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Join Rock Creek Park and Rock Creek Conservancy for a morning of fun and activities on Beach Drive! Music and themed activities will bring the Rock Creek community together to celebrate our urban oasis and #RecreateResponsibly in our parks. Register here to receive updates and reminders.
Freshen up the Deal campus for the SY 21/22 return to school. Volunteer to help pickup trash, prune greenery, decorate bulletin boards and ready the school for the first day […]
The vaccine clinic is open to all 12 to 18 year olds in the District. Visit vaccinate.dc.gov or call 855-363-0333 to make an appointment.
Incoming Murch pre-K and Kindergarten students and their grownups are invited to these get-to-know-you playdates before classes begin. They'll take place at the early childhood playground outside the school's main entrance. More information: https://murchschool.org/pre-k-and-kindergarten-playdates-2/ Pre-K Playdates Saturday, August 21 from 9 AM – 11 AM Sunday, August 29 from 10 AM – noon Kindergarten Playdates […]
Join National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Leader Rena Subotnik for a morning of service. Under Rena's leadership, volunteers will remove invasive plants from Rock Creek Park. […]
Learn about this frozen treat brought over from France by Dolley Madison. Watch the ingredients being poured into the dasher, help turn the crank, and learn about the brine that […]
Explore the remnant earthen batteries (cannon emplacements) that were constructed to support the forts and guard the Rock Creek Valley during the Civil War, including recently rediscovered earthworks. The program […]
National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy and volunteers will be removing invasive plants from one of our mini-oases, Melvin Hazen West. For more information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=42047730
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the National Park Service (NPS) will host its second virtual public meeting to update the public on the construction progress made year to date and outline the construction activities that will occur in the next phase of the Rehabilitation of Rock Creek Park Multi-Use Trail and Pedestrian Bridge […]
The workshop will equip volunteers with the necessary information to track trash in a selected District waterway. Attendees will also gain valuable tools as to how to successfully host trash […]
An NSO chamber quintet will perform outdoors, in front of the Rock Creek Nature Center, accompanied by the quiet bustling sounds of nature.
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Mike McMullen for a socially-distant trash cleanup at the Melvin Hazen West mini-oasis. Find details and register here.
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Jonas Furberg of Blue Planet Scuba for a socially-distant trash cleanup at Peirce Mill. This event is part of World Cleanup Day, the world’s largest one-day civic action to tackle global waste crisis. Find details and register here.
Join the National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik for a morning of socially-distant service, removing invasive plants from Melvin Hazen East. Find details and register […]
Van Ness Main Street's Art All Night 2021 will be an evening filled with local music, dance, performance, art and community all along Connecticut Ave in Van Ness, Forest Hills and Wakefield. Details: https://www.vannessmainstreet.org/art-all-night-2021.html