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Join the Anacostia Watershed Society and partners for our annual Earth Day Cleanup of the Anacostia River watershed.

Cleanup takes place from 8:30am to noon at sites all over the watershed. Afterward, celebrate the event at our rally from 1-2pm at Seafarers Yacht Club.

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	Site Location click for maps and directions	Site Contact
Washington, DC	Kenilworth Park	Robin Wiles-Skeels (AWS) 301-699-6204
	Kingman Island, ECC Pumphouse	Brian VanWye (ECC) 202-373-4992
	Seafarers Yacht Club	Billy Cobb 202.544.7333
	Canal Park	Melissa McKnight (AWC) 202-841-3173

Maryland	Bladensburg Waterfront Park	Bernadine Sandy (MNCPPC) 301-779-0371
	Long Branch Park	Roylene Roberts (MoCo) 240-777-3690
	Northwest Branch/West Hyattsville Metro	Heather Phipps (NoNWB) 202-529-2007
	Northwest Branch - Intersection of Randolph and Kemp Mill roads	John Fay (NoNWB) 301-946-5599
	Northwest Branch - Meet at parking lot off Colesville Road .2 miles north of intersection with University Boulevard.	Jane Osburn (NoNWB) 301-754-1564
	Lower Beaverdam Creek - Meet at Woodworth Park near intersection of Cheverly Dr. and Wayne Pl.	Cathy Smith (FoLBC) 301-386-0889
	Beaverdam Creek - Meet at end of Plateau Place in Greenbelt.	Susan Barnett (BCWWG) 301-474-7465
	Lower Beaverdam Creek - meet at intersection of Hawthorne Street and Country Club Road	Al Arnett 301-341-2515
	Watts Branch - meet at Lady Bird Johnson off of Burroughs Ave.	Dennis Chestnut 202-345-3693
	Prince George's County Neighborhood Sites	Tim McIntosh (PG Co.) 301-883-6476
Sligo Creek see FoSC for a map of all sites	Section 2 - Intersection of Flower Ave. and Garland Ave.	Wendi Schnaufer (FoSC)
	Section 3- Parking lot near intersection of Sligo Parkway and Kennebec Road	Clair Garman (FoSC)
	Section 4 - Silver Spring International Middle School, 313 Wayne Ave.	Jennifer Kefer (FoSC) 202-365-2194
	Section 5 - Parking lot across from Bennington playground	Lauren Page (FoSC)
	Section 8 - Between University Blvd. and Dennis Ave. in Silver Spring	Jane Barrett (FoSC)
	Section 9 - Intersection of Arcola Ave. and Lamberton Drive (meet behind Kemp Mill Shopping Center)	Edward Murtagh (FoSC)
	Section 10 - Becca Lilly Park (meet at kiosk at intersection of Merwood Drive and Glenside Drive)	Christopher Victoria (FoSC)
	Section 12 - Storm drainage ponds on Dennis Ave. between Medical Dr. and Inwood Ave.	Wendi Schnaufer (FoSC)

FOR VOLUNTEERS : Gloves and bags will be provided at the cleanup sites. Plan to get dirty and/or muddy. Canoes and motorized boats will serve as shuttles along the river. All river cleanup volunteers wil be required to sign a standard waiver form at time of registration.

River cleanups run 8:30am-12pm
Celebration Rally afterward is 1-2pm at Seafarers Yacht Club 1950 M St. SE DC

Other Earth Day Events:

Celebration Rally 1-2pm at Seafarers Yacht Club, 1950 M St, SE, DC

Directions to Anacostia River Earth Day Cleanup Celebration rally at Seafarers Yacht Club
Take Kenilworth Ave. South to 295 S. Exit @ Howard Rd./Downtown. Turn left on Howard Rd. @ bottom of ramp. Turn left @ stoplight. Get on 295 N, bearing right @ 395 N/Navy Yard exit. Cross over Anacostia River Bridge and get in right lane. Exit toward 12 St., SE. Turn right onto M St. at stop sign. Continue ½ mile to Celebration site on right.

Tree Planting at Anacostia Waterfront Park - Casey Trees Endowment Fund

Household Hazardous Waste Recycling 9am - 3pm at the Carter Barron Amphitheater. See their website for more details.

THANKS to our MAJOR SPONSORS

Anacostia Waterfront Corporation

Koch Industries, Inc

Living Lands and Waters

Pepco

Prince George's County Government	Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources
Montgomery County Government	Seafarers Yacht Club
Prince George's County Livable Communities	Washington Gas
District of Columbia Department of Environment	DC Department Parks and Recreation

ALSO THANKS to our SITE SPONSORS and PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Alice Ferguson Foundation
Anacostia Marina
Bagel Place
B.K. Miller
Casa De Maryland
Casey Trees Endowment Fund
DC Department of Corrections
DC National Guard
DC Water and Sewer Authority
District Yacht Club
Earth Conservation Corps
Employee Transit Federal Credit Union
Environmental Protection Agency

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Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek
Friends of Sligo Creek
GreenDC Week
Long Branch Neighborhood Initiative
Maryland Department of the Environment
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland National-Capital Park & Planning Commission
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
National Parks & Conservation Association
Sierra Club
US Army Corps of Engineers
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

and our other SPONSORS and PARTNERS... YOU ALL MAKE IT POSSIBLE!

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