Volunteers needed for stream clean-up
Volunteers will be cleaning up streambeds throughout the D.C. region—including several locations in the Annandale area—this Saturday, April 10, as part of the 22nd annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
The regional effort, sponsored by the Alice Ferguson Foundation is aimed at removing trash from parks, parking lots, and fields before it enters creeks and other waterways that drain into the Potomac River.
Fairfax County has generally been the most active participant in the annual event, and this year there will be 94 clean-up sites in the county, says Fairfax County soil scientist Dan Schwartz. “The project relies on small neighborhood groups to do all the work,” such as homeowner associations and boy and girl scouts, he says. Individual volunteers are welcome, too.
At the end of the day, the clean-up crews will report the weight of the trash they collected and whether they found any unusual items. Last year, volunteers collected 290 tons and found several TVs, refrigerators, and even a surfboard.
Here are some of the clean-up sites in the Annandale area:
- Accotink Creek at Braddock Road—1:30-4:30 p.m., contact Philip Latasa.
- Accotink Creek at Little River Turnpike—12-2 p.m., contact Philip Latasa.
- Accotink Creek at Woodburn Road—9-11 a.m., contact Philip Latasa.
- Holmes Run-Roundtree Park—9 a.m.-12 p.m., contact Suzanne Holland, 703/941-1065.
- Holmes Run Stream Valley Park (below the dam in Bailey’s Crossroads)—10 a.m.-1 p.m., contact Dan Schwartz.
