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Community-based organization working to restore and protect the Anacostia River.
Join Anacostia Watershed Society, Akiima Price, and Fred Tutman for an evening of community and conversation about the Black legacies & futures of both the Anacostia and Patuxent Rivers. Visit our events calendar to learn more: www.anacostiaws.org/events-and-r...
26.09.2025 20:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us for our Fall Friend-Raiser! We're looking forward to an inspiring evening celebrating our River Heroes and the growing community dedicated to restoring and protecting the Anacostia River. Visit www.anacostiaws.org/fall-friend-raiser to learn more and to register!
26.09.2025 20:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The results are in! The 9th Anacostia River Bioblitz was a big success! We had the highest species count in 9 years, with a total of 1,068 species observed during Bioblitz weekend. We engaged a record number of people (467), including iNaturalist users and people engaged during in-person events.
24.09.2025 19:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Looks like a fun way to explore!
20.08.2025 15:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🚨Take action and help save the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center! Help save this important community resource by sharing this information AND submitting public comment to USDA. To read more background about this issue and how to take action, visit anacostiaws.salsalabs.org/barcactional...
20.08.2025 15:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join Lindsay, our Community Outreach Manager, for a sunset boat cruise along the Anacostia River on Sept 2nd. This cruise, part of AWS' pilot Forest Bathing Program, is meant to be meditative and reflective, allowing us to connect with nature and ourselves. anacostiaws.salsalabs.org/sunsetboatcr...
18.08.2025 15:13 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Throughout the month of July YOU can help us continue restoring mussels in the Anacostia River! Mussels are small but mighty -- take it from our new friend Elliptio!
Support the important work mussels do by donating today! anacostiaws.salsalabs.org/shellebratem...
Our FREE Summer Environmental Academy is now accepting applications for our rescheduled dates, July 8-10th! All 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students living in the Anacostia River watershed in DC, Prince George's County, or Montgomery County are eligible to apply. Visit www.anacostiaws.org/sea-summercamp
25.06.2025 16:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What do you know about vernal pools? Take a trip with our Restoration Program Manager, Jorge Bogantes Montero, to a local vernal pool and get a glimpse of the amazing organisms that rely on these wetlands for survival. youtu.be/Y_y1qyusPPo?...
12.06.2025 17:40 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
ALERT! Tell your DC Councilmember to reverse the disastrous cuts that the Mayor’s 2026 budget proposed for DOEE!
Help preserve programs that protect and restore the Anacostia River. Visit linktr.ee/anacostiaws to read more and get a sample script for an email or call to your councilmember.
Vernal pools are ecologically diverse habitats, formed seasonally from rain or snowmelt. These pools provide a safe breeding environment for certain species of salamanders & frogs. Vernal pools are teeming with life and must be protected from habitat loss, pollution, & a multitude of other threats.
09.06.2025 19:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us on June 25th for a Summer Food Foraging Walk in the Anacostia watershed! This is a paid event. Your payment will help cover the costs of this public walk as well as a free private walk that we will be offering to a local community group. Register at anacostiaws.salsalabs.org/ffwalk/index...
09.06.2025 19:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're hiring! The Anacostia Watershed Society seeks a Facilities and Equipment Specialist to ensure that the organization’s facilities and resources are safe, secure, clean, functional, and efficient. For more information and to apply, visit www.anacostiaws.org/about-us/emp...
21.05.2025 22:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic announces Anacostia Watershed Society's 40th Annual Earth Day cleanup. Date is April 26th from 11 am to 1 pm. Register at bit.ly/awscleanup
🌍Have you registered to participate in AWS's 40th Annual Earth Day Cleanup? Registration is open until April 21st, but don't delay, register today! Visit our Earth Day webpage for details and to register! bit.ly/awscleanup
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Slide that describes the mission of the Anacostia Watershed Society which is to protect and restore the Anacostia River by bringing partners and communities together to achieve a clean and safe Anacostia River for the benefit of all living in its watershed and for future generations.
Graphic entitled Outreach, Engagement, and Volunteerism. AWS got its start 35 years ago by bringing people down to the river and getting them to see what a tremendous resource the Anacostia River was, and can be again. We continue this tradition with adventures that connect people with the living river. We sponsor community events such as our annual “Bioblitz” that bring people and nature together. Our volunteer programs provide opportunities to learn about the watershed and how to protect and restore it. And we can sure use the help!
Graphic entitled Education. Our award-winning education programs engage thousands of school kids every year, combining a solid natural resources curriculum in the classroom with hands-on experiences in river conservation, helping to identify and train the next generation of river stewards. AWS’s adult education programs equip community leaders and activists with the knowledge they need to take an active role in conservation of the watershed.
Graphic entitled Policy Advocacy. AWS works with local, district, state, and federal governments to advocate for laws, regulations, and policies that prevent pollution, advance climate resilience, and promote river restoration. Over the years, the Anacostia Watershed Society has fought proposals for inappropriate development, sued polluters to hold them accountable, and worked with legislators to advance pioneering public policy throughout the region.
AWS is proud to be one of the most effective regional conservation groups in the country. We are thankful to our volunteers, community partners, supporters, donors, board members, and staff for being the driving force behind all that we've accomplished! Visit us at anacostiaws.org to learn more!
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