Green Calendar by Kathleen Donner

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Adopt a Cherry Tree

The Trust for the National Mall invites you to Adopt a Cherry Tree. This program supports the National Park Service’s year-round efforts to preserve and protect the beloved cherry trees. You can make an individual gift, start or join a crowdfunding team, and help spread the word. Donations at any level are welcome. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/bloom-watch.

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Year-round #BloomCam. Brought to you by the Trust for the National Mall, in partnership with the National Park Service and Earthcam, is a 24/7, live, real-time view of the cherry trees lining the Tidal Basin, one of the most popular sites in Washington, DC. https://www.bloomcam.org/ offers year-round views of the cherry trees and their seasonal changes to viewers worldwide. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/bloom-watch.

Ward 8 Woods Monthly Cleanups. Ft. Stanton Park Volunteer Days--every first Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup, every second Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register at ward8woods.org/volunteer.

DC Food Waste Drop-Off Sites. Year-round sites are Columbia Heights Farmers Market, 14th and Kenyon streets. NW, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Dupont Circle Farmers Market, 1500 20th St. NW, 8:30 to 1:30 p.m.; Eastern Market, 635 No. Carolina Ave. SE., 9 to 1 p.m.; Palisades Farmers Market, 49th Pl. and MacArthur, NW, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Brookland Farmers Market, 716 Monroe St. NE, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; First Baptist Church of Deanwood, 1008 45th St., NE, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Find seasonal sites at dpw. dc.gov/foodwastedropoff.

Potomac River Cleanup at Theodore Roosevelt Is-

land. April 9, 9 a.m. to noon. Join Potomac Conservancy at Theodore Roosevelt Island for a day of preventing litter from entering the Potomac so the nation’s river can remain beautiful, drinkable, and fishable. Register at potomac.org. ital Photography Center in the wee hours of the morning for this special access opportunity to photograph the moonset and sunrise over the lighted Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum. $109. A per person donation to the National Arboretum is included in the class price. fona.org/events_ programs.

Anacostia Watershed Society Earth Day Cleanup. April 23, 10 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is required to volunteer and to get the coveted t-shirt at anacostiaws.org.

Making America’s Public Lands: The Contested History of Conservation

on Federal Lands. April 19, 1 p.m. (online). archivesfoundation.org/event/making-americas-public-lands.

Moonset and Sunrise Over Capitol Columns at National Arboretum. April 15, 4:30 to 7:15 a.m. Join Cap-

COAL + ICE: an immersive photography + climate experience

Through April 22. This documentary photography exhibition brings together the work of over 50 photographers and video artists from around the world to visualize the climate crisis—its causes and consequences—as a large-scale immersive experience. Kennedy Center’s REACH Campus. CoalandIce.org.

An Intro to the 2022 City Nature Challenge.

April 20, 7 to 8 p.m. The City Nature Challenge is the area’s “spring census” of local plants, bugs, and wildlife. At this training session, you can get the basics about how to participate in the event. Read more at anacostiaws.org.

Living Earth Festival: Saving Sacred Spaces.

April 22 to May 15. Panel discussions and film screenings at the American Indian Museum. Across the country, sites sacred to Indigenous communities are at risk due to environmental changes, population growth, tourism, and natural resource extraction. americanindian.si.edu/calendar.

Turkey Run Park Earth Day Springhouse Run Volunteer Day.

Trail Opened. April 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help keep the restored NaA half-mile section of trail within the tional Arboretum’s Springhouse Run stream healthy by George Washington Memorial Park- pulling invasive vines and weeds. fona.org. way at Turkey Run Park (adjacent to Arboretum Garden Fair & Plant Sale. April 30, the C-1 parking area) has been opened. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Members get early admission.). PreIt took more than four years to com- pare your garden for the year with our fantastic array plete. The trail allows for safe and eas- of plants, vendors, and expert gardening advice. Enter ier access to the Potomac Heritage Na- on New York Avenue. Shuttle will take you to the Visitional Scenic Trail, which parallels the tor’s Center. fona.org. Potomac River. Volunteer with Earth Conservation Corps. Earth Conservation Corps recruits motivated youth from Anacostia River neighborhoods and empowers them to lead a year of local habitat restoration. Across thirty years, corps members have inspired the movement to restore the Anacostia River and constructively fight the foundational issues of environmental justice, underemployment and crime. Complete the Volunteer Interest Form at earthconservationcorps.org. u