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Anacostia Community Boathouse  Bioswale Work Sessions

 

Welcome to the bioswale information page.  ACBA work sessions in the bioswale usually happen on the

last Sunday of the month (with exceptions to schedule around boathouse events).    

 

                    See Bioswale Work Sessions summaries for 2025 here                   End of Season Summary 2024 

 

 

 

            EARTH DAY every day

Bioswale Work Sessions 2025

 

Saturday, June 21

       9:00-11:00

 

      DC Strokes Work Session

       Would you like to join too?  

     SIGN UP HERE

        

Got questions?  Here's who to ask:         

                      Mary Ellsworth (marysellsworth@gmail.com)  

          Jim Smailes      (jasmailes@gmail.com)

 

        THANKS EVERYONE! 

                     

 

Love our Volunteers! 

🪓  ⛏️  🪚  🪛  ⚒️

 

 
           

 

 

 

Typical tasks for bioswale work sessions:

Remove invasive species

 Pick up recyclables & trash

 Clear & mulch around shrubs and tree fences

 Plant new trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants

 Move driftwood

 

Volunteers - it helps to bring tools such as pickaxes, rakes, clippers or sturdy trowels.  

Remember to bring water, hats, gloves, long pants and protective footwear.

 

 

 WORK SESSION DATES 2025

        Bioswale Work Sessions ACBA Programs by month - 10+ volunteers each 

  

      Saturday, March 15, 10-3pm       Gonzaga Day of Service

      Tuesday, April 15, 9-2pm             Academy of Holy Cross Day of Service (20)

      Saturday, April 26, 11-1pm         AWS Earth Day Clean up 

      Saturday, May 17, 9:30-noon      Capital Junior's Day of Service.     

      Saturday, June 21, 9-11am          DC Strokes       

      Sunday, July  ?       9:30-noon?    Wakefield Day of Service      

      Sunday, Aug. 31,    9:30-noon?   Bishop Ireton Day of Service         

      Sunday, Sept 28?,  9:30-noon?   CRC Masters & CARP      

      Sunday, Oct 26?     9:30-noon?   AU Crew      

      Sunday, Nov 9, 9:30-noon           NCAWPA     

 

 

RELATED LINKS

 

What's Happening In the Anacostia River Corridor-  DC DOEE

 

The Long and Winding River - National Park Service article 2024

 

 Bioswale Visionboard presented for 2021 AWS Earth Day Site Leaders' Orientation

 

WAMU's great article on the Anacostia River:  Anacostia Rising 2018

 

A Natural VS Overgrown shoreline - Why we do it!

 

See the CRC article about the EARTH DAY event at ACBA.  

 

Here is a slide show of the August 2017 Work Session.  

 

 

 

 

  Tool Donations

 

Thanks to Andy Sohn for the donation of a small chainsaw!

THANKS to ACBA for providing two big wheelbarrows.   

THANK YOU to Gonzaga Parents for providing the Bioswale Tool Shed!

THANK YOU to JoAnn Andriko for donating trenching shovels and a pick axe!  

 

 

Kudos to the volunteers who keep the edge of our river healthy and looking beautiful!   

 

We  have truly the most amazing volunteers!  

 
 

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