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	Vision: To make the Anacostia and its tributaries swimmable and fishable, to restore and protect our local environment for the health and enjoyment of everyone in our community, and to bring together people across all walks of life to achieve this vision.		Effectiveness: This no-frills, stay-focused organization mobilizes volunteers for tree plantings and cleanups, persuades local governments to change their priorities to save the environment, and pressures polluters to clean up their acts.
	Territory: Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Washington, DC; Our priority is the health of the local environment. (See Map)		Award-Winning: The Society's work in restoration, preservation and pollution prevention won it the prestigious United Nations Achievement Award, Sierra Club Outstanding Achievement Award, and the President's Volunteer Action Award.

AWS Statistics *Updated January, 2008	Grand Total since 1989
# of volunteers	55,587
Tons of trash removed from the river	790 tons
# of tires	12,800
# of storm drains stenciled	1,235
# of trees planted	13,214
# of people educated from slide shows	17,911
# of people (children & adults) who participated in a canoe tour	7,555
# of Paddlesport Regatta participants	1,626
# of children who participated in a pontoon boat tour	3,772
# of adults who participated in a pontoon boat tour	1,797
# of people who participated in paddling clinics	459 (since 1999)
# of wetland plants restored into the river	12,840 (program started in 2002)
# of people who participated in wetland plantings	1,350
# of children who participated in the S.H.A.R.E. Program(Shad & Herring Anacostia Restoration Effort)	1,102 (program started in 2001)
# of children who participated in Watershed Explorer's / River Habitat education programs	5,557