Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
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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 Branch tributary of Rock Creek was restored in 2018 and now needs upkeep to ensure that invasive plants are kept at bay. This tributary is […]
Van Ness Main Street brings holiday pop-up shopping to its Van Ness storefront for a fourth year. Shop from 20 local creative makers while enjoying other activities. Friday: An evening […]
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. NW, near the intersection of Broad Branch Rd.
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 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. […]
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 […]
Do you love Rock Creek? Are you looking for ways to help care for our urban wilderness while staying socially distant? Drop by our "Office Hours" for volunteers. Registered volunteers […]
Join National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik for a socially-distant outdoor invasive removal event in the Melvin Hazen East section of Rock Creek Park. Volunteers […]
Join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy on Sunday, August 30 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm to remove invasive bamboo at the Melvin Hazen West mini-oasis. Bamboo is […]
Join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy to remove invasive bamboo at the Melvin Hazen West mini-oasis. Bamboo is an aggressive invasive plant that can overtake wildlife habitats and […]
Join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy to remove invasive bamboo at the Melvin Hazen West mini-oasis. Bamboo is an aggressive invasive plant that can overtake wildlife habitats and […]
Join National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik for a socially-distant outdoor invasive removal event. Volunteers will be removing English ivy from the Melvin Hazen East […]