Join an Open House to talk Parks & Open Space with the National Capital Planning Commission
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is in charge of creating the "Federal elements" of DC's comprehensive plan. They have released the draft Parks & Open Space Element update for public comment through Monday, May 7, 2018. Many of the public spaces along the Anacostia River and in the neighborhoods of the Anacostia corridor are Federal lands. APACC's goal is to ensure that residents' voices are heard during decision-making moments like this - we encourage you to attend one of the open houses hosted by NCPC to learn more, ask questions and share your priorities.
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National Park Service Invites Neighbors to the Frederick Douglass House for the Bicentennial Weekend, Highlights Possible Traffic
The National Park Service will be hosting a weekend of events at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site on February 17th and 18th to kick of the bicentennial year of honoring 200 years of the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass “The Lion of Anacostia."The Park Service is distributing a letter that invites neighbors to attend the celebrate and highlight that the weekend may bring additional traffic to the neighborhood.
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Support a Mural in Honor of the Bicentennial of Frederick Douglass
A group of residents is hoping to install a new mural to bring attention to, as well as honor, the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial and the Centennial of Anacostia Park (all part of the Year of the Anacostia).
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Take the Anacostia River Use Survey!
The District Department of Energy and Environment has put out a survey to hear how you currently use the Anacostia River for recreation and how you would like to use it in the future. It takes about 5-7 minutes to complete. Make sure your voice is included - take the survey now!
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Connecting for a Cleaner Anacostia River - June 21 Stakeholder Meeting Summary
Over 80 people gathered in the basement of Thurgood Marshall Academy in Anacostia last month for an event titled “Connecting for a Cleaner Anacostia River.” The first of several planned public events, this meeting on June 21 featured presentations by Tommy Wells of the Department of Energy & Environment, Tara Morrison of the National Park Service and consultants working on behalf of both agencies. The presentations updated the audience about the latest progress on the “Anacostia River Sediment Project” (ARSP) - the plan to clean up contamination at the bottom of the Anacostia River.
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Early Recap: Connecting for a Cleaner Anacostia River, June 21, 2017
Several APACC members participated in a community planning team alongside the Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) and the National Park Service (NPS) to host a meeting for stakeholders to talk about cleaning up the sediment in the Anacostia River. Over 85 people attended the first of what will be several meetings over coming months to talk about pollution in the river bottom and what can be done about it. We will post a more detailed summary of the meeting here soon, but for now you can relive the meeting by viewing this "Storify," a summary of Twitter activity during the event!
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Help the National Park Service keep track of the Geese!
The National Park Service is looking for volunteers to assist with their annual Canada Goose Survey. NPS is gathering data on the resident Canada Goose population as part of the implementation of a completed Environmental Impact Statement that determines wetland and resident and Canada Goose management.
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Announcement: Anacostia River Sediment Project Stakeholder Meeting
Several APACC member organizations have been working with the District Department of Energy and Environment and the National Park Service to plan the first of several planned public meetings to discuss the Anacostia River Sediment Project, which will determine the future of the contaminated sediment at the bottom of the Anacostia River.
The first of these meetings has been scheudled for Wednesday, June 21st, from 10:00AM-12:00PM (registration and refreshments at 9:30AM).
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Comment on NPS' Management Plan
March 31 is the new deadline to submit comments on the National Park Service Anacostia Park Management Plan/Environmental Assessment. Not sure where to start? Consider the recommendations from the March 6 #ShapeAnacostiaPark stakeholder meeting.
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Recap: Anacostia Park Stakeholders Meeting
More than 100 people representing 60 organizations participated in the March 6 meeting about the implementation of the National Park Service plan. There are several recaps and report-outs that will help you understand what took place at this groundbreaking meeting.
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#ShapeAnacostiaPark March 6, 2017 #Storify
By all accounts, the #ShapeAnacostiaPark stakeholders meeting was a tremendous success. Over the next week, we'll be recounting what happened and sharing ideas for next steps. The #ShapeAnacostiaPark March 6, 2017 #Storify is the first in this series of reports and follow ups.
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