For 2020, the Daventry Community in Springfield, Virginia, is joining with the Trash Free Potomac Network to hold our annual Spring Clean-Up Day as part of the Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.. Community residents and other interested volunteers are invited to join in to clean up some of the trash that accumulates over the winter in our common areas and adjacent parklands. We'll have refreshments to keep you going and gloves and bags to use in the clean-up. Plus, there will be gift cards for the first volunteers to sign-up and start picking up. .
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County: Fairfax State: Virginia Zip: 22152 Nearest City: Springfield GPS Coordinates: 38.76222, -77.211389 |
| Directions |
Directions: Volunteers please register at the Daventry Community Center, 7721 Painted Daisy Drive, Springfield, VA 22152. |
| Watershed | Accotink |
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| Facilities |
Parking Capacity: 30 Restrooms are available. This site is suitable for children under seven. This site is suitable for the elderly. This site is NOT suitable for the disabled. |
| Notes & Special Issues |
Some of the Daventry Community common property areas for clean-up are easily accessible from streets and nearby common property that are fairly level. Other common areas and park land include small gullies and ravines, occasionally with thick brush that may be harder to access. |
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This site is open to the public RSVP Not Required Maximum Volunteers: 75 |
| Contact Info. |
Tom Hay
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Bring your family and friends to help clean up Daventry as part of our annual Spring Clean Up day. This yea marks the 50th Earth Day on April 22,2020. So let's welcome it with a clean neighborhood and watershed. And students can ear Student Service Learning hours! |
Cleanup Event
Volunteer with the Anacostia Watershed Society in the area’s premiere annual Earth Day Cleanup. Join over 2,000 AWS volunteers cleaning up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River.
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteer with the Anacostia Watershed Society in the area’s premiere annual Earth Day Cleanup. Join over 2,000 AWS volunteers cleaning up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River.
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteer with the Anacostia Watershed Society in the area’s premiere annual Earth Day Cleanup. Join over 2,000 AWS volunteers cleaning up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River.
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteer with the Anacostia Watershed Society in the area’s premiere annual Earth Day Cleanup. Join over 2,000 AWS volunteers cleaning up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River.
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
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25Apr
Cleanup Event
Wish to make a difference in your community? Join a park ranger on monthly shoreline cleanups to pick up trash and drift wood. Please let someone at the contact station know that you are coming to volunteer to waive the fee. For questions and to register, please call the Visitor Center at 703-583-6904.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Come join neighbors and friends for our annual clean up. Part of Friends of Little Hunting Creek effort.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Come join us at our 3rd annual Westmore Watershed Cleanup. Please sign up to volunteer and give a helping hand to clean up our watershed. Gloves and trash bags provided. We will meet by the creek by Woodland St and Main Street in Fairfax City.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Alice Ferguson Foundation for the 32nd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup at our flagship site, Piscataway Park! We hope to see you there!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This is a family and community event which started in 2004 conducted Rain or Shine
Attended by Scouts, School Groups, Businesses and Community Organizations
Community Service Credit Available to Students.
Bags, Gloves, Water, Drinks and Snacks Provided
Ploggers Welcome
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Come help keep the Potomac River clean! Point Lookout State Park is located at the mouth of the Potomac River, so it is important that we keep our park clean of litter that can harm the river from Point Lookout to streams flowing through the Appalachians. Bring your whole family, groups are more than welcome! See you out there!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Come help keep the Potomac River clean! Newtowne Neck State Park is located on the Potomac River, so it is important that we keep our park clean of litter that can harm the river from Newtowne Neck to streams flowing through the Appalachians. Bring your whole family, groups are more than welcome! See you out there!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Lots of trash builds up on Oxon Cove. Come help pick it up! Meet in the parking lot no later than 1:15. We will take a tractor-drawn wagon ride down to the cove. This event is canceled if the weather is inclement. Young people under age 18 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
19Apr
Cleanup Event
This is one of four sites helping cleanup trash in Reston's Watersheds supporting the Potomac Watershed Cleanup.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This is one of four sites helping cleanup trash in Reston's watersheds supporting the Potomac Watershed Cleanup.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This is one of four sites helping cleanup trash in Reston's Watersheds supporting the Potomac Watershed Cleanup.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This is one of four sites helping cleanup trash in Reston's Watersheds supporting the Potomac Watershed Cleanup.
18Apr
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.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Depending on weather this will be a trash cleanup for walkers and on the water for boaters. We can shuttle boaters up to Kemps Mill dependent on water safety factors.
We will provide bags and gloves. Be sure to wear shoes that can get wet/muddy, bring a refillable mug/water bottle, and dress in layers.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Please make sure that you RSVP so that we have enough supplies!
Don't miss the WMCCAI third annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup Day. Join us, along with the residents of the Cameron Station community, as we do our part to cleanup the Potomac Watershed (Holmes Run) and positively impact the community where we live!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
A day of service that includes several different sites throughout the City of College Park.
04Apr
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cleanup Event
Please join NV Roofing, SavaTree and the Cascades Community Association in cleaning our local watershed. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all volunteers. Please drop by, we will be at the Quarterpath Community Center (20430 Quarterpath Trace Circle, Sterling, VA 20165) from 8:30am - 1:00pm.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Trash removal from the watershed area within the Potomac Club community
18Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us at Audubon Estates to help us clean up Little Hunting Creek!
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Cleanup Event
The Forest Heights cleanup will be Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 9am-12pm. There will not be a weather makeup date. We will be removing trash from select Town roads. Student service hours available. Free refreshments.
18Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers Needed to Clean the Occoquan River – the water supply for most of the Eastern Part of Prince William & Fairfax Counties.
2020 -Friends of the Occoquan (FOTO) partnering with Prince William Trials and Streams Coalition (PWTSC) for Plastic Pollution Awareness in the Potomac Watershed
On Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. , Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition (PWTSC), a 501(c)3 organization and Friends of the Occoquan (FOTO) will have a big annual clean-up of the Occoquan River from different sites along +30 miles stretch 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 and Lake Ridge Marina (FOTO's base) to the Belmont Bay ( Belmont Bay Paddlers)
County stormwater ponds are also included for cleanup on-land serving as appropriate sites for community volunteers, students and scout troops.
This Annual Cleanup will be having Prince William Trails and Strea...
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18Apr
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.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the City of Greenbelt Department of Public Works and CHEARS for a stream cleanup event in recognition of Earth Day. Volunteers are needed to clean up litter along Indian Creek. Volunteers will meet up in the parking lot behind Beltway Plaza 6000 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt, MD.
Reminders:
Bring a reusable water bottle
Wear weather-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes
Students: bring community-service forms
18Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Beach cleanup at Swan Point please meet at the pool parking lot
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Come help make a difference on Saturday April 18th as a part of the Potomac Watershed Cleanup. Your efforts will help Still Creek, the Anacostia River and the Potomac River watersheds. Volunteers will pick up trash that would have wound up in Still Creek, the Anacostia River and the Potomac River.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Level Green Landscaping and Glen Echo Park have partnered with WMCCAI for the third annual Potomac Watershed Clean up Day on April 18th. Coffee, water and donuts will be provided. For more volunteering information, please contact Jennifer Ruggeri at jennifer.ruggeri@levelgreenlandscaping.com .
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Watershed cleanup of common areas in Milestone HOA. This community includes a pond, two storm water ponds, a bike/walking path, creek, and three tot lots. We will provide water, coffee, donuts, trash bags, and gloves. Help us celebrate Earth Day a little early!
04Apr
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, and Asian wisteria have destroyed whole areas of forest and threaten others.
Join the Ward 9 Woods Conservancy in acting to save this special place before it is too late.
04Apr
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.
Join the Ward 9 Woods Conservancy in acting to save this special place before it is too late.
02May
Cleanup Event
This cleanup is for a high visibility section of Four Mile Run along Arlington Mill Drive and Shirlington Road.
The park itself is appropriate for most ages. Four Mile Run is only accessible through 3 entrances in the fence. Boots and sturdy shoes will be needed, waterproof boots recommended. Litter will need to be moved through the same openings in the fence.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Please join us Saturday April 18h 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.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Please come out to Liverpool Point Area of Nanjemoy WMA and help keep our public lands beautiful for all to enjoy!
04Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District and the Friends of Holmes Run as we cleanup up Luria and Holmes Run Stream Valley Parks.
25Apr
Cleanup Event
The Quantico Creek Cleanup will be held in Dumfries Va on April 8, 2017. Volunteers meet at 17757 Main St. in the Jeff Simpson Community Center starting at 9:00am. Supplies will be handed out to each volunteer and they will be driven to various areas of the creek by Town Staff.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
The Town of Dumfries hosts this event yearly. Volunteers will meet in our community center for a short briefing about the Town's history and directions are given where to start the cleanup. Not only is this cleanup great for the environment, it's educational and fun too. Kids love to get involved. Cleanup supplies will be provided. This event is rain or shine so dress accordingly. It's a good idea to wear boots.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
These events are basic to our mission of enhancing public use and enjoyment of local rivers. National Harbor is a fantastic PRKN supporter, so we are thrilled to give back to this community asset.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us to pick up trash and clean up invasive plants in Baker Park!
Enjoy a day of community-building while also helping to clean up our beautiful city! We will meet behind Schifferstadt Museum at 1110 Rosemont Ave, then we will disburse along Carroll Creek in Baker Park and to Waterford Park. The paths along the parks are accessible for bikes, strollers, wheelchairs, etc.
RSVP via Eventbrite is requested, but not required.
Gloves and trashbags will be provided.
To stay safe and hydrated, please bring a water bottle and wear sunscreen, sturdy/waterproof shoes (if you have them), long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a hat.
Bring loppers/clippers if you'd like to help with the invasive plants.
This event is produced in partnership with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River, Friends of Baker Park, and the City of Frederick.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us at our Potomac River Watershed Cleanup!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park will be hosting a clean-up at Canal Place Heritage Area in Cumberland (the terminus of the Canal). Trash bags, gloves, and grabbers will be provided.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Stay for an hour or stay for a day.
This is a site of illegal dumping, so come prepared to get tired and dirty!
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/AmericanaDriveCleanuppre-eventspring2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
This site may not be suitable for persons under 12 or with physical limitations..
(Rescheduled from January 21st due to weather)
04Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
11Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
02May
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
02May
Cleanup Event
Volunteers may find more information and directions at
www.accotink.org/2020/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2020.htm
Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
02May
Cleanup Event
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park will be hosting a clean-up at Candoc Lane in Cumberland. Trash bags, gloves, and grabbers will be provided.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join us April 18 from 9:00 am to noon for the 32nd Potomac River Watershed Cleanup at Chapel Point State Park on the Port Tobacco River.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
You can make a difference! Help preserve one of our region’s most important natural resources: The Occoquan River ! Make cleaning the river and reducing your single-use plastic waste part of your spring cleaning plans!
Join us at one of our five clean-up sites on Saturday, April 18th from 9 am-12 pm for FOTO’s Occoquan River Clean Up!
Lake Ridge Marina
Town of Occoquan
Bull Run Marina
Fountainhead Park
Occoquan Regional Park
Rain or Shine!
Refreshments will be provided.
We are in need of boaters to help out along the waterways at the various sites. We are also looking for a pontoon boat to assist at Bull Run Marina. Please contact FOTO at 703-624-7124 if you can help us out!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This event is part of the District of Columbia's Adopt-a-Stream Initiative.
Littering and dumping is common along the Anacostia River including along the Watts Branch Stream.
Join students from Howard University and members of the University’s Climate Change, People & Environment Club as we clean up our precious waterbodies in an effort to promote Blue Economies globally!
04Apr
19Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Cub Scout Pack 160 will be conducting its annual spring creek cleanup event April 26 from 1-3pm.
26Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Building Community in the 'Forest'.
Join the Girl Scouts and Newington Forest residents to help conduct a clean up along the trails and streams in the Newington Forest Community. This event is scheduled in conjunction with the Alice Ferguson Foundation which has spearheaded the Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup since 1989.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Potomac watershed cleanup at the C&O Canal Park in Point of Rocks, MD (April 18th). Volunteers join together to collect trash along the C&O canal and Potomac floodplain corridor. An annual community event since the mid-1990's supporting the regional Potomac Watershed Cleanup initiative. Everyone's welcome!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Watkins Pond and the King Farm Valley Stream are a designated Birding Hot Spot and city park. This will be the first of semi-annual cleanups of the area.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join Friends of Long Branch Stream Valley for our community stream cleanup and scavenger hunt.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join Friends of Long Branch Stream Valley for our community stream cleanup and scavenger hunt.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Come join us for the 32nd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup!
04Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Green Leader Brigade to clean up the trash along the Ballenger Creek Trail and stream.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This Cleanup is part of the Potomac River Watershed Cleanup
18Apr
Cleanup Event
The Potomac River Cleanup for Cobb Island, MD will be held on April 4th, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Bags, gloves, and drinks will be provided. Kids will receive school volunteer credit and certificates for participating.
Directions- From 301 turn onto Rock Point Rd. (route 257) travel approximately 12 miles and turn right onto Cobb Island Rd. (route 254) continue for about a mile until you cross the Cobb Island bridge. Once you cross the bridge, our table will be set up in the grass next to The Cove at Cobb Island. Parking can be in The Coves parking lot. Please sign in at the table as this is where you will be able to pick where you would like to clean up!
Email alpence@smcm.edu with any questions.
04Apr
Cleanup Event
The clean up is held at the Fort Washington Lighthouse. Park in the Lighthouse parking lot and walk to the shoreline near the Lighthouse. There is s public restroom in the parking lot. The shoreline is rocky and uneven in places.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This site has no public restroom and its terrain is very hilly and rocky in places. Please bring gloves if you have them and wear a sturdy pair of shoes.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Sahouri Insurance in conjunction with WMCCAI cleanup underneath the American Legion Bridge on the Potomac Heritage Trail
15Apr
Cleanup Event
Led by Jesse Meiller
Rock Creek Conservancy Event Calendar: www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events
19Apr
Cleanup Event
Site leader: Adam Dahl
Please see our Event Calendar for more details and registration: www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Site Leader: Blue Planet Scuba's Jonas Furberg
For details and registration please go to Rock Creek Conservancy's Event Calendar: www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events
19Apr
Cleanup Event
Site Leader: John Burwell
For event details and registration please see Rock Creek Conservancy's Events Calendar: www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Site Leader: Lisa Cunningham
For event details please see the Rock Creek Conservancy Events Calendar: www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Site Leader: Steve Dryden
For event details and registration please see the Rock Creek Conservancy Events Calendar: www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Annual Alice Ferguson Foundation Cleanup at Four Mile Run Park (3700 Commonwealth Ave).
18Apr
Cleanup Event
EcoAction Arlington volunteers will cleanup the park and Four Mile Run.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Be a part of the tradition! The RHA & Recreation Committee have been hosting a Potomac River Watershed Cleanup at Reflection Homes Assoc. every spring since 2013!
Reflection Homes Association thanks all the volunteers helping to keep our common ground and creek clean. All volunteers should wear waterproof boots and appropriate clothing, volunteers under the age of 12 should be accompanied by an adult.
Parking,Restrooms, water,gloves and supplies will be provided. Pizza at Noon for volunteers.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Hallowing Point Community as we collect trash from the Potomac River shorelines along and nearby Hallowing Point
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This will be the annual Cameron Stream Cleanup run by the employees at Michael Baker International (but all are welcome!).
18Apr
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. No advanced registration required. Children must be accompanied by an adult who can sign the waiver. SSL hours awarded for volunteer time.
18Apr
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Support your local park and join us for a morning of clean-up along the shore of Pohick Bay.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Friends of Cabin John Creek, Inc. is sponsoring a creek cleanup at Wolftree Park on Saturday, April 18th!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Cleanup of the Muddy Branch tributary that runs along the south side of Route 28 in North Potomac.
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
We are just going to cleanup trash on the site of our condo complex which abuts Greenbelt Park.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Potomac River Cleanup with an option to create art and compete for a prize
18Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up Day. Join hundreds of volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn student service learning credits.
Participants will be meeting outside the Lakelands clubhouse (a registration table will be set up outside the main entrance, at the intersection of Chestnut Hill and Main Streets).
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet. Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gloves or supplies to the event.
For those interested in earning Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, please sign in when you arrive, and bring all paperwork with you.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Kentlands Foundation GO GREEN group on Saturday, April 18, 9-12 and clean up the local lakes, streams and street sides in your neighborhood that lead to the Muddy Branch watershed. Join hundreds of volunteers on this day designated as Community Green Up Day by the City of Gaithersburg!
Students can earn Student Learning Service hours (SSL) hours!
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate, and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet.
Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gardening materials and gloves for landscape and planting projects.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Target participants are college staff and students. Walking and kayaking clean up of the water front and nearby campus. This event concurrent with Dove Pier River Clean-Up and the Chancellor's Point River Clean-Up. Public can go to either of these other sites. Bring a kayak and launch at Chancellor's Point site.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Held at the Historic St. Mary's City Museum - the public is welcome. Join site host Captain Will Gates in a walking and/or kayaking clean of the beautiful St. Mary's River. This event runs concurrent with events at the Muldoon River Center and at the Chancellor's Point Community Center.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Public is welcome - plenty of parking - easy kayak launch site. This event runs concurrently with Muldoon River Center Clean-Up and the Dove Pier Clean-Up.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join Potomac Conservancy and Friends of Fletchers Cove for the Potomac Watershed Cleanup Day at Fletcher’s Cove. Get your hands dirty in the local movement for clean water! Please register for the event at www.potomac.org/events
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join Potomac Conservancy for the Potomac Watershed Cleanup Day at Jones Point Park. Get your hands dirty in the local movement for clean water! Please register for the event at www.potomac.org/events
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join Potomac Conservancy for the Potomac Watershed Cleanup Day at Four Mile Run. Get your hands dirty in the local movement for clean water! Please register for the event at www.potomac.org/events
18Apr
19Apr
19Apr
Cleanup Event
Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up Day. Join hundreds of volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn student service learning credits.
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet. Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gloves or supplies to the event.
For those interested in earning Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, please sign in when you arrive, and bring all paperwork with you.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Rosemont Citizens Association Community Cleanup event at Rosemont Elementary School,16400 Alden Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.
On April 18 from 10 am to 12 pm.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Shaare Torah cleanup event in recognition of Gaithersburg's Green Month and Good Deeds Day.
26Apr
Cleanup Event
Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up Day.
Join hundreds of volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn student service learning credits.
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet. Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gardening materials and gloves for landscape and planting projects.
For those interested in earning Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, please sign in when you arrive, and bring all paperwork with you.
Location:Central Avenue, Oakmont Avenue and surrounding areas
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up Day. Join hundreds of volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn student service learning credits.
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet. Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gloves or supplies to the event.
For those interested in earning Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, please sign in when you arrive, and bring all paperwork with you.
11Apr
Cleanup Event
Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up Day. Join hundreds of volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn student service learning credits.
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet. Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gloves or supplies to the event.
For those interested in earning Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, please sign in when you arrive, and bring all paperwork with you.
18Apr
25Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Please go to our website's Event Calendar for more information
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Please go to our website's Event Calendar for more information
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join hundreds of volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn student service learning credits.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Clubhouse Address 600 Pelican Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up Day. Join hundreds of volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn student service learning credits.
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet. Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gloves or supplies to the event.
For those interested in earning Student Service Learning (SSL) hours, please sign in when you arrive, and bring all paperwork with you.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
This effort is part of the Friends of Holmes Run network of clean-up events. Please spread the word to friends and neighbors!
For more information, see www.friendsofholmesrun.org/
18Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
The sixth year in a row we've been tackling this site. If you want to be put to work and feel as if you're making a difference, this is the place to come. The American Legion Bridge, the Beltway overpass above the Potomac River, is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to trash. Whatever you can think of -- joint compound buckets, ladders, bottles, car parts -- gets blown or thrown off into this area meaning it always needs help. It's not as bad as when I first started working here, but a reconnaissance trip on 3/6/2020 indicates there's plenty to keep us occupied. There is much natural beauty here to appreciate but be prepared for highway noise. We will meet in the parking lot at Lockhouse #10 on the C&O Canal then walk up to the bridge area. Please don't hesitate to e-mail me if you have any questions about how to get to the site.
I'd also like to put a small group to work at the boat ramp at Lock 10 which appears to have been a historical bottle dump. There are shards of glass and ceramics that coul...
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18Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteer with the Anacostia Watershed Society in the area’s premiere annual Earth Day Cleanup. Join over 2,000 AWS volunteers cleaning up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River.
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join the Sleepy Hollow Bath and Racquet Club as they clean trash from their property bordering Holmes Run. All are welcome!
04Apr
Cleanup Event
Volunteer with the Anacostia Watershed Society in the area’s premiere annual Earth Day Cleanup. Join over 2,000 AWS volunteers cleaning up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River.
25Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
19Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
26Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
18Apr
18Apr
25Apr
11Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
18Apr
18Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
Registration for individuals and groups can be completed on our website: earthday.anacostiaws.org/earthday2020/index.php
Use the map to find your desired site, click on the icon, and choose "Register for this site."
25Apr
Cleanup Event
We will do a cleanup of the stream bed and surrounding area of a creek that runs through a residential area on Portal Drive NW.
Participants should wear boots or sturdy shoes that you don't mind getting muddy.
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.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Join Girl Scout troop members in a stream cleanup for the Silver Award project for Healthy Waterways by members of Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop 3966.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Please join us in our first Courts of Chandon Community Cleanup on April 18, 2020.
Come meet your neighbors while helping to beautify our community!
We will first meet at the community pool and offer bags and gloves.
18Apr
18Apr
Cleanup Event
16 S. Van Dorn Condominium managed by FirstService Residential near old Landmark Mall with 4 acres of surrounding common area. Ample free off street parking for all participants. Steep and flat terrain make this site attractive to all volunteers. Children under 18 to be accompanied by adults. Community Service Credits will apply to students. Please email 16SVanDorn@gmail.com with questions or if you would like to notify us to include you with information. Conveniently located. Please join us!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
NOTE: THIS EVENT DATE FOR THIS SITE HAS BEEN CANCELLED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERN ARISING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK AND GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO AVOID GROUP ACTIVITIES. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE LATER IN THE SPRING. OUR APOLOGIES.
Annual activity in conjunction with AFF Cleanup Day. Community and Scouts focus on an area of Rock Creek just north of the end of Beach Drive in Montgomery County.
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Come join Margaret Bicz of Planned Companies and Kandis Dwyer of CertaPro Arlington for river watershed cleanup at First River Farms Community in Alexandria, Virginia!
18Apr
Cleanup Event
Spring is here! Help us get ready by joining The Pinecrest to clean up our community!
18Apr