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    • Anacostia Riverkeeper to be recognized for its work
      November 5, 2009 | 2:41 pm

      Tomorrow Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region http://www.livingclassroomsdc.org/ will present me with their Living Legend Award to an “individual whose efforts have made long-term and significant contributions toward the restoration, protection and education of the Anacostia River. The Living Legend Award is a symbol of appreciation to those who have served as examples for others to follow.”

      I am honored to accept this award on behalf of Anacostia Riverkeeper. ARK has accomplished much in a short period of time, but I realize the work goes on. Together we can protect the Anacostia River and restore it to what it once was before polluted and forgotten. The award ceremony fittingly occurs after a morning of trash removal and environmental education at Kingman Island.

      For more information about the event tomorrow, please visit our News and Events Section of the website. Hope to see you tomorrow or sometime soon on the Anacostia!

    • Attention for the Anacostia
      October 8, 2009 | 2:00 pm

      I have been heartened by the amount of attention and care the Anacostia River has received in the last month. Hundreds of folks collected thousands of pounds of trash at various service events along the shores of the river. DC boaters celebrated clean boating, and officials from WASA (Washington Area Sewer Authority) and DDOE (District Department of the Environment) described plans to protect the river. These plans include reducing the amount of stormwater, and therefore trash and other contaminants, that enter the river untreated. Anacostia Riverkeeper will be watching these plans to ensure they are implemented and contribute to the river’s protection.

      This Saturday Anacostia Riverkeeper will join with BB&T to clean up trash in Anacostia National Park at Poplar Point. Many thanks to BB&T for being a proud sponsor of Anacostia Riverkeeper, and many thanks to the employees who will give up their Saturday morning to help the river. Employees will have the opportunity to go on river patrols on the new pontoon boat BB&T has purchased for Anacostia Riverkeeper.

      I mention all this to say I am happy to see all this attention on the Anacostia, a river that has long suffered from neglected, a river that has been mostly forgotten. It hasn’t been forgotten by everyone, however, and more and more people are discovering it and its value as a natural resource. If you haven’t has a chance to visit the river, or it has been awhile, feel free to volunteer for a clean up project or a river patrol.

    • This Fall with Anacostia Riverkeeper…
      September 10, 2009 | 1:10 pm

      as folks in the Anacostia Watershed head back to school and work this fall, head down to the river as well.

      Join Anacostia Riverkeeper in its efforts to protect and restore the Anacostia by participating in one of our special events in September and October. On Sept. 12, participate in the cleanup at Bladensburg Waterfont Park. Click on “Volunteering” to the right to find out about the United We Serve Anacostia Cleanup. On Sept. 26, attend the DC Clean Boating Workshop at District Yacht Club on Water St SE. Click on the above article “Anacostia Riverkeeper at the DC Clean Boating Workshop” for more details. Then on Oct. 28, Anacostia Riverkeeper will exhibit results of the first year of a two year District Department of the Environment Trash Reduction Technologies Grant at the Alice Ferguson Foundation 4th Annual Trash Summit.

      Feel free to contact me, the Anacostia Riverkeeper, for more information on any of these events. I hope to see you down at the river this fall!

      Dottie

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