Winter and Spring 2014 Shepherd Parkway Community Clean-Up Series

Join us from 10 AM to 1 PM on: Saturday, January 18 Saturday, February 15 Saturday, March 22 Saturday, April 26 Saturday, May 17
Meet at picnic tables near the corner of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Avenues SE

Since 2011, we've removed tens of thousands of pounds of trash and invasive species. The 205 acres of Shepherd Parkway are the cleanest they've been in decades, 9 AM to 1 PM but there is much work still to be done.

Gloves, bags, and light refreshments will be provided. Wear boots and clothes you can get dirty. For more information, please contact Nathan Harrington at nbharrington@yahoo.com or 301-758-5892.

Shepherd Parkway is a 205-acre unit of the National Park Service running parallel to Interstate 295 in far SE and SE Washington, DC.

10 Reasons to get involved now: 1. Experience the great outdoors in the heart of the Nation's Capital 2. Get exercise, burn calories, feel great 3. Meet neighbors and new friends 4. High school students earn community service hours 5. Help protect the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers from run-off pollution 6. Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War by restoring the woods around the remains of Ft. Carrol and Ft. Grebel 7. Feel patriotic in the presence of two Bald Eagle nests 8. Rescue majestic native trees from invasive English Ivy 9. Help undo decades of environmental abuse and neglect 10. Make the park safe and attractive for residents of Congress Heights and Ward 8 For more info, visit shepherdparkway.blogspot.com