THE LEAFLET

October 12, 2021 /
Jona Elwell

Spots Still Available at Our Fall Events

Thursday, October 14 | Meet in Your Park: Anacostia Recreation Center | 5:30 – 7:00pm
As part of our Meet in Your Park event series, we’re meeting folks around town. Stop by and chat with a staff member about planting trees at your home, local faith group, or community organization. We’re hosting activities to learn tree ID basics, youth activities like tree bingo, and handing out swag.

Saturday, October 16 | Volunteer Garden Prep: Anacostia High School | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Join us for a very special volunteer event! Anacostia High School is renovating their school courtyard with some beautiful new landscaping. This new plan includes a food forest, pollinator garden and berry patch, meditation labyrinth, memorial garden, and picnic area, and will bring new life and joy to this space and all the students who pass through it. The work we will be doing will be in preparation for our planting crew to come in the following week and finalize the plantings. 

Tuesday, October 19 | Meet in Your Park: Oxon Run | 5:30 – 7:00pm
As part of our Meet in Your Park event series, we’re meeting folks around town. Stop by and chat with a staff member about planting trees at your home, local faith group, or community organization. We’re hosting activities to learn tree ID basics, youth activities like tree bingo, and handing out swag.

Team Leaders Needed: Friday, October 22 | Community Tree Planting: Oxon Run Park | 8:30am – 12:00 pm
Community Tree Plantings are back!

Team Leaders Needed: Saturday, October 30 | Community Tree Planting: Anacostia Recreation Center | 8:30am – 12:00 pm
There is nothing spookier than a city with no trees. Join in on our Halloweekend planting to bring trees to this riverside community space.

Team Leaders Needed: Saturday, November 13 | Community Tree Planting: Temple of Praise | 8:30am – 12:00 pm
Help us re-tree the grounds of this beautiful house of worship. 

Saturday, November 20 | Meet in Your Park: Langdon Park | 11:30am – 1:00pm
As part of our Meet in Your Park event series, we’re meeting folks around town. Stop by and chat with a staff member about planting trees at your home, local faith group, or community organization. We’re hosting activities to learn tree ID basics, youth activities like tree bingo, and handing out swag.