Anacostia Watershed Society Calendar

September 2008
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 (M)	Labor Day — AWS Holiday (Offices Closed)
4 (Th)	11:00AM - 3:00PM: Invasive Plant Removal at Little Paint Branch Park (and, tentatively, Cherry Hill Rd. Community Park). Open to public. Meeting location: Parking lot adjacent to Beltsville Community Center. Leader(s): Dr. Marc Imlay. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
6 (Sa)	9:00AM - 11:00AM: Wavyleaf Basket Grass Identification Workshop at Little Paint Branch Park. Open to public. Meeting location: Parking lot adjacent to Beltsville Community Center at Little Paint Branch Park, or Sweet Gum Picnic Area at Greenbelt Park. Leader(s):Dr. Marc Imlay. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information. 11:00AM - 4:00PM: Invasive Plant Removal at Little Paint Branch Park and Greenbelt Park. Open to public. Meeting location: Parking lot adjacent to Beltsville Community Center at Little Paint Branch Park, or Sweet Gum Picnic Area at Greenbelt Park. Leader(s):Dr. Marc Imlay. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
8 (T)	7:30PM: Informational Meeting About the ICC (so-sponsored by AWS) at College Park City Hall. Meeting location: College Park City Hall; 4500 Knox Road; College Park, MD. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
18 (Th)	6:00PM - 9:00PM: AWS Open House Gala at George Washington House (4302 Baltimore Ave., Bladensburg, MD). Open to Public. Tours of historic 18th-century house and other entertainment throughout the evening. Please join us! Call 301-699-6204 to RSVP.
20 (Sa)	Anacostia Port Towns Day Read More... 10:00AM - 5:00PM: AWS Exhibit Table at Anacostia Port Towns Day, Bladensburg Waterfront Park, Bladensburg, MD. Open to public. Volunteers welcome to help staff booth. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information. All Day: Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup* (co-sponsor, AWS). Open to the public at multiple locations. See Ocean Conservancy's web site for more information. *Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup provides an opportunity to be part of a global movement in your own backyard. Last year, 378,000 volunteers in 76 countries removed six million pounds of trash from coastlines and waterways. Bays, rivers, and lakes are an important component of the cleanup. Over 200 are residents volunteered in removing 3,608 pounds of debris from the river from our Anacostia cleanup last year. Join us this year on Saturday, September 20th – Together, we can start a sea change.
21 (Su)	10:00AM - 3:00PM: Invasive Plant Removal at Cherry Hill Rd. Community Park. Open to public. Meeting location: Park parking lot. Leader(s): Steve McKindley-Ward. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
25 (F)	10:00AM - 2:00PM: Invasive Plant Removal at Little Paint Branch Park. Open to public. Meeting location: Parking lot adjacent to Beltsville Community Center. Leader(s): Dr. Marc Imlay. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information.
27 (Sa)	NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, Read more... 9:00AM - 2:00PM: Invasive Plant Removal at Little Paint Branch Park. Open to public. Meeting location: Parking lot adjacent to Beltsville Community Center. Leader(s):Dr. Marc Imlay. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information. 9:00AM - 2:00PM: Invasive Plant Removal at Magruder Park with Weed Warriors. Open to public. Meeting location: Parking lot at Magruder Park. Leader(s):Dr. Marc Imlay. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information. 11:00AM - 5:00PM: AWS Exhibit Table at Capitol Hill Oktoberfest on Barracks Row in Washington, D.C. Open to public. Volunteers welcome to help staff booth. Please call 301-699-6204 or write to info@anacostiaws.org for more information.