|
Work Session Summaries 2025
Page history
last edited
by Mary.Ellsworth 3 weeks, 6 days ago
 |
Section5
west end
|
Section4 |
Section3 |
Section2 |
Section1 east end |

Bioswale Work Session - DC Stokes Rowing Club
Saturday, June 21, 2025
A diligent group of 12 volunteers worked from 9-11am on various projects. The main task today was to clear behind the boathouse so that new doors can be installed on the back. Other people identified and removed False Indigo Bush. Others cleared the River Birch and Magnolia, section 1. A very productive morning! THANK YOU DC Strokes!!
BEFORE |
AFTER - Doors cleared!
|
Tasks accomplished today
Cleared vegetation from BH back
Cut up 8 discarded oars for dumpster
Removed False Indigo Bush, Sec 4
Cleaned up the fencing around the Magnolia, section 1
Cleared fencing - River Birch sec 1
Cut trees on rocks, sec's 1,2,3
|

Cutting up 8 oars to fit in the dumpster
|
|
|

Removing False Indigo Bush, Section 4
|
|

When you see bare roots like that you've got
people doing GOOD WORK!!
|

Clearing the River Birch & the Magnolia, Section 1
|
Tasks for June work session
Take out False Indigo, sect 1
Remove vines from two trees in Section 1
Remove Yellow Iris everywhere
Plant a red leaf
Is all wire removed/replaced?
Ck on the new Sweetspire
|
|
|

Bioswale Work Session - Capital Juniors
Saturday, May 17, 2025
A diligent group of 27 students and 2 coaches accomplished important tasks today. Jim lead a group in Sect 1 to clear out bush honeysuckle and clear off the rocks. Mary worked with students in Sect 4 to cut down Willow in the spring, and clear around the bioswale sign & Serviceberry trees.
 |
 |
Tasks accomplished today
Removed bush honeysuckle, sect 1
Removed False Indigobush, sect 1
Removed Clematis, section 4
Carried brush from Sect 1 to dumpster
Cleared around the Bioswale sign
Cut willow to 4 ft in the spring sect 4
Cleared 2 Serviceberry trees, section 4 Planted 2 Virginia Sweetspire bushes sect 4
Removed wire from River birches sect 1
|
 |
Tasks for June work session
Take out 4 False Indigo, sect 4
Remove vines from two trees in Section 1
Remove Yellow Iris everywhere
Remove wire fencing from River Birches and replace with larger fencing
Clean up the fencing around the Magnolia, section 1
Ck on the new Sweetspire
|
 |
|
AWS EARTH DAY & Bioswale Work Session
Saturday, April 26 2025
Sixty five volunteers signed up through the Anacostia Watershed Society for Earth Day at the Anacostia Community Boathouse. Plus seven volunteers from the boathouse who led the activities. The volunteers collected 49 black bags of trash, and 25 bags of recyclable bottles and cans. This data will be used to support Bottle Bills in DC and Prince Georges county. There was a little rain, but all in all a successful and fun day!
Tasks accomplished today
Removed brambles, sect 4
Removed False Indigobush, sect 4
Removed Clematis, section 4
Picked up trash, along the bioswale
Collected 49 bags of trash from M St and Southeast Blvd.
|

|
 |
|
 |
Tasks for May work session
Move piles of brush/vines to the dumpster
Remove vines from two more trees in Section 1
Remove the large Bush Honey suckle, Section 1 (and any other)
Remove wire fencing from River Birches and replace with larger fencing
Clean up the fencing around the Magnolia, section 1
Remove Yellow Flag Iris - all sections
|
|

Bioswale Work Session - Academy of Holy Cross Day of Service
Saturday, April 15, 2025
A beautiful day by the river. 18 students and 3 teachers chose to spend the day at the boathouse working in the bioswale. Great students and hard workers!
Tasks accomplished today
Removed brambles, section 4
Removed tons of False Indigobush, all sections
Picked up a ton of trash, over the whole facility
Removed vines from tree and fence, behind boathouse
Gathered driftwood from whole facility, created a pile for pick up by ACE.
Created piles of brush/vines for clean up later
|
 |
 |
A friendly garter snake made an appearance
|
|
|
 |
|
Tasks for April work session
Move piles of brush/vines to the dumpster
Remove vines from two more trees in Section 1
Remove the large Bush Honey suckle, Sect 1 (et etc)
Remove wire fencing from River Birches and replace with larger fences
Clean up the fencing around the Magnolia, sect 1
Remove Yellow Flag Iris - all sections
|
|

Bioswale Work Session - Gonzaga Day of Service
Saturday, March 15, 2025
A Day of Service for Gonzaga and Georgetown Visitation crews. About 70 crew members, coaches and parents spent the day tackling the pernicious False Indigobush, moving driftwood, and pulling massive vines from River birch trees. Their work will be impactful on all future clean ups this year! THANK YOU GONZAGA & Visitation!
Tasks accomplished today
Removed brambles, section 4
Removed tons of False Indigobush, all sections
Picked up a ton of trash, over the whole facility
Removed vines from tree and fence, behind boathouse
Gathered driftwood from whole facility, created a pile for pick up by ACE.
Created piles of brush/vines for clean up later

Watch a video from today
Thanks to Andy Waiter!
|


|

|

|
Tasks for April work session
Move piles of brush/vines to the dumpster
Remove vines from two more trees in Section 1
Remove the large Bush Honey suckle, Section 1 (and any other)
Remove wire fencing from River Birches and replace with larger fences
Clean up the fencing around the Magnolia, section 1
|

Work Session Summaries 2025
|
Tip: To turn text into a link, highlight the text, then click on a page or file from the list above.
|
|
|
|
|
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.