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AWS Events Calendar
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From 04/25/25 10:00 am until 04/25/25 3:00 pmAt Building 426 at BARC on Powder Mill Rd Categories: Community ScienceAWS is excited to participate in the City Nature Challenge 2025 - an international effort to identify and document plant and animal species in our cities. Join us for a fun day of biodiversity exploration in the Upper Beaverdam subwatershed at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), a property owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for more than a century! (a permit has been obtained for this specific event. No one is allowed in the area without a permit). It protects some of the most unique ecosystems in the watershed and the region. Bring a lunch for the field and be prepared for an off-trail hike 1.5 - 2 miles long on mostly flat terrain but with some wet-mucky spots and stream crossings. Be prepared for mud and some bramble - and dress for ticks as always. Participants document their findings with the free iNaturalist application, however, you don't need to have the app to join the event. -
From 04/26/25 11:00 am until 04/26/25 1:00 pmAt Multiple locations available Categories: Work Days and Clean Ups, Earth Day EventsJoin AWS from 11 AM - 1 PM at multiple cleanup sites throughout the Anacostia River watershed for our 2025 Earth Day Cleanup! An after celebration will start at 1:30 PM to thank our volunteers. -
From 05/01/25 6:00 pm until 05/01/25 7:00 pmAt Anacostia Park Boat Ramp Categories: Boat ToursJoin the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 1-hour boat tour (6-7 PM) launching from Anacostia Park on the Anacostia River, as part of our Anacostia River Discovery Series, to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River. -
From 05/03/25 10:00 am until 05/03/25 12:00 pmAt Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Categories: Community ScienceMussels are mighty protectors of clean freshwater, filter-feeding all kinds of pollution from their habitat. Here’s a chance to meet these fascinating critters, and the folks putting them back in the river! Join AWS and ICPRB for a walk from Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens to Kenilworth Lake, where we will showcase our work on native mussel restoration. -
From 05/04/25 10:00 am until 05/04/25 12:00 pmAt Deave Ave NE near Kenilworth Track Categories: Work Days and Clean UpsPARTNER SPOTLIGHT - Join our partners at the National Park Service - National Capital Parks-East at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens from 10am to 12pm to remove various invasive species throughout the park to make room for native flora and fauna. -
From 05/08/25 6:00 pm until 05/08/25 7:00 pmAt Diamond Teague Park Categories: Boat ToursJoin the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 1-hour boat tour launching from Diamond Teague Park on the Anacostia River to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River. -
From 05/15/25 6:00 pm until 05/15/25 7:00 pmAt Bladensburg Waterfront Park Categories: Boat ToursJoin the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 1-hour boat tour launching from Bladensburg Waterfront Park on the Anacostia River to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River. -
From 05/17/25 1:00 pm until 05/17/25 5:00 pmAt Anacostia Park Categories: Canoe Tours, Community MeetingThe 11th annual Anacostia River Festival, hosted by the 11th Street Bridge Park and the National Park Service, will take place on Saturday May 17th from 1 pm - 5 pm, with the Southeast Market hours running from 1 pm - 6 pm. AWS will be at the festival offering free canoe tours. Join us for a FREE family-friendly event where history meets the future through an unforgettable celebration of community, culture, and connection. We hope to see you there! -
From 05/22/25 6:00 pm until 05/22/25 8:00 pmAt Kingman Island - RFK Lot 6 Categories: Boat ToursJoin the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 2-hour boat tour (6-8 PM) launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of our Anacostia River Discovery Series, to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River. -
From 05/24/25 12:30 pm until 05/24/25 3:30 pmAt Buzzard Point Categories: Work Days and Clean UpsJoin us for a wild freshwater mussel survey at Buzzard Point! We will survey for mussels at Buzzard Point wearing waders and using tools like sand rakes for random sampling during a timed 1-hour period. Afterwards, we will count, measure, and identify the mussels found and collect their data. -
From 05/29/25 6:00 pm until 05/29/25 8:00 pmAt Bladensburg Waterfront Park Categories: Boat ToursJoin the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 2-hour boat tour launching from Bladensburg Waterfront Park on the Anacostia River to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River. -
From 05/31/25 9:00 am until 05/31/25 12:00 pmVolunteers will join the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) and National Links Trust (NLT) for a Habitat Restoration Workday! During this workday you will help AWS with our invasive plant control and revegetation efforts along the riverside area of Kingman Island at Langston Golf Course. This is part of a natural resources management plan for the golf course in partnership with National Links Trust. -
From 06/05/25 6:00 pm until 06/05/25 8:00 pmAt Kingman Island - RFK Lot 6 Categories: Boat ToursJoin the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 2-hour boat tour (6-8 PM) launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of our Anacostia River Discovery Series, to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River. -
From 06/07/25 4:37 pm until 06/07/25 6:37 pmAt Kingman Island - RFK Lot 6 Categories: Boat ToursJoin the Anacostia Watershed Society for a 2-hour boat tour (10 AM - 12 PM) launching from Kingman Island's dock on the Anacostia River, as part of our Anacostia River Discovery Series, to explore the ecological and historical changes that have occurred in the river and in the communities around the river. We will have the opportunity to witness some of the restoration of river habitats and how it has caused the rebound of the wildlife in the Anacostia River. -
From 06/21/25 11:00 am until 06/21/25 2:00 pmAt Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Categories: Work Days and Clean UpsJoin us for a wild freshwater mussel survey at Kenilworth Lake! We will survey for mussels in Kenilworth Lake wearing waders and using tools like sand rakes for random sampling during a timed 1-hour period. Afterwards, we will count, measure, and identify the mussels found and collect their data.
