Events
Habitat Restoration Workday at Kingman
Langston Golf CourseVolunteers will join the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) and National Links Trust (NLT) for a Habitat Restoration Workday! During this workday you will help AWS with our invasive plant control and revegetation efforts along the riverside area of Kingman Island at Langston Golf Course. This is part of a natural...
Water Wednesday: Tragedy on the Potomac – A Riverkeeper’s Experience
VirtualWater Wednesday: Tragedy on the Potomac - A Riverkeeper's Experience. Join Dean Naujoks, Potomac Riverkeeper, at noon on Wednesday, February 19 for his reflections responding to the DC airline collision. Dean was a key resource for first responders: his unique knowledge of the river helped them to identify and access...
Prioritizing People and Participation in Chesapeake Bay Restoration
VirtualCRC Roundtable is a monthly virtual seminar series, to host targeted, inclusive, and informed conversations matching scientific advances and management needs in a way that moves us collectively forward toward decision-making for effective and sustainable management of the Chesapeake Bay, its watershed, and its living resources. February 20th, 12-1 pm...
Symposium on Emerging Contaminants in the Bay
Morgan State University 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MDAs partners across the Chesapeake Bay watershed work to strengthen and accelerate progress made towards restoration goals, understanding and addressing emerging contaminants will play an increasingly important role in these efforts. Join Morgan State University and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a groundbreaking symposium highlighting cutting edge research,...
2025 Rain Garden Workshop
Lubber Run Community Center 300 N Park Dr, Arlington, VARain gardens are attractive landscape features that allow rain water and snow melt to absorb into the ground, slowing runoff and removing pollutants before the water reaches local creeks and streams. Take part in the 2025 Rain Garden Workshop at Lubber Run Community Center in Arlington, VA to learn how...
Friends of Dyke Marsh Meeting: Restoring Mussels to the Potomac River
Mount Vernon Government Center 2511 Parkers Lane, VABringing freshwater mussels back to the Potomac River is the topic of the Friends of Dyke Marsh, Sunday, February 23, meeting, when Dean Naujoks, the Potomac Riverkeeper, will describe Potomac Riverkeeper Network’s 50 Million Mussel Project. Their goal is to restore this important bivalve to the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. ...
Ready for Raptors
Izaak Walton League, Loudoun County Chapter 19237 Mountain Spring Lane, Leesburg, VADate: Sunday, February 23, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Place: Izaak Walton League, Loudoun County Chapter 19237 Mountain Spring Lane Leesburg VA 20177 Who: Everyone. Bring your kids! Our speaker, Liz Dennison, has been working with birds of prey for more than 15 years as an educator, rehabilitator,...
River Roundtable: Innovative Trash Capture and Tracking Methods
Silver Spring Civic Center 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MDJoin Anacostia Riverkeeper for our first River Roundtable, Innovative Trash Capture and Tracking Methods, bringing together experts working on trash mitigation in the watershed. The event will include presentations about litter traps, microplastics, and GPS-tagged trash tracking. Come to learn about research and projects from our speakers, and share...
Taking Nature Black Conference
Silver Spring Civic Center 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MDThemed “Reclamation & Resilience,” Nature Forward’s 6th Taking Nature Black Conference will be a four-day event happening March 5 – 8, 2025. This highly-anticipated experience focuses on the needs and interests of Black nature professionals, environmental justice advocates, educators, and outdoor enthusiasts. We are excited to announce some of our...
Contracting with Road Salt Applicators: Keeping Your Wallet, Drinking Water, and the Environment in Mind
VirtualThis webinar is for training business owners, property managers, homeowners and condo association board members, and others who contract with road salt applicators and snow removal companies during the winter. During this webinar, you will learn what oversalting vs proper road salting looks like, why smart salting is important, how...