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Pick up some of the trash that has accumulated in and around the playground, then reward yourself with coffee and treats provided by the new Friends of Forest Hills Playground board members. Meet them, share your ideas and learn some of theirs.
INOVA Blood Donor Services and Capitol Memorial Church are partnering on a blood drive on Saturday, November 2, from 10am to 2pm. The INOVA bloodmobile will be parked outside the church. The blood drive is open to everyone in the community. They do ask that you schedule an appointment in advance here. Questions? Contact the […]
Join Van Ness Main Street and local volunteer and Master Gardener Kathy Sykes in planting spring bulbs along the east and west side of Connecticut Ave. NW. Saturday, November 10: Volunteers will meet at the Van Ness Main Street office (4340 Connecticut). Sunday, November 17: Volunteers will meet outside Italian Pizza Kitchen. All planting supplies […]
Volunteers will join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service in the removal of invasive plants from the trees and the ground in the eastern section of Melvin Hazen, […]
Help beautify Forest Hills Park and protect Rock Creek by cleaning up trash and invasive plants around the park and on the playground at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets, NW. Plan to join your hosts - Friends of Forest Hills Playground, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, Rock Creek Conservancy and the Erich Cabe Team - […]
Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service will reschedule this event for removing invasive plants from the Broad Branch section of Rock Creek Park. This section of the Broad […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service as we clean up trash from the Broad Branch section of Rock Creek Park. Volunteers will meet at 5250 Linnean Ave. […]
Bring your Christmas tree to Murch Elementary School (36th Street, close to Davenport by the cafeteria loading dock) from 10:00am - 2:00pm on Saturday, January 4, 2020. Branches Tree Experts […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground makes sure the park's amenities remain safe and in good shape. The nonprofit organizes popular events like the summer concerts and Halloween Spooktacular. And the small but mighty board needs more hands to do everything they would like to do for the park and the neighborhood. They are meeting Tuesday, […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and National Park Service as they continue restoration work in Melvin Hazen West, one of five "mini-oases" in Rock Creek Park. These areas have been strategically […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, National Park Service, and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik in an effort to remove invasive plants from Melvin Hazen East. Find information and register here.
Please join Rock Creek Conservancy for our spring Stream Team Leader Training. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and lead events for Extreme Cleanup in April. […]
From chair Monika Nemeth: "Given the current state of affairs with the emergency, ANC 3F has decided that it is best to cancel the March 17 meeting out of an […]
Originally scheduled for March 12th. UDC Community-Campus Task Force meets quarterly on issues affecting the surrounding neighborhood. UDC President Ron Mason will attend. The next Campus Plan community engagement meeting will immediately follow, at the same location.
Please join Rock Creek Conservancy for a spring Stream Team Leader Training Webinar. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and lead events for Extreme Cleanup in […]