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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 2024 here                   End of Season Summary 2023 

 

           EARTH DAY!

and Bioswale Work Session

Saturday, APRIL 20, 2024

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Got questions?  Here's who to ask:         

               Mary Ellsworth (marysellsworth@gmail.com)  

    Jim Smailes      (jasmailes@gmail.com)

 

   THANKS EVERYONE!      

Love our Juniors! 

 

  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 rakes, clippers or sturdy trowels.  

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

 

 

 WORK SESSION DATES 2024

Bioswale Work Sessions are mostly scheduled for the last Sunday of the month,  9:30am-noon

 

         Sundays unless noted 

         Saturday, March 16,  Gonzaga Day of Service

         Sunday, March 24,    Kick off 2024

         Saturday, April 20    AWS Earth Day Clean up 

         Wednesday, April 24 Academy of Holy Cross Day of Service work

         May 19  - Capital Junior's Day of Service

         June 30

         July 28

         Aug. 25 - Bishop Ireton Day of Service

         Sept 29 

         Oct 27

         Nov 10 (tentative)   

 

 

 

RELATED LINKS

 

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

 

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.  

 

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

 

 

 

 

  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!