Events
[NEW DATE: 6/29] Walk in the Woods: Mussel Power with Anacostia Watershed Society
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE, Washington, DCMussels are mighty protectors of clean freshwater, filter-feeding all kinds of pollution from their habitat. Here’s a chance to meet these fascinating critters, and the folks putting them back in the river! Join us for a walk from Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens to Kenilworth Lake, where the Anacostia Watershed Society will...
Suitland Parkway Volunteer Day
2401 Alabama Avenue Southeast Washington, DC 20020 2401 Alabama Avenue Southeast, Washington, DCGive 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...
Shenandoah Snorkel, Mussel and Paddle Trip
Our Shenandoah River snorkeling trip , in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, has always been a huge hit. This year we are going to zero in and focus on freshwater mussels while we snorkel the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. We are fortunate in that we will have...
Shepherd Parkway Community Clean-Up
555 Newcomb Street Southeast Washington, DC 20032 555 Newcomb Street Southeast, Washington, DCGive 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...
Women’s Aquatic Network River Clean Up
Columbia Island Marina George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Arlington, VirginiaJoin us for a Potomac River cleanup event with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25-12 (Arlington-Northern Virginia). We will meet at 11am at the Columbia Island Marina (George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Arlington, VA 22202). Please bring water and a snack and wear closed-toed shoes. All cleanup materials will be...
Women’s Aquatic Network River Cleanup
Columbia Island Marina George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Arlington, VirginiaJoin us for a Potomac River cleanup event with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25-12 (Arlington-Northern Virginia). We will meet at 10am at the Columbia Island Marina (George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Arlington, VA 22202). Please bring water and a snack and wear closed-toed shoes. All cleanup materials will be...
Capital Area Natural Resource Management Symposium
Reservoir Center 301 Water St SE, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin local natural resource managers and environmental professionals at this inaugural meeting to share and meet others in the region with similar scopes of work. During the day there will be a series of attendee-submitted talks focused on local natural resource management (broadly defined), restoration projects, socioecological work, and applied...
Walk in the Woods: Let’s be Smart About Winter Salt
Izaak Walton League of America 707 Conservation Lane, Gaithersburg, MDStep 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...
2024 Potomac Conference: Reeling in the Challenge of Aquatic Invasive Species
The River View at Occoquan 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton, VA, United StatesThe Call for Presentations and Posters is open for the 2024 Potomac River Conference: Reeling in the Challenge of Aquatic Invasive Species Details: October 17, 2024 River View at Occoquan in Lorton, VA. The conference will expound on the science, policy, and management of invasive fishes and other aquatic species in the Potomac...
Walk in the Woods: Strawberry Hill Preserve
Strawberry Hill Preserve 1537 Mount Hope Road, Fairfield, PAJoin us for a guided fall hike to explore the stunning Strawberry Hill Preserve while learning about the vital role its streams play in providing clean drinking water to over 5 million people downstream. Strawberry Hill Preserve, in the northern reaches of the Potomac River watershed, is the gateway for...