This is one of four sites helping cleanup trash in Reston's watersheds supporting the Potomac Watershed Cleanup.
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Run/Creek/Stream |
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County: Fairfax State: Virginia Zip: 20191 Nearest City: Reston GPS Coordinates: 38.930395, -77.345723 |
Directions |
Directions: From Dulles Toll Road, take exit 13, Wiehle Ave. Head south. The road T's at the intersection of Wiehle and Sunrise Valley Road, turn right to go onto Sunrise Valley Drive. Make a left at the light at Soapstone. Continue on Soapstone past the intersection of South Lakes Drive. Park at the Kindercare parking lot on the right. Be prepared with long sleeves, pants, and boots. Pizza lunch at Nature Center at noon. |
Watershed | Difficult Run |
Sub Watershed | Snakeden Branch |
Facilities |
Parking Capacity: Restrooms are available. This site is suitable for children under seven. This site is suitable for the elderly. This site is suitable for the disabled. |
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Map |
Details |
This site is open to the public RSVP is Required Maximum Volunteers: 55 |
Contact Info. |
Ha Brock
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Suggestions |
We are always excited to have residents join us for the Potomac Watershed Cleanup. All our volunteers must register and complete an application through Reston Association’s volunteer system (Volgistics). Once you create an account and complete the application, you can search the Volgistics calendar for the Soapstone site for the Potomac Watershed Cleanup. |
Cleanup Event
2019 Big County Spring Stream Cleanup Launching
Neabsco Creek- Eagles Park
Prince William County, Prince William Soil and Water, Prince William Trails and Streams and Woodbridge Potomac Community Civic Association partner to help keep the Neabsco Watershed Clean.
Support and promote plastic pollution and water quality awareness in PWC waterways. Join the water quality awareness campaign to give a treat to the beautiful Neabsco Creek which is close to the New Woodbridge Boardwalk and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
Prince William County residents and students who need community service hours are all invited to this event at Eagle Park (above Julie J. Metz Neabsco Creek Wetlands Preserve) in Woodbridge.
In 2018, over 4280 pounds of trash was collected from this site ( 132 litter bags and 37 tires).
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Volunteers' Parking: Neabsco Eagles Park (15801 Neabsco Road, Woodbridge), The cleanup site is a short walk from the park.
To register for this event, please visit:
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02Mar
Cleanup Event
This is a cleanup event for the area near Limekiln rd. overlooking the towpath and C and O canal near Mt. Lock Rd. and Limekiln Rd. intersection, a little North of milepost 68 on the towpath/canal, There is a parking area at the "bus turnaround" on Limekiln Rd. nearest the cleanup site, and another area to park at the entrance to the canal on Mt. Lock Rd.
There was a cleanup event at this site in April, 2018. the site, midway between Milepost 68 and 69 on the towpath of the C and O canal, has historically been used as a dumping area. We removed over 100 tires and assorted furniture and trash, which filled a couple of dump trucks supplied by the Washington Co. government. This year we would like to finish the job. There is some new debris and remnants of stuff on the hill we didn't have time/people power to collect last year.
13Apr
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers Needed to Clean Occoquan River – the water supply for most of the Eastern Part of Prince William & Fairfax Counties.
On Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. (rain date April 27, 2018), Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition (PWTSC), a 501(c)3 organization, is conducting its 10th annual clean-up of the upper Occoquan River, from nine different sites along 25+ miles of the Occoquan River. This clean-up will run from Cedar Run/Broad Run, through Lake Jackson, and from the base of Lake Jackson Dam through Hooes Run (south of Lake Ridge Marina) to the Belmont Bay (Belmont Bay Paddlers)
County stormwater ponds will also be included for cleanup for on-land volunteers/students.
PWTSC is partnering with the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Prince William County Parks and Recreation, Prince William County Public Works, and a number of home owners associations, civic associations, businesses, and volunteer groups to accomplish this major 25+-mile river clean...
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20Apr
Cleanup Event
Please join us Saturday April 13th from 9:00am to Noon, for the Annual Potomac River Watershed Clean up at the Potoma Wayside River Access in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Ranger Samantha will be leading the clean up. Gloves, trash bags, & recycling bags will be provided. Bring your refillable water bottle, wear sturdy boots, dress in long pants of a tough fabric, and layers up top.
Parking will be just down the road, past the "Tri-State" Exxon, in the "Kettle Corn" lot. Permission has been granted by the property owner. Just ask the Kettle Corn or other Vendor folks where they'd like you to park.
Bring your phone and/or other camera to capture the project, and maybe even enter the Alice Ferguson Foundation photo contest!
For any questions, or to RSVP, contact Samantha Zurbuch at 304-535-5017 or samantha_zurbuch@nps.gov.
13Apr
13Apr
Cleanup Event
The Occoquan watershed covers 590 square miles and includes the 1,700-acre Occoquan Reservoir, which serves as the boundary between Fairfax and Prince William counties. Please join CAI in our efforts to improve environmental conditions.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us for the 31st Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup at our flagship site, Hard Bargain Farm!
The Alice Ferguson Foundation was established in 1954 as a non-profit organization chartered in the state of Maryland. The Alice Ferguson Foundation’s educational programs unite students, educators, park rangers, communities, regional organizations, and government agencies throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to promote the environmental sustainability of the Potomac River watershed.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
It's a fun and educational event. Volunteers will be provided with supplies to remove trash and debris from along Quantico Creek in the Town of Dumfries. Breakfast and lunch is provided.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Join me, Greenlink, Inc, and the Washington Metro Chapter Community Associations Institute as we do our part to clean up the Potomac Watershed and positively impact the communities where we work and live. Gloves, recycling and trash bags provided.
Let's plan on meeting at the beginning of the creek where it starts at Hallman Street for instructions, meeting volunteers, and then commence cleanup work.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
This is one of four sites helping cleanup trash in Reston's Watersheds supporting the Potomac Watershed Cleanup.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
This is one of four sites helping cleanup trash in Reston's Watersheds supporting the Potomac Watershed Cleanup.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers will work from canoes to clean up Seneca Creek and the nearby Potomac River.
All volunteers at this site will be working in groups. One group of experienced whitewater paddlers may work downstream through rapids to take out at Pennyfield Lock . Other groups may work on the smooth waters of Seneca Creek and the Potomac River upstream. All volunteers in boats are required to wear life jackets. Boats, life, jackets, and paddles will be provided.
Volunteers who prefer to work on land are also welcome.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Get Involved for a Plastic Free Waterway in Prince William County
Join for a Quantico Creek Cleanup in the Historic Town of Dumfries in support of Plastic Pollution and Water Quality Awareness in Prince William County.
Volunteers will be meeting at the Dumfries Elementary School Parking Lot. 3990 Cameron St. Dumfries, VA 22026.
23Feb
Cleanup Event
Volunteers Needed to Clean Occoquan River – the water supply for most of the Eastern Part of Prince William & Fairfax Counties.
On Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. (rain date April 27, 2018), Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition (PWTSC), a 501(c)3 organization, is conducting its 10th annual clean-up of the upper Occoquan River, from nine different sites along 25+ miles of the Occoquan River. This clean-up will run from Cedar Run/Broad Run, through Lake Jackson, and from the base of Lake Jackson Dam through Hooes Run (south of Lake Ridge Marina) to the Belmont Bay (Belmont Bay Paddlers)
County stormwater ponds will also be included for cleanup for on-land volunteers/students.
PWTSC is partnering with the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Prince William County Parks and Recreation, Prince William County Public Works, and a number of home owners associations, civic associations, businesses, and volunteer groups to accomplish this major 25+-mile river clean...
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20Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us for the 31st Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup!
13Apr
13Apr
13Apr
Cleanup Event
This is a river cleanup at the Mouth of the Monocacy River down the Potomac River behind lock 27 of the C&O Canal.
06Apr
Cleanup Event
Wear waterproof boots and clothing appropriate for the weather. The site is about seven-tenths of a mile up the towpath from the parking area at White's Ferry.
30Mar
Cleanup Event
This will be our second clean up at this particular site, in a prime area of the beautiful Potomac River!
14Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us for the Tysons Partnership & Clean Fairfax Earth Day Watershed Clean-Up
22Apr
Cleanup Event
Greenbelt Park is a part of the Still Creek, the Anacostia River, and the Potomac River Watershed. We will be cleaning our park to help keep our part of the watershed clean!
Pre-registered is required- scaearthdaygreenbelt.eventbrite.com
06Apr
Cleanup Event
Help us clean the shoreline of the Potomac River along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us for a morning of cleaning up the creek and trails around Croydon Creek Nature Center and the John Hayes Forest Preserve.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers are needed to cleanup the Indian Creek Trail in Greenbelt, MD.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Cleanup of the Muddy Branch tributary that runs along the south side of Route 28 in North Potomac.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Come join the Fort Belvoir Environmental Division and help cleanup the shorelines surrounding Fort Belvoir!
07Apr
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Rotary Club of Sterling as we work together to make the Potomac riverfront at Algonkian Regional Park litter-free!
Volunteers are needed to join in the effort to keep the Potomac River and Sugarland Run at Algonkian Regional Park trash-free.
Meet at the boat ramp at 9am. Gloves and bags will be provided. Sturdy shoes, long pants and clothes that can get muddy are suggested.
Residents, park users, and students who need community service hours are all invited to attend. Join us for lunch in the park to enjoy the benefits of your work in the trash-free surroundings after the cleanup.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us to clean the Little Falls Watershed. We have will have gloves and bags and even a few boots to lend.
Three locations. Visit our website for more information www.LFWA.org/events
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us to clean the Little Falls Watershed. We have will have gloves and bags and even a few boots to lend.
Three locations. Visit our website for more information www.LFWA.org/events
13Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us to clean the Little Falls Watershed. We have will have gloves and bags and even a few boots to lend.
Three locations. Visit our website for more information www.LFWA.org/events
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13Apr
Cleanup Event
The City hosts this site annually as part of the Alice Ferguson Foundation's Potomac River Watershed Cleanup. The Four Mile Run channel is lined with rip rap that is secured with chain link. Volunteers will navigate the rip rap to pick up trash. Volunteers should wear boots or closed-toe shoes to get secure footing.
13Apr
Cleanup Event
The Lakeford Clean up is sponsored by the Lakeford Community Association in partnership with the Alice Ferguson Foundation. The lake area is part of the Holmes Run water system and home to area wildlife. We will meet at the tennis courts right off of New Providence Dr. at 9:30 am. The clean up will be around Fairview lake and the streams that feeds into same. Some of the cleanup will take place in wooded areas.
13Apr