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BLADENSBURG, MD – The Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS), in collaboration with Maryland Sierra Club, invited community members to a free public screening of Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics,…
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WASHINGTON, DC - Those incredible snapshots from our critter cameras are making the rounds in local DC news! Check out these articles: Why the return of Anacostia River’s apex predator,…
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JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, Washington D.C. – Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s 11th Civil Engineer Squadron conservation team has partnered with the Anacostia Watershed Society to restore the District’s native freshwater mussel populations in the…
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From DOEE: The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is releasing the final 400 of 35,000 freshwater mussels into the Anacostia River and Kingman Lake. Each mussel can filter approximately…
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The Maryland Master Naturalists of the Anacostia Watershed Society have been busying building shelters for bluebirds! AWS has been building and maintaining bluebird boxes along the Anacostia River for over…
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Meet Evette: the newest American Girl doll whose story is drawn from the Anacostia River. American Girl dolls are a national brand that aims to tell the story of our…
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On November 16, 2021, the Anacostia Watershed Society was honored to accept the Local First Green Thumb Award! Presented annually by Think Local First DC, a nonprofit dedicated to the success…
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BLADENSBURG, MD, August 24, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Anacostia Watershed Society today announced the appointment of Christopher E. Williams as President and CEO of the organization. …
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The Voice of the River is the Anacostia Watershed Society print newsletter sent out three times a year in February, June, and September, and is a benefit to all members…
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The Anacostia Watershed Society mourns the senseless slayings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other innocent black lives that have been unjustly ended due to police brutality…
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