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Suitland Parkway Volunteer Day

2401 Alabama Avenue Southeast Washington, DC 20020 2401 Alabama Avenue Southeast, Washington

Give back to the earth, exercise your body, spend time in nature and meet cool people with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy. Known as a busy commuter route between central Washington to its eastern suburbs, the parkway is also a nature preserve, flanked on each side by over 300 acres...

Shepherd Parkway Community Clean-Up

555 Newcomb Street Southeast Washington, DC 20032 555 Newcomb Street Southeast, Washington

Give back to the earth, exercise your body, spend time in nature and meet cool people with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy. Shepherd Parkway is the largest wooded area in Ward 8 at 197 acres, covering steep hillsides that separate Congress Heights and Bellevue from I-295. The parkway's rugged topography...

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Walk in the Woods: Let’s be Smart About Winter Salt

Izaak Walton League of America 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg

Step into the shoes of an environmental detective as we explore the hidden impacts of oversalting our streets and sidewalks during the winter season. Discover how the excess salt harms delicate aquatic creatures, disrupts the fragile balance of our ecosystems, and pollutes our drinking water. Join the Izaak Walton League...