Note: This event is weather dependent. If you are sick or exhibiting symptoms associated with COVID-19 (such as fever, chills, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, loss of taste or smell, etc.), please do not come to the event and consider joining us another time.

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Volunteers will meet us at the Aquatic Resources Education Center (AREC), 1900 Anacostia Dr, Washington, DC 20020 (map)

• Parking lot parking available
• Accessible via the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail (walk/bike/hike/etc.)

Project: Volunteers will work together with AWS to tag 2,100 freshwater mussels for the PGCPS Mussel Power Program with shellfish tags! We will attach the tags using tweezers and glue. In 2015, we started surveying the native species of freshwater mussels in the Anacostia River to understand their diversity and abundance. In 2018 we started a mussel propagation project partnering with the Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Virginia collecting local broodstock from the Anacostia River. Volunteers are critical to keep this project going and to meet our goal of enhancing mussel populations to increase their water filtration capacity to help clean our river.

Physical Level of Difficulty: Easy

• This event could involve lifting, bending. If you think any of the physical requirements will be problematic, please let us know.

Registration is required. Please register at least 2 days prior to the event date to receive additional information about the event.

Bathroom Situation: Bathrooms are available for use at the AREC.

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