Rock Creek Conservancy

Join the Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake on September 4th for a seminar on growing your own native garden! Explore how planting pollinator gardens can support bees and butterflies while also helping to cleanse and protect the Bay. Register here: tinyurl.com/ytjwhhfa

Earlier this month, we worked with the Strathmore to install a new educational sign, helping us inform Strathmore's thousands of annual visitors of the ways they can take action to protect the watershed. Check out the new sign here: flickr.com/gp/loverockcre…

We’re two weeks away from the return of Summer in the Parks! Join us on August 7th as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Carter Barron, and party under the summer sun! Get the chance to meet our new executive director, Dan Puskar! Learn more here: tinyurl.com/35kdm6h3

Volunteer with us! Join us for an invasive plant removal at Reservation 630 West on Sunday, July 27, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as we restore our parks! Register here: tinyurl.com/3jabr66e

Join us for a volunteer event as we remove invasive plants from Broad Branch on Saturday, July 26, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM! Pull invasives with us and make our parks healthier! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/mcj73755

As partners in the Collective Campaign, a cornerstone of the Campaign for National Parks, we’re proud to receive a grant from the @NationalParkFdn to grow our organizational capacity and ensure that our national parks – including Rock Creek Park – are forever and for everyone.

We were thrilled to partner with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Stephen Tyrone Johns Summer Youth Leadership Program for an invasive plant removal! These team-building events make such a difference for Rock Creek, and we're so grateful to our wonderful partners!!

Summer fun is back! Join us for Summer in the Parks at the Carter Barron Amphitheater, with the special opportunity to meet our new Executive Director, Dan Puskar! When: Thursday, August 7, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Register today for this community event: tinyurl.com/35kdm6h3

Tired of seeing litter in our parks? So are we! Join us for a litter cleanup at P Street Beach on Sunday, July 20, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM as we remove trash from our fragile forests. Sign up today: tinyurl.com/5yjatcs5

Volunteer with us! Join us for an invasive plant removal at Whitehaven on Saturday, July 19, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM! Get involved with your community and make a difference! Register here: tinyurl.com/bdm3ke3m

Join us for a volunteer event as we remove invasive plants from our forests! This restoration is vital to ensuring the health of Rock Creek Park. Meet us at Reservation 630 East on Sunday, July 20, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM to join the fun! Register here: tinyurl.com/4rw7v3d4

Want to grow your brand and your impact? Join our incredible community of partners making Rock Creek healthier and more resilient every day. Let’s build a cleaner, greener DC—together, with fun and exciting volunteer events. Contact us: [email protected]

Join us for a "special edition" of Summer in the Parks on August 7, as we celebrate 75 years of the Carter Barron Amphitheater, while also giving everyone the opportunity to chat with the Conservancy's new executive director, Dan Puskar! Register here: tinyurl.com/35kdm6h3

Learn something new with us! Join our Friends of Peirce Mill for an educational event about how Peirce Mill uses the power of water to grind corn into cornmeal. Where: Peirce Mill When: Saturday, July 12, from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Get more details here: tinyurl.com/5enscamm

Looking for ways to serve your community? Join us for a volunteer event at Reservation 630 East as we remove invasive plants on Saturday, July 12, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM! Sign up today! tinyurl.com/43mxkrfz

Volunteer with us! Join us for an invasive plant removal at Broad Branch on Saturday, July 12, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM! #volunteer #RockCreekPark Register here: tinyurl.com/3tesf9ay

Today, we’re excited to welcome our new Executive Director, Dan Puskar! Dan brings the leadership experience and knowledge needed to support the Conservancy's mission to restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for all. Learn more: tinyurl.com/2sn5jb5z

The RC3 crew is working to clear our forests in Montgomery County. These groups of students are exceptional, and we are proud to allow them to learn about environmental restoration, and develop leadership skills. Learn more about RC3 here: tinyurl.com/45wrt63c

We’re excited that our new Executive Director, Dan Puskar, will join us soon! Dan, a longtime leader of national public lands conservation organizations, will start next Monday, July 7. He is very excited to start his new position! Learn more: tinyurl.com/2sn5jb5z

Join us for a volunteer event as we remove invasive plants from Reservation 360 West on Monday, July 7, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM! Register here: tinyurl.com/4s5jt7yw