
02/18/2022
Our Park Stewards are cleaning up Shepherd Parkway near Fort Greble Park today! #TrashFreeDC #CleanItClaimIt
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Our Park Stewards are cleaning up Shepherd Parkway near Fort Greble Park today! #TrashFreeDC #CleanItClaimIt
Good morning from Shepherd Parkway. Our Park Stewards are cleaning here today! #TrashFreeDC #CleanItClaimIt
Paid summer internship opportunity on Kingman Island for high school students. SYEP Deadline: March 12th https://summerjobs.dc.gov/
We are cleaning up Shepherd Parkway today, right behind Brothers Place and MLK Ave SE with a group of volunteers! #CleanItClaimIt #TrashFreeDC
Fixing DPW is one of the keys to making DC a truly green city.
DPW has yet to catch the vigilante who removes boots from vehicles with unpaid tickets.
Our Park Stewards and a donor/volunteer are cleaning Oxon Run Park today. #CleanItClaimIt #TrashFreeDC
This motorcycle has been buried in the mud by Oxon Run for at least 20 years. Must weigh thousand pounds. Pardon the profanity in this video- it was hard.
Please don’t litter. We only have one planet that could use some TLC. #TrashFreeDC
https://www.greenmatters.com/p/why-littering-is-bad-for-the-environment
We know that littering is bad for the environment, but why? Learn what makes littering harmful to wildlife, humans, and the planet.
Cannabis is a gift from nature, and brings many users closer to nature. Unfortunately, the industry has become a major source of trash pollution. This needs to change.
On Saturday 34 volunteers from the Airmens Leadership School at Joint Base Andrew's removed more than 3,600 pounds of trash from the Good Hope Road, 18th Street and U Street sections of Fort Stanton Park.
Trashy whirlpool, Oxon Run
Here's an elevation map of DC. The gray is flat. The red are hills. The green lines are stream valleys.
Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth Did you know there is a trail named after Dr. George Washington Carver in #Ward8? Dr. Carver was deeply connected to the natural world and shaped the environmental movement.
Http://www.ward8woods.org/george-Washington-carver-trail/
Getting there: The trailhead located behind Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington DC 20020. Look for the sign pictured above.
Today is World Wetlands Day. Read about the restoration work being done by the Anacostia Watershed Society.
https://www.anacostiaws.org/blog/world-wetland-days.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=0286847e-a4a6-4455-8fea-9ce729e92f16
February 2 is World Wetlands Day! The theme this year is wetlands and biodiversity. Here in the urban Anacostia River watershed, we...
Our friends Rock Creek Conservancy are taking on the difficult topic of how generational trauma affects our feelings about nature.
The event will examine the lynchings that took place in the region and the legacy of biophobia in communities of color. Speakers will include Sarah Hedlund and Ralph Buglass of Montgomery History; Mickey Fearn, an expert in the field of diversity and equity in parks and recreation, as well as Tyrhee Moore of Soul Trak Outdoors, a local organization that connects communities of color to outdoor spaces. The conversation will be moderated by Kym Elder of the National Park Service.
https://events.timely.fun/gwwwkkiu/event/69150998/20220224173000
Understanding the past is important in helping to move forward into the future. Historians at Montgomery History have done research around racial
Cleaning out Oxon Run Park behind Hart Middle School. So much trash...
Please support our friends in Ward 7 in their fight for a decent playground.
Lack of maintenance is big problem at DC Department of Parks and Recreation facilities ETOR.
This week our crew is cleaning trash and invasive species out of the section of Oxon Run Park behind Hart Middle School. This is DPR land that hasn't been maintained in decades.
https://chng.it/ynDzvr6bmr
EOTR DC Children Deserve Safe Playgrounds Too. Repair the Marvin Gaye Playground!
Demand a reduction of methane emissions from oil and gas production to help limit climate pollution in our parks and communities before it’s too late.
https://secure.npca.org/site/R?i=zstP_AfiPextOlEBYITTPH7eZpGpxzPkSEaENOx-UKJh_Hnsxhh47A
It’s everywhere: in the rain, our food, even in the human placenta! Plastic is poisoning all life on Earth.
But finally there’s hope. More than 100 countries are now calling for a new global treaty to end plastic pollution!
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/plastic_pollution_34/?cUrbdab
Plastic pollution is everywhere: in the rain, our food, and the human placenta. But in days, we have a chance to push for a global treaty to end plastic pollution! Sign here the urgent petition before governments meet.
DC should do something like this.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/once-a-dump-baltimores-camp-small-transforms-street-trees-into-lumber/2022/01/25/132a5590-7ae7-11ec-9102-d65488c31bb1_story.html
As part of a zero-waste initiative, the city is recycling its felled street and park trees to make usable wood products.
On Tuesday from 1 to 2, W8W Director Nathan Harrington and Park Steward Chuck Jenkins will be on WPFW 89.3 radio.
We'll be talking environmental justice with @Daniel del Pielago on Empower DC program Taking Action.
https://www.empowerdc.org/taking_action
The mission of Empower DC is to enhance, improve and promote the self-advocacy of low and moderate income DC residents in order to bring about sustained improvements in their quality of life. We accomplish our mission through grassroots organizing and trainings, leadership development, and community...
Our friends at the Rock Creek Conservancy are seeking Green Infrastructure Technicians.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61128882ec63322fbd96a13a/t/61e821994790684a3bdbbac5/1642602907910/2022+Green+Infrastructure+Technician+-+Position+Description+%281%29.pdf
Board member Raymond Coates gets down to Go-Go sounds with the Ward 8 Woods banner.
Representing Ward 8 Woods at the MLK Peace Walk. #cleanitclaimit #freedomtovoteact voteact #environmentaljustice
More good things happening in Philadelphia.
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/lyft-for-litter/
The Glitter app is poised to help tackle the city’s trash problem by paying Philly residents a living wage to keep their streets clean.
An inspiring initiative in Philadelphia
https://youtu.be/ZaIdR8YgrcM
Meet Matthew George, founder of I Love Thy Hood and recipient of Omaze’s inaugural Standing O Award. We’re excited to honor his wonderful impact with $5,000 ...
This is probably the largest red oak in Ward 8. It's in the Eagle Crossing Apartments at 4708 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SW. The whole complex has sweet trees, including willow oak and sycamore.
Join ANS and the U.S. Forest Service's Office of Urban and Community Forestry for the first Taking Nature Black Faith-based Roundtable: Grounded in Faith, Rooted in Nature. This compelling discussion will happen virtually, via Zoom, Thursday, February 10,
2:00 – 3:30 pm and is FREE and open to the public.
2900 block 2nd Street SE
We're putting up homemade signage at littering and dumping hotspots around Ward 8. We don't expect to see a quick changes in behavior, but we know nothing will change if we don't try. #cleanitclaimit
Our friends at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association are seeking an Operations Manager for the Trail Ranger program.
https://waba.org/blog/2021/11/were-hiring-dc-trail-ranger-operations-manager/
Sounds great. But will it be followed and enforced?
No plans for tomorrow? There's time and space to register for our Shepherd Parkway Community Clean-Up.
Enjoy the snow-covered woods while helping us save trees from invasive vines!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shepherd-parkway-community-clean-up-tickets-235148253757
3214 11th Place SE
Washington D.C., DC
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Healthy urban forests clean the air and water, lower summer temperatures, provide habitat for native plants and animals, and invite residents and visitors to exercise and connect with nature.
The District of Columbia’s Ward 8 boasts more than 500 acres of eastern hardwood forest, where hikers will find massive old-growth trees, dramatic hilly terrain, streams, wetlands, panoramic views, remnants of historic structures, Bald eagle nests, and even rare plant species.
Sadly, these lands have been neglected by government agencies and scarred by decades of illegal dumping. Invasive species from other parts of the world have grown rampant and choked out unique plants native to this area. The condition of these parks is particularly shameful when compared to the well-maintained parklands in more affluent areas of the District.
We employ Ward 8 residents as Park Stewards to restore the health and beauty of the forests by removing trash and invasive species. Our future plans include hiking trails, replanting og native species, and educational and recreation programs for children and adults.
We invite all Ward 8 residents, nonprofits, businesses, churches and schools to join us as volunteers and collaborators for a healthier and more beautiful environment.
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