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Melvin Hazen West invasives removal

Melvin Hazen West 3031 Sedgwick St NW, Washington, DC

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 Park. For information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=27502851 June 1st invasives cleanup: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=27510172

Weed Warrior Leader Training

rock creek park maintenance yard Maintenance Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

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

Melvin Hazen West invasives removal

Melvin Hazen West 3031 Sedgwick St NW, Washington, DC

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 Park. For information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=27510172

Melvin Hazen East Invasive Removal

DC

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

Melvin Hazen West Invasives Removal

Melvin Hazen West 3031 Sedgwick St NW, Washington, DC

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. Volunteers must register: https://rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=31665906

Forest Hills Playground Board Meeting

DC

Come to Friends of Forest Hills Playground's next board meeting to plan the popular Halloween party and elect new officers. Thanks to incoming board members and new energy, we were treated to a concert by the extraordinary Christylez Bacon on Saturday, Sept. 7. More board members and helpers = more fun and a nicer park […]

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New Date: Rain garden cleanup @ Forest Hills Park

Forest Hills Playground 3200 Chesapeake St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

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 Award project and they will be leading a two-day cleanup effort. They and volunteers will be removing all overgrowth and invasive plants and replacing them […]

Rock Creek Park Day/National Public Lands Day

Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

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 […]

Plant Flowers @ Forest Hills Park

Forest Hills Playground 3200 Chesapeake St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

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

Coffee & Mini Cleanup @ Forest Hills Park

Forest Hills Playground 3200 Chesapeake St. NW, Washington, DC, United States

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.

Bamboo Removal @ Melvin Hazen West

Melvin Hazen West 3031 Sedgwick St NW, Washington, DC

Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service in removing invasive bamboo from the western section of Melvin Hazen. This is the second part of our two-part bamboo removal project. Details and register here: rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=32172080

Broad Branch Adopt-A-Stream Trash Cleanup

Remove trash from an adopted section of Broad Branch Stream at 27th Street with Rock Creek Conservancy, the Alice Ferguson Foundation, District Department of Energy (DOEE) and the Environment, and the National Park Service. This cleanup is the first of many cleanups -and trash data monitoring events led by one of our Adopt-A-Stream Leaders, Jami […]

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Volunteer: Plant Spring Bulbs in Van Ness

Van Ness Main Street 4340 Connecticut Avenue, Washington

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 […]

Invasives Removal @ Melvin Hazen East

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 […]

Weed Warrior Training

Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

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 alatus) among others. Early detection, rapid response plants, and native alternatives will also be discussed. This two-part course will be divided as follows: a 2.5 […]


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