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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 2022 here.    For 2021 here.

 

 EARTH DAY Is Every Day

Bioswale Work Session

Sunday, November 6, 2022  

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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.

 

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 

 

 

WORK SESSION DATES 2021

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

 

Saturday, March 19   Kick off with Gonzaga crew & parents

Saturday, April 23  AWS/ACBA Earth Day Clean-up   

Wednesday, April 27,  AHC Day of Service Work session

Sunday, May 22  

Sunday, June 26 

Sunday, July 31

Sunday, Aug 28   

Sunday, Sept 25 

Sunday, Oct 2316

Sunday, Nov 6 Final for 2022

 

 

  Tool Donations

 

THANKS for use of the chainsaw to Janet S, from NCAWPA GoPink!  Thanks to Andy Sohn for the donation of a small chainsaw!

THANKS to ACBA for providing two big wheelbarrows.   

 

 


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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