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Please join AWS and local elementary students as we work to plant wetland species the students have grown from seed in their classrooms. This is a great opportunity to get outdoors, learn more about wetland restoration, and work closely with local students!
Registration is required, contact Maddie below.
Please join AWS and local elementary students as we work to plant wetland species the students have grown from seed in their classrooms. This is a great opportunity to get outdoors, learn more about wetland restoration, and work closely with local students!
Registration is required, contact Maddie below.
This spring, AWS will be restoring wetlands along the Anacostia River. The second step in the process is the removal of old fencing and construction of new fencing that will protect the area from pesky Canada geese. We need your help!
Registration is required, contact Maddie below.
For the last few years, AWS has been working with local students and other community members to restore wetlands up and down the Anacostia River. As part of this effort, we manage a small wetland plant nursery where we grow and care for many of the plants used in this restoration work. This spring and early summer we need your help to take care of this nursery! Work will include some planting, mulching, and other light maintenance. Join us!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
Join AWS for our 24th annual Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration of the Anacostia River.
More than 20 different cleanup sites throughout the area will be available to choose from by the end of February.
All volunteers are invited to join us for the celebration that follows at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. There will be free food and drink, live music, exhibitors and speakers!
Registration is required, contact Maddie below.
This spring, AWS will be restoring wetlands along the Anacostia River. The second step in the process is the removal of old fencing and construction of new fencing that will protect the area from pesky Canada geese. We need your help!
Registration is required, contact Maddie below.
This spring, AWS will be restoring wetlands along the Anacostia River. The second step in the process is the removal of old fencing and construction of new fencing that will protect the area from pesky Canada geese. We need your help!
Registration is required, contact Maddie below.
This spring, AWS will be restoring a wetland along the Anacostia River! The first step in the process is the completion of some basic preparatory work. This work will involve debris cleanup and non-native plant removal. We need your help!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
For the last few years, AWS has been working with local students and other community members to restore wetlands up and down the Anacostia River. As part of this effort, we manage a small wetland plant nursery where we grow and care for many of the plants used in this restoration work. This spring and early summer we need your help to take care of this nursery! Work will include some planting, mulching, and other light maintenance. Join us!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
This spring, AWS will be restoring a wetland along the Anacostia River! The first step in the process is the completion of some basic preparatory work. This work will involve debris cleanup and non-native plant removal. We need your help!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
This spring, AWS will be restoring a wetland along the Anacostia River! The first step in the process is the completion of some basic preparatory work. This work will involve debris cleanup and non-native plant removal. We need your help!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
AWS is working to restore a section of streambank along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River! As part of this work, we will be removing invasive, non-native plants to make room for native trees that will be planted later in the spring by local elementary and middle school students. We need your help removing these invasives to give our trees a fighting chance!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
This spring, AWS will be restoring wetlands along the Anacostia River. The second step in the process is the removal of old fencing and construction of new fencing that will protect the area from pesky Canada geese. We need your help!
Registration is required, contact Maddie below.
AWS is working to restore a section of streambank along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River! As part of this work, we will be removing invasive, non-native plants to make room for native trees that will be planted later in the spring by local elementary and middle school students. We need your help removing these invasives to give our trees a fighting chance!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
AWS is working to restore a section of streambank along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River! As part of this work, we will be removing invasive, non-native plants to make room for native trees that will be planted later in the spring by local elementary and middle school students. We need your help removing these invasives to give our trees a fighting chance!
Registration is required. Contact Maddie below.
Meeting Location: Malcolm X Avenue and 2nd Street SE, just off of 295 and close to the Congress Heights Metro.
Volunteers will be working to restore the natural splendor of one of Washington, DC's most neglected wooded areas. By removing trash, debris, and invasive speies, volunteers will be protecting our trees, wildlife, and rivers -- and making the park a place for all to enjoy.
Gloves, bags, and lunch will be provided. Wear good shoes and clothes you can get dirty!
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Nathan Harrington at nbharrington@yahoo.com or 301-758-5892.
Join AWS as we work to care for our native tree and plant nursery. Work may include watering, weeding, mulching, winterizing, etc. All tools and supplies needed will be provided. Bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
Everyone must RSVP. Click on the webpage link below to do so. Groups must call 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or email mkoenig@anacostiaws.org.
Student Service Learning hours are available. Bring your forms and our event leader can fill them out.
Disclaimer: All AWS events are subject to change (location, activity, time, etc.). Every effort possible to contact volunteers will be made if changes occur.
Join AWS as we plant trees along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River! Trees do great things for our watershed -- they provide habitat and improve water quality. Come be a part of this amazing process! All tools and supplies needed will be provided. Just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
Everyone must RSVP. Click the webpage link below to do so. Groups must call 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or email mkoenig@anacostiaws.org.
Student Service Learning hours are available. Just bring your forms and the event leader can fill them out for you.
Disclaimer: All AWS events are subject to change (time, activity, location, etc.). Every effort will be made to contact volunteers if changes do occur.
Join AWS as we plant trees at the confluence of the Northeast and Northwest branches of the Anacostia River! Trees do great things for our watershed -- they provide habitat and improve water quality. Come be a part of this amazing process! All tools and supplies needed will be provided. Just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
Everyone must RSVP. Click the webpage below to do so. Groups must call 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or email mkoenig@anacostiaws.org.
Student Service Learning hours are available. Just bring your forms and the event leader can fill them out for you.
Disclaimer: All AWS events are subject to change (time, activity, location, etc.). Every effort will be made to contact volunteers if changes do occur.
Join AWS as we build and install bird houses at our native meadow along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River! We will be constructing the houses on-site, and then working to install them adjacent to our meadow. All tools and supplies needed will be provided ... just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
Everyone must RSVP. Click on the webpage below to do so. Groups need to contact AWS by calling 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or mkoenig@anacostiaws.org.
Student Service Learning hours are available. Bring them with you to the event and the event will leader can fill them out on site.
Disclaimer: All AWS events are subject to change (date, location, time, etc.). We will make every effort possible to notify volunteers of changes.
Join AWS as we care for our native tree and wetland plant nursery. Work will include watering, weeding, mixing soil, etc. All tools and supplies needed will be provided. Just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
Everyone must RSVP. Click the webpage below to do so. Groups must call 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or email mkoenig@anacostiaws.org.
Click here to RSVP!
Student Service Learning hours are available. Just bring your forms to the event and the event leader can fill them out for you!
Disclaimer: All AWS events are subject to change (time, location, etc.). Every effort will be made to contact volunteers if changes do occur.
Join AWS as we build and install bird houses at our native meadow along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River! We will be constructing the houses on-site, and then working to install them adjacent to our meadow. All tools and supplies needed will be provided ... just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
Everyone must RSVP. Click the webpage below to do so. Groups need to contact AWS by calling 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or emailing mkoenig@anacostiaws.org.
Student Service Learning hours are available. Bring them with you to the event and the event leader can fill them out on site.
Disclaimer: All AWS events are subject to change (time, location, etc.). All efforts will be made to contact volunteers if changes do occure.
Join AWS and the greater Northwest Branch community to clean up the Northwest Branch! We will be removing trash and debris from the Northwest Branch in an effort to keep the trash off of our streets and out of our streams! All tools and supplies will be provided; just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
RSVPs are required by all. Visit the webpage below to do so. If you are bringing a group, please call 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or email mkoenig@anacostiaws.org to let AWS know.
Student Service Learning hours are available, please bring your forms with you and event staff will be able to complete them.
Disclaimer: All events held by AWS are subject to change (time, location, etc.). We will make every possible effort to notify you if changes do occur.
Meeting Location: We will be meeting at the University of Maryland in Lot C2. Parking is available for free in all of the C lots, but AWS staff members will be waiting for you in Lot C2.
We will be installing a rain garden at Woods Hall at the University of Maryland. Heavy lifting, digging, walking, etc. are required. This will be physically demanding work. If you think this may be a problem, we encourage you to join us for another event. Because of the nature of the work, long pants and boots are required. Individuals with previous gardening and planting experience are preferred.
18 and up only, please!
Registration is required; visit here: http://www.anacostiaws.org/calendar/rain-garden-installation
Please join AWS and the communities of Riverdale Heights, Riverdale Hills, and Crestwood to cleanup one of the Anacostia River's tributaries -- Brier's Mill Run! We will be removing trash and debris from Brier's Mill Run in an effort to keep the trash off of our streets and out of our streams!
All tools and supplies will be provided, just bring a friend and be prepared to have fun!
RSVPs are required by all. Visit the webpage below to do so. If you are bringing a group, please call 301-699-6204 ext. 109 or email mkoenig@anacostiaws.org to let AWS know.
Student Service Learning hours are available, please bring your forms with you and event staff will be able to complete them.
Disclaimer: All events held by AWS are subject to change (time, location, etc.). We will make every possible effort to notify you if changes do occur.
This summer, AWS needs your help to care for the trees we planted in the spring. Please join us as we water, weed, and mulch these tiny trees that, with your help, will grow to do great things for the River!
We will be meeting at a small parking lot adjacent to the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River, Riverdale Road, and the NE Branch Bike Trail.
Visit http://www.anacostiaws.org/calendar/tree-maintenance-11 to RSVP.
Join AWS as we work to care for the trees we've planted this past spring! We need your help to water, weed, and mulch these small saplings so they make it through our hot, dry summers
We will be meeting right off of 38th St. in Hyattsville, MD 20781 -- adjacent to the 38th St. bridge which crosses over the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River.
This summer, AWS needs your help to care for the trees we planted in the spring. Please join us as we water, weed, and mulch these tiny trees that, with your help, will grow to do great things for the River!
We will be meeting at a small parking lot adjacent to the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River, Riverdale Road and the NE Branch Bike Trail.
Visit http://www.anacostiaws.org/calendar/tree-maintenance-5 to RSVP.
Join AWS and the DC Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for the third annual cleanup in honor of Surfrider volunteer David Stemper.
We will be meeting at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. The park is located at 4601 Annapolis Rd., Bladensburg, MD, right past the Peace Cross and the intersections of Rt. 1, 450, and 201.
We will be cleaning up the Anacostia River right near Bladensburg Waterfront Park! Canoes and kayaks will be provided by AWS, but please feel free to bring your own. All supplies and materials needed will be provided. Just bring yourself and a friend, and be prepared to have a fun, rewarding summer evening in honor of a great volunteer!
Please join Surfrider at Franklin's Restaurant Brewery in Hyattsville, MD for dinner and fun after the cleanup!!
Visit http://www.anacostiaws.org/calendar/david-stemper-memorial-cleanup to RSVP.
This summer, AWS needs your help to care for the trees we planted in the spring. Please join us as we water, weed, and mulch these tiny trees that, with your help, will grow to do great things for the River!
We will be meeting at a small parking lot adjacent to the Northeast Branch of the Anacostia River, Riverdale Road and the NE Branch Bike Trail.
Visit http://www.anacostiaws.org/calendar/tree-maintenance-5 to RSVP.
WS has been working to restore a wetland site along the Anacostia River adjacent to Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Join us for the final step in the process -- planting native wetland species including wild rice and arrow arum!
Help to control dangerous storm water runoff from reaching the river by planting native plants and flowers along the side of the river. These meadows work much like a kidney, filtering out harmful waste from the Anacostia River.