Fairfax Youth Group Lead Way to Cleaner Waters
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Learn how a local youth group of 6th and 7th graders used their voices, influence and a little elbow grease to stand up for clean water!
Read MoreA Saturday Morning to Remember: Potomac River Cleanup Day
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There are some who wake up on a Saturday morning and decide to ease into the day with a fresh cup of Joe and a glance at the weekend paper. Then there’s Eric.
Not one to miss out on a beautiful spring morning, Eric took a brisk walk from his place in Foggy Bottom over to Theodore Roosevelt Island to pitch in for the annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
How much trash did Eric and other volunteers remove from the Potomac? You'll have to find out after the jump!
Read MoreCommunity in Action: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
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In honor of World Wetlands Day in February, Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens hosted 100 volunteers for a fun day of restoration activities at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, a local treasure of Northeast Washington, DC.
Discover how local community members are helping to preserve this special urban oasis after the jump!
Read MoreTime for Spring Cleaning. Join Us For Annual Potomac Cleanup!
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Take part in the biggest annual Potomac River cleanup and restore healthy shorelines by removing litter, debris and trash from river access spots. On April 5, 2014, Alice Ferguson Foundation hosts its 26th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
Join Potomac Conservancy at one of our three host sites from 9:00am – 12:00pm. This year, we will be hosting volunteers at the River Center at Lock 8 in Cabin John, Maryland; Fletcher's Cove in Washington, DC; and Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, DC.
Interested volunteers can register by emailing Rebecca at long@potomac.org. More details after the jump.
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