Events
DC Trail Rangers Monthly Clean Ups
Various locationsThroughout the spring and summer, neighbors are invited to lend a hand in keeping our trails looking good at our monthly cleanups. We’ll provide the trash grabbers, trash bags, snacks, and some new friends.
11th St Bridge Park Summer Walking Tours
Capital One Cafe Anacostia 1203 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DCWalking Tour Dates! Join us for a FREE walking tour to explore the future site of the 11th St Bridge park and stay updated on all exciting new developments! Walking Tour, June 20 Registration Walking Tour, July 25 Registration Walking Tour, August 22 Registration Walking Tour, September 26 Registration
Juneteenth Celebration: Community, Culture, and the Environment
REI Co-op Washington DC 201 M Street Northeast, Washington, DCIn honor of Juneteenth, Green 2.0, Hip Hop Caucus, and REI Co-op cordially invite you to a joyous event in Washington, D.C. honoring community, culture, and the legacy of Black innovation in the environmental movement. Join us for an evening of networking and meaningful connections as we honor the profound...
[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...
Friday Night Fishing @ Diamond Teague
Diamond Teague Park First and Potomac Ave SE, Washintgon, D.C.Summer Fridays from 5-8pm. This is a free event. All supplies provided. Anacostia Riverkeeper staff to teach you to fish! Fishing is first come, first on the dock. If the dock is at capacity, there is a waitlist & 1-hour fishing limit. Questions? claire@anacostiariverkeeper.org Lightning, thunderstorms, or heavy rain can...
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...
July Green Breakfast
VirtualJuly Green Breakfast - Trapa bispinosa, Invasive Water Chestnut Trapa bispinosa is a new species of water chestnut found in freshwater ponds and lakes, and Fairfax County is ground zero for the spread of this invasive aquatic plant. Join Dr. Nancy Rybicki, aquatic plant ecologist and affiliate professor at GMU, and...
Fishing Fiesta | Fiesta de la Pesca
C & O Canal National Historical Park 4940 Canal Rd NW, Washington, DCReady, set, fish! Join us at Fletchers Cove for our annual Fishing Fiesta! This bilingual event celebrates the outdoors, fishing, and community on the C&O Canal. ¡Preparado, listo, pesca! ¡Únase con nosotros en Fletchers Cove para nuestra fiesta de pesca anual! Este evento bilingüe celebra el aire libre, la pesca...