Trash Free Potomac Network - Connecting for a Trash Free Watershed
The Trash Network also hosts the sites for the Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup. Along with utilizing this site, we encourage all site leaders and volunteers to read through the list of responsibilities, safety information, and resources found at potomaccleanup.org
If you have any questions about the database, please email potomaccleanup@fergusonfoundation.org
Upcoming Events
Big Neabsco Creek Cleanup at Eagles Park, Woodbridge: Prince William County
Cleanup Event
2020 Big Neabsco Watershed Cleanup
Neabsco Creek- Eagles Park
Join Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition, Woodbridge Potomac Community Civic Association, REI Coop, NOVA Geocache, Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District other partners for more water quality awareness in the Neabsco Watershed/
Come promote plastic pollution and water quality awareness in PWC. Come support water quality awareness campaign and give a treat to the beautiful Neabsco Creek which is close to the New Woodbridge Boardwalk and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
This event is a good learning opportunity to residents and students who need community service hours. This event is open to residents of all ages to come see first hand impact of floatables as they make their way through the Potomac River into the Chesapeake Bay near the Julie J. Metz Neabsco Creek Wetlands Preserve in Woodbridge.
In 2019, 140 volunteers collected over 5100 pounds of trash ( 231 litter bags and 22 tires). This year ...
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07Mar
Ft. Stanton Volunteer Day
Cleanup Event
Fort Stanton Park was created in 1926 to preserve the hilltops where the Union army constructed Fort Stanton and Battery Rickets to defend the Nation’s Capital during the Civil War. The remains of their earthworks and ditches can still be seen in the woods.
Its more than 150 acres of woods include two stream valleys, stands of towering poplar trees, commanding views hilltop views across the city, and small rock outcroppings.
?Sadly, years of littering and dumping have polluted the landscape. Invasive plant such as kudzu, bittersweet, Asian wisteria, and Japanese knotweed have destroyed whole areas of forest and threaten others. Action must be taken to save this special place before it is too late.
07Mar
Potomac River Watershed Cleanup at Upper Pohick Creek, Middleridge Park and Woodglen Lake Park
Cleanup Event
Thirteenth year for this cleanup!
14Mar
Difficult Run Watershed Clean-Up: Hunter Mill Road
Cleanup Event
Annual event!
Join us in protecting Difficult Run & its downstream waterways while preserving the beauty of Hunter Mill Road.
www.funinfairfaxva.com/hunter-mill-road/
Exertion: light to moderate, depending on volunteer preference
Time commitment: 1.5 - 3 hours
14Mar
Shepherd Parkway Community Clean-Up
Cleanup Event
Be a part of the tradition! The Ward 8 Woods Conservancy has been hosting Shepherd Parkway Community Clean-Ups's every second Saturday of the month since 2011!
Discover the beauty of one of DC's most overlooked parkland while helping to undo decades of littering, dumping, and unchecked growth of invasive plants.
Visit ward8woods.org for more info.
14Mar
Petworth Spring Cleanup
Cleanup Event
Neighborhood effort to clean up litter and, by extension, prevent pollution in the Potomac and Anacostia River Watersheds.
28Mar
Cherrywood Lane--Greenbelt
Cleanup Event
We will do a cleanup of a wooded area surrounding a pond that is part of Indian Creek.
Participants should wear boots or sturdy shoes that you don't mind getting muddy. Participants also should wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, socks, and a hat to protect against ticks. Participants should do a thorough tick check following the cleanup.
Bring work gloves if you have them, but we also will have gloves at the site. We also will have trash bags at the site.
29Mar
Good Neighbor Day
Cleanup Event
Good Neighbor Day is a collaborative partnership between the University of Maryland, the City of College Park, and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). The event brings together the College Park community to beautify shared spaces, educate and engage in sustainable practices, and take pride in Greater College Park.
04Apr
Good Neighbor Day
Cleanup Event
Good Neighbor Day is a collaborative partnership between the University of Maryland, the City of College Park, and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). The event brings together the College Park community to beautify shared spaces, educate and engage in sustainable practices, and take pride in Greater College Park.
04Apr
Good Neighbor Day
Cleanup Event
Good Neighbor Day is a collaborative partnership between the University of Maryland, the City of College Park, and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). The event brings together the College Park community to beautify shared spaces, educate and engage in sustainable practices, and take pride in Greater College Park.
04Apr
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