English Ivy Removal @ Melvin Hazen Park East

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 […]

Bamboo Removal – Melvin Hazen West

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 an aggressive invasive plant that can overtake wildlife habitats and out compete native plant species. This event will involve cutting, removing, and hauling bamboo out […]

Bamboo Removal – Melvin Hazen West

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 out compete native plant species. This event will involve cutting, removing, and hauling bamboo out of the mini-oasis. Register and find more information here.

Bamboo Removal – Melvin Hazen West

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 out compete native plant species. This event will involve cutting, removing, and hauling bamboo out of the mini-oasis. Register and find more information here.

English Ivy Removal – Melvin Hazen East

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 section of Rock Creek Park. Register and find more information here.

English Ivy Removal at Melvin Hazen East

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 […]

Bamboo Covering at Melvin Hazen West (a.m. session)

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

Bamboo Covering at Melvin Hazen West (p.m. session)

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

Restoration Planting at Melvin Hazen West

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.

Restoration Planting at Melvin Hazen West

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.

Invasive Removal @ Melvin Hazen East

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.

Virtual Stream Team Leader Training

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 […]

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‘Spring Forward’ Bulb Planting w/VNMS

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 […]

Rain Garden Maintenance at Forest Hills Park

Neighbors are invited to help maintain the rain gardens at Forest Hills Park (by the tennis courts) under the guidance of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the DC […]

#OptOutside: Individual Cleanups

#OptOutside on Black Friday and support our local waterways by completing an individual cleanup or other socially distant stewardship activity. Individual cleanups are just what they sound like: you, a trash bag, and whatever patch of the Rock Creek watershed means the most to you. Register with Rock Creek Conservancy and report how many bags […]