Celebrate Earth month with Rock Creek Conservancy. We have a lot of upcoming events and would love for you, your family and friends to join us!
Hikes
Saturday, April 20th- Rock Creek Hiking Series
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9:45 for a 10:00 am start. Rain or shine (unless there is lightning)
Find out what's happening in Wheatonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Explore Rock Creek with a hike In Rock Creek Regional Park in Derwood, MD. Join Rock Creek Conservancy and hike leader Kathy Stevens for the first hike in a year-long series of Rock Creek hikes with a hike around Lake Needwood, a 75-acre lake formed by a dam on Rock Creek.
Sunday, April 21st- Rock Creek Waterfront Walk
4:00 pm at Thompson’s Boat House, 2900 Virginia Avenue, Washington, DC.
Explore and see some spectacular views of the spot where Rock Creek flows in the Potomac River by the Kennedy Center and Georgetown Waterfront.
Trash Events
There's still a chance to participate in the Rock Creek Conservancy's 2013 Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup! Check out these Extreme Cleanup events taking place on Saturday, April 20th and Sunday, April 21st. Afterward, meet up for the 5th Annual Trash Bash at Tony & Joe’s on the Georgetown Waterfront to celebrate the Extreme Success of the Extreme Cleanup.
Date and Time: Saturday, April 20th, 10:00- 12:00
Date and Time: Sunday, April 21st, 12:00-3:00
Date and Time: Sunday, April 21st, 5:00-7:00
Trees
Join Rock Creek Conservancy volunteers and the National Park Service to save park trees along Rock Creek Parkway from the chokehold of English ivy, an invasive vine that grows up tree trunks and will eventually weaken and kill the tree. Volunteers will cut ivy from tree trunks using hand tools
Date: Saturday, April 20th from 10:00 to 12:00 pm.
Click here for online registration and more information!