Anacostia Watershed Society Calendar

June 2007
AWS also needs volunteers for special restoration projects. For location and direction of special restoration events as well as volunteer activities give AWS a call at 301.699.6204 or email us.
Day	Activity
1 (F)	10:00AM - 2:00PM: Pontoon Tour with Oyster Elementary School (DC) at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Leader: TBD 3:00PM - 4:00PM: Pontoon Tour with Groundwork DC at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Leader: TBD
2 (Sa)	American Rivers & AWS National River Cleanup Week 1:30 - 3:30PM: Join us on this nationwide effort to purge rivers of trash pollution and spread awareness on consumption and waste impacts! Check out American Rivers for further details on their 2007 cleanup map. Volunteers needed! Contact Heather Hamilton at 202-347-7550 or Kamweti Mutu at 301-699-6204
2 (Sa)	Invasive Plant Removal Project 11:00AM - 4:00PM: Come to Greenbelt National Park and help rescue the native plants and animals. Meet Marc Imlay at the Sweetgum picnic area. Follow the signs from the main park entrance to the Seetgum picnic area about 3 blocks down. Volunteers needed! Contact Marc Imlay at 301-699-6204
5 (T)	10:00AM - 1:30PM: Invasive Plant Removal with Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School at Little Paint Branch Park (MD). Leader: Marc Imlay Volunteers needed! Call 301-699-6204 or e-mail info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
7 (Th)	10:00AM - 1:00PM: Pontoon Tour with Sligo Creek Elementary School (MD) at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Leader: TBD
8 (F)	10:00AM - 1:00PM: Pontoon Tour with Sligo Creek Elementary School (MD) at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Leader: TBD
10 (Su)	9:00AM - 11:00PM: Pontoon Tour with Bryn Mawr Alumni at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Leader: TBD
11 (M)	9:30AM - 2:00PM: Invasive Control, Wetland Planting & Trash Cleanup with Washington Waldorf School. Location Kingman Island, Leader: Kamweti Mutu
12 (T)	9:30AM - 2:00PM: Canoe Tour with Stuart Hobson Middle School (DC) at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Leader: TBD
13 (W)	7:00PM - 8:30PM: Global Warming: Slides from An Inconvenient Truth. Sponsored by The Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO. The program will be narrated by: Lise Van Susteren, M.D. Wednesday June 13th, National Labor College, 1000 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20903 Free! Contact Denise Riley at: mddcaflcio@hotmail.com or call 301/261-1400 x18.
14 (Th)	10:00AM - 1:30PM: Invasive Plant Removal with the Georgetown Law Center at Magruder Park (MD). Leader: Marc Imlay Volunteers needed! Call 301-699-6204 or e-mail info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
16 (Sa)	10:00AM - 1:00PM: Native Plant Restoration. Join Marc Imlay and Pat Gladding at the 38th St. Bridge (MD). The AWS and The City of Hyattsville Office of Volunteer Services are seeking participants to clear the site of non-native invasive plants in an effort to restore riparian native plants. To register, please call 301-985-5057 or e-mail caistis@hyattsville.org for more information.
18 (M)	Annual AWS Paddle to the Bay—Day 1
19 (T)	Annual AWS Paddle to the Bay—Day 2
20 (W)	Annual AWS Paddle to the Bay—Day 3
21 (Th)	Annual AWS Paddle to the Bay—Day 4 9:00AM - 4:00PM: The AWS and M-NCPPC - Prince George's Co. will host the International Finance Corporation for an Invasive Plant Removal early detection/rapid response exersise at Little Paint Branch Park (MD). Leader: Marc Imlay Volunteers needed! Call 301-699-6204 or e-mail info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
22 (F)	Annual AWS Paddle to the Bay—Day 5
23 (Sa)	Annual AWS Paddle to the Bay—Day 6 10:00AM - 2:00PM: Trash Cleanup at Kenilworth Park. Leader: Kamweti Mutu Volunteers needed! Call 301-699-6204 or e-mail info@anacostiaws.org for more information. 6:30PM - : Global Warming, Local Solutions: A presentation of the science and discussion of what we can do about it. 6:30PM refreshments, 7:00PM start of program. Edmonston Town Hall, 5005 52nd Ave. Presented by Derek Walker with The Climate Project.
30 (Sa)	9:00AM - 12:00PM: Invasive Plant Removal of Japanese Stiltgrass at Little Paint Branch Park (MD). Leader: Marc Imlay. Volunteers needed! Call 301-699-6204 or e-mail info@anacostiaws.org for more information.