Trash Cleanup near Theodore Roosevelt Island

The Friends of Mount Vernon Trail will be picking up trash near Theodore Roosevelt Island as part of Latino Conservation Week from 9am-11am. We will be joined by the National Park Service George Washington Memorial Parkway, Green Latinos, and Urban Adventure Squad.

Concurrently from 10am-2pm there will be community tabling in celebration of Latino Conservation Week also at TR Island. Activities include completing Junior Park Ranger activities and earning a Junior Ranger badge, learning from National Park Rangers and conservation groups about the park and the watershed, a hike on the island led by a park ranger, and free giveaways.

Come for the volunteer event and stay for the festivities.

Volunteers may perform some of the following work:

• Picking up trash

What to Bring:

• Water
• Gloves (We'll have some to borrow)
• Long sleeves and long pants (we sometimes encounter poison ivy)

Where to Meet:

We will be set up at the south end of the Theodore Rossevelt Island parking lot at the base of the bridge to Theodore Rossevelt Island located here. Please note that this parking lot can become very full on Saturday morning. If full, you can also park in Rosslyn. Bike racks are available and the meeting location is a 0.6 mile walk from the Rosslyn Metro station.

Group Volunteering:

We welcome groups to come volunteer at our events. If you plan on having more than 10 people come on a particular weekend, just let us know via email (hello@mountvernontrail.org) no less than one week prior to the day of the event. It is critical that you reach out and ensure everyone volunteering with your group registers through this EventBrite link so we can better plan work scope, prepare supplies, and promote your group’s attendance on social media. You can read more about group volunteering on our website here.

Are you a Scout troop leader? Our events are great for troops looking for volunteer hours. Please reach out as we have patches we can distribute at the event!

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Photo and Liability Waiver:

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