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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.
Green Calendar 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 yearround 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.
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.
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.
Moonset and Sunrise Over Capitol Columns at National Arboretum. April 15, 4:30 to 7:15
Turkey Run Park Trail Opened.
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. 44 H HILLRAG.COM
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.
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.
Potomac River Cleanup at Theodore Roosevelt Island. 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.
COAL + ICE: an immersive photography + climate experience
a.m. Join Capital 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.
A half-mile section of trail within the George Washington Memorial Parkway at Turkey Run Park (adjacent to the C-1 parking area) has been opened. It took more than four years to complete. The trail allows for safe and easier access to the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, which parallels the Potomac River.
Earth Day Springhouse Run Volunteer Day. April 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help keep the restored National Arboretum’s Springhouse Run stream healthy by pulling invasive vines and weeds. fona.org. Arboretum Garden Fair & Plant Sale. April 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Members get early admission.). Prepare your garden for the year with our fantastic array of plants, vendors, and expert gardening advice. Enter on New York Avenue. Shuttle will take you to the Visitor’s Center. fona.org.
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
