Alice Ferguson Foundation
Connecting people to the natural world, sustainable agricultural practices and the cultural heritage of their local watershed through education, stewardship and advocacy.
Please wear clothing and footwear that are weather appropriate and that can get dirty, muddy, or wet. Although the City supplies equipment, volunteers are welcome to bring their own gardening materials and gloves for landscape and planting projects.
Neelsville schoolyard cleanup for Neelsville community and all other MCPS students. Up to 100 students may participate. Come prepared with long sleeve shirts and pants that cover you completely. Bring sun protection, insect repellent, water, or any supplies you would like to donate. Address of the site - Neelsville Middle School 11700 Neelsville Church Rd, […]
PHS schoolyard cleanup for PHS community and all other MCPS students. Up to 100 students may participate. Come prepared with long sleeve shirts and pants that cover you completely. Bring sun protection, insect repellent, water, or any supplies you would like to donate. Address of the site - Poolesville HS 17501 West Willard Road Poolesville, […]
RCMS schoolyard cleanup for RCMS community and all other MCPS students. Up to 100 students may participate. Come prepared with long sleeve shirts and pants that cover you completely. Bring sun protection, insect repellent, water, or any supplies you would like to donate. Address of the site - Roberto Clemente Middle School 18808 Waring Station […]
Private cleanup for small group of homeschoolers
Beach cleanup at Swan Point please meet at the pool parking lot
Volunteers can walk along different areas of town especially concentrating on the creek bed and collect trash and recyclable debris. The volunteers will be provided with bags, gloves, grabbers and a safety vest. Dress according to the weather. Boots are especially good to wear. As your bags are filled there's someone who will collect them. […]
Spring cleaning takes on new meaning during this year’s community-wide Green Up Day. Join volunteers as they make a difference throughout the community by cleaning up and beautifying local streams, schools, parks, and homeowner association common areas during Community Green Up Day. The City is looking for volunteers for this event. Students can also earn […]
The clean up is held at the Fort Washington Lighthouse. Park in the Lighthouse parking lot and walk to the shoreline near the Lighthouse. There is a public restroom in the parking lot. Wear sturdy shoes as the shoreline is uneven in places with natural debris on the beach.
Join Furnace as we do our part to clean up the Potomac Watershed and positively impact the communities where we work and live. Gloves, recycling and trash bags provided. Let's plan on meeting at the beginning of the creek where it starts and the gloves and trash bags will be handed out and then commence […]
Annual cleanup event sponsored by the Sleepy Hollow Citizens Association (SHCA)
Target participants are college staff and students. Walking and kayaking clean up of the water front and nearby campus. This event concurrent with Dove Pier River Clean-Up and the Chancellor's Point River Clean-Up. Public can go to either of these other sites. Bring a kayak and launch at Chancellor's Point site.
Join Northern Va. Ethical Society for an Earth Day Cleanup! Lunch will be provided!
Students will enjoy outdoor activities focused on being in nature while learning, and engaging in physical activity. Activities will include discovering the farm, meeting our cows, goats, sheep and other barnyard animals, diving into scavenger hunts and hiking, becoming a nature detective, exploring plants and pollinators in the children’s garden, exploring the wet meadow and […]
This a closed event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only students participating in the hybrid in-person school model may attend.
Volunteers may find more information and directions at http://accotink.org/2021/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2021.htm Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!
Join Potomac Riverkeeper Network to work towards a mission of a Trash-Free Potomac! We will be hosting trash cleanup events in Alexandria every month from April- October 2021.
Volunteer with the Anacostia Watershed Society in the area’s premiere annual Earth Day Cleanup. Join over 2,000 AWS volunteers cleaning up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River.
Events happening April 17th - April 25th! Thanks to a partnership with the Montgomery County Parks Department, FOSC is able to provide gloves and bags for every volunteer. The trash and recycling that volunteers collect are picked up by the Parks Department. To learn about the next event, check out the FOSC Calendar of Events. […]
Gangplank Marina Liveaboards have organized trash cleanups along the Washington Channel with the Alice Ferguson Foundation for over a decade. As residents who live on the water, we feel compelled to be good stewards of the Potomac. Please join us to help remove trash from the Titanic Memorial to Washington Marina. We will have both […]
Local Cub Scout Pack 1534 will be supporting the the Alice Ferguson Foundation for the 33rd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup by picking up trash in Rutherford Park and Long Branch.
Students will enjoy outdoor activities focused on being in nature while learning, and engaging in physical activity. Activities will include discovering the farm, meeting our cows, goats, sheep and other barnyard animals, diving into scavenger hunts and hiking, becoming a nature detective, exploring plants and pollinators in the children’s garden, exploring the wet meadow and […]
Join Senator Scott Surovell in cleanup this perennial trash hotspot!
Volunteers may find more information and directions at http://accotink.org/2021/PotomacWatershedCleanuppre-event2021.htm Please let us know if you plan to join "Team Accotink". -- GET YOUR BRAIN WET!