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On Monday, September 30, we were joined by NBC4 for our big mussel release event! From the article: Thousands of mussels released into the Anacostia River Monday are part of a…
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Washington DC, September 30, 2019 – The Anacostia Watershed Society, joined by the National Park Service, the District Department of Energy and Environment, program partners, and volunteer citizen scientists will…
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On Wednesday, August 7, DC's Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the Anacostia Watershed Society is the recipient of a $400,000 grant to build up our #MusselPower program. With this program expansion, we will be reintroducing…
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WASHINGTON, July 23, 2019 - Exelon Corporation and its local energy companies Pepco and Constellation announced a $5 million signature gift to support efforts by Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Building Bridges…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed an amendment last Friday to the fiscal year 2020 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill that would increase funding for the…
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Washington DC, June 6, 2019 – Following a year marked by the highest recorded rainfall ever in the Washington D.C. region, the Anacostia River slipped back from last year’s passing…
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May 10 - Ariel Trahan, Director of River Restoration at the Anacostia Watershed Society, was honored with the "Unsung Hero" award by the Prince George's County Public Schools Environmental Literacy Steering Committee.…
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With the governement shutdown in full effect, the Anacostia Watershed Society was eager to hop in and ensure that the federal lands that surround the Anacostia River are still maintained. …
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Washington DC, October 23, 2018 – The Anacostia Watershed Society and REI, joined by Friends of the National Arboretum, today christened a new dock that will provide more consistent and…
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Thank you so much to Molette Green of NBC4 for joining us to report on the Year of the Anacostia! Our Director of River Restoration, Ariel Trahan, gave a sunrise…
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