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Rock Creek Conservancy will train Weed Warriors to host their own invasive removal events throughout Rock Creek Park. Learn more and register at https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=27261837
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for this family-friendly event as we remove invasive plant species from the "mini-oasis" in the western section of Melvin C Hazen […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service in removing invasive plant species from the eastern section of Melvin Hazen. Volunteers must register. More information here: https://rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=30865950
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for this family-friendly event. They'll remove invasive plant species from the western section of Melvin Hazen and celebrate National Trails Day. […]
UDC's College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) hosts an evening presentation with Thomas Woltz FASLA, CLARB, owner and principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW). Learn […]
The rain garden next to the outdoor amphitheater has been rendered almost completely ineffective by an invasive species takeover. Two Girl Scouts have volunteered to adopt it as their Silver […]
Join the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service to celebrate National Public Lands Day at Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. The event will focus on connecting people to public lands in their community, inspiring environmental stewardship, and encouraging the use of public lands for education, recreation, and […]
The final phase of a Girl Scout project: Planting colorful, flowering native plants at one of the two Forest Hills Park rain gardens. Student volunteers can earn SSL hours. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050848a4a929a6f49-silver
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, a tributary of Rock Creek. When: Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Where: 2801 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC, 20008. Volunteers […]
Participants will learn how to identify and control species of non-native, invasive plants found in the Washington, D.C. area including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa), English ivy (Hedera helix), Burning bush (Euonymus […]
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 - […]
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 chosen because they are important to the health of Rock Creek and they are important to the communities that live near them. Invasive species are […]
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. Stream Team Leaders are a cadre of dedicated volunteers that work with the Conservancy to host their own trash cleanups and increase stewardship actions within […]
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 April. You can even participate from the comfort of your own home! Stream Team Leaders are a cadre of dedicated volunteers that work with the […]