Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative (APACC) has been leading the discussion about meaningfully engaging and including diverse voices in decision-making on important issues like climate change, land development and resilience.
While these issues are often addressed through government plans and programs, community organizations like APACC’s members—and the people we serve—face the reality and impacts of these issues in our daily lives and work.
Read MorePlease join Friends of the Kenilworth Aquatic Garden (an Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative member) at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens for a live jazz performance this Sunday at 10am, featured as part of the 2017 East River JAZZFest.
Mystical Monk, presented by Charles Rahmat Woods Duo, will perform in the Gardens located at 1550 Anacostia Ave NE.
Read MoreSeveral 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).
Read MoreA recent report flips the common narrative that says that climate change “exacerbates social and economic inequality,” and instead argues that inequality can itself drive climate change. The report, by Susan Holmberg of the Roosevelt Institute, shows that “unequal societies inflict more environmental damage than more economically even societies.”
Read MoreNational Trails Day is this Saturday, June 3, and the National Park Service and Washington Area Bicyclist Association are hosting events along the Anacostia RiverWalk Trail from 10:00AM-2:00PM.
Read MoreThis article was originally posted on APACC member Anacostia Waterfront Trust's blog on May 15th, 2017. It is written by Katherine Antos, former Anacostia Ambassador with AWT, and highlights some of the work that APACC members are doing to address resilience in the Anacostia watershed through green infrastructure.
Read MoreThe Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC) has been serving the community of Ward 8 since 1983. You are invited to celebrate another year of progress at the ACC's annual meeting next Tuesday, May 30 at Anacostia High School.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, May 30 the DC Council will be making recommendations and voting on the DC budget. Take action with APACC member Clean Water Action and urge the DC Council to restore $5 million for cleaning up toxics in the Anacostia River!
Read MoreDC Water has just named two of its newest skimmer boats "Flotsam" and "Jetsam", names selected by a competition on Twitter. We welcome the new vessels to the Anacostia River! DC Water operates these boats to pick up trash and debris from the Anacostia River. Each year, the boats pick up around 400 tons of trash.
Read MoreThe Benning Road Community Advisory Group (CAG) has a meeting tonight, at 5:30pm to discuss the future of the Pepco Benning road plant. This monthly meeting is open to the public - please consider attending. All meeting dates are posted on Facebook (The Community Advisory Group: The RI/FS Benning Road Power Plant Study). The next meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, May 24th at 5:30 pm at Educare DC.
Read MoreIf you are reading this post, you must be at least mildly interested in learning more about sustainability. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network SDG Academy's Sustainable Cities MOOC (massive open online course) is a good way to skill-up.
Read MoreThanks to the hard work of many APACC members and other allies, the DC Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment responded to our requests during a meeting yesterday. The Committee shifted $4 million of the $5 million "missing" dollars back into the Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Department of Energy & Environment to be able to clean up the Anacostia River and stay on schedule for completion of a remedial plan in mid-2018.
Read MoreIn April, we helped put the word out about the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)’s no-questions-asked drug take-back program. Drugs that aren’t disposed of property can make their way into natural water bodies like the Anacostia River if they are flushed down the toilet or dumped into the sink. MPD reports that they collected nearly 350 pounds of drugs during the month of April!
Read MoreResidents and stakeholders have been calling on members of the DC Council, particularly the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, to add $5 million to the FY 2018 capital budget for the Department of Energy and Environment to fund the cleanup of Anacostia River and Kenilworth Park.
Read MoreThe community push is on to get $5 million added back in to the Department of Energy and Environment for the cleanup of the Anacostia River and Kenilworth Park. APACC member Clean Water Action recently blogged about the situation and the actions taken April 28 at the DOEE budget hearing.
Read MoreThe Urban Institute is hosting an event as part of DC Ideas Fest to "elevate the debate about how we can achieve an inclusive economy for all Washingtonians.
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