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Find details here on a kid-friendly volunteer activity that will make Connecticut Avenue friendlier to birds and pollinating insects. Community service hours are available for teens. Sundays through August from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Summer Fellow Ruth Wielgosz to learn about the frogs and toads of Rock Creek and their significance for the health of […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and native plant gardening expert Kathy Sykes for an informational session at Broad Branch Road and Linnean Avenue. They will be discussing the role that your home garden plays in providing habitat for wildlife and supporting the Rock Creek ecosystem. Kathy and RCC staff will be present […]
On Thursday, August 18, at 7pm, ANC 3F will host a town hall meeting regarding a proposed medical cannabis dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue, which is currently occupied by Pill Plus Pharmacy. The link to join the meeting on Thursday, August 18th is https://bit.ly/anc3fmeet. The ABRA comment period ends August 22. The ANC requests that […]
View Princess Grace’s Dior collection, then watch her in the 1954 Hitchcock film Rear Window. And bring a picnic and your competitive spirit. The movie night on Hillwood Museum’s Lunar Lawn includes a “best picnic spread” competition. The winner will receive an annual membership and “the admiration of fellow film-goers.” For information and to purchase […]
Fruits, vegetables, herbs and more from New Morning Farm and other neighboring farms and orchards. Learn more at https://www.newmorningfarm.net/markets.
The UDC Van Ness Farmers Market, in front of the UDC Student Center, offers fresh and local food. Vendors include farmers, producers, growers, bakers and artisans from D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Learn more at https://www.udc.edu/causes/land-grant/center-for-sustainable-development-and-resilience/udc-farmers-market/
On the west side of the former Melvin Hazen Park. For details and to register: https://events.timely.fun/gwwwkkiu/event/72511117/20220730100000 (July 30) https://events.timely.fun/gwwwkkiu/event/72525335/20220820100000 (August 20)
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for an invasive plant removal restoration event in a section of Reservation 630 west of Connecticut Avenue. Find details and register here.
In partnership with Van Ness Main Street, Carpe Librum's pop-up used book and music store returns to 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Carpe Librum raises money for literacy programs from Turning the Page.
Join Rock Creek Conservancy for a tree identification and nature walk at our Broad Branch restoration site in Rock Creek Park. Learn about the natural and mythic importance of trees, […]
Find details here on a kid-friendly volunteer activity that will make Connecticut Avenue friendlier to birds and pollinating insects. Community service hours are available for teens. Sundays through August from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fruits, vegetables, herbs and more from New Morning Farm and other neighboring farms and orchards. Learn more at https://www.newmorningfarm.net/markets.
The UDC Van Ness Farmers Market, in front of the UDC Student Center, offers fresh and local food. Vendors include farmers, producers, growers, bakers and artisans from D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Learn more at https://www.udc.edu/causes/land-grant/center-for-sustainable-development-and-resilience/udc-farmers-market/
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for an invasive plant removal restoration event at Rock Creek Park Trail 9. Find details and register here.