ACC NCR Community Service Earth Day Clean Up

Celebrate Earth Day with the ACC NCR Community Service Committee. Please join us for a Earth Day Park Clean Up at a location nearest you. Register to let us know you plan to participate then formally register with the location that works for you. Full details below. 

Register below and identify your location of choice, (MD, Sterling or Arlington). Additional information will be provided in your confirmation. 

 Maryland 

Saturday, April 22, 10 AM to Noon | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, MD 20841

Help clean up Montgomery County’s expansive Black Hill Regional Park. Bags and gloves will be provided to help you remove litter from the park, but wear clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty. This is a family-friendly activity (minimum age is 3, parents must accompany children 13 and under), good for kids needing SSL hours and for everyone who cares about the environment! Look for ACC NCR member, Denise Gold.

Northern Virginia - Two Locations!

Saturday, April 22, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM | Sterling Foundation Project Clean Stream, Sterling Middle School, 201 West Holly Avenue, Sterling, VA 20164 

The Sterling Foundation, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Sterling Community invites you to join us on Earth Day 2023 for a Stream Clean-up. Help us remove trash and litter from waterways that feed the Cabin Branch Stream in the Sterling Park area. Easy access to the cleaning area and shallow water makes this event appropriate for all ages. All children, including students and youth groups, ages 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Trash bags will be provided. Gloves, grabbers and team leader vest will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. Rubber boots, gloves, long sleeves and long pants are strongly recommended. Clean water for reusable water bottles, a hand washing station and some snacks, lunch will be provided at 2:30 pm. For questions and more details email Norida Torriente at Stream@sterlingfoundation.org or visit sterlingfoundation.org/stream. Look for ACC NCR Member, Rita Hazlett.     

Saturday, April 22, 9 AM – 11 AM | Friends of Mount Vernon Trail, Columbia Island Marina George Washington Memorial Parkway Arlington, VA 22202

The Friends of Mount Vernon Trail will be celebrating Earth Day by removing invasive bush honeysuckle from the trail near the 14th Street Bridge. The address provided is from the nearest parking lot. Volunteers may use pruners, folding saws or loppers to cut vegetation, as well as hauling away and stacking cut vegetation. Please bring water, gloves (if you have them), long sleeves and long pants. Look for ACC NCR Member, Charlotte Bernard.

*All attendees are required to comply with ACC NCR's COVID-19 Duty of Care.