here.
Volunteers will join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy at the Conservancy's Melvin Hazen mini-oasis restoration site to plant native species. Native plants are important to native wildlife and are critical for ecosystem health. Find more information and register here.
Join Rock Creek Conservancy for its virtual Stream Team Leader Training. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and provide tools to help individuals steward the Rock Creek watershed. Stream Team Leaders are dedicated volunteers that work with the Conservancy to host their own trash cleanups and increase stewardship actions within their […]
Under the guidance of Van Ness Main Street, socially distanced volunteers are planting daffodils, tulips and other spring bulbs along Connecticut Avenue every Saturday and Sunday until Nov 8th. The three time slots (11am to noon, noon to 1pm, 1pm to 2pm) are limited to 10 people at a time. Sign up for one or […]