The Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative recently hosted a webinar featuring Marianne Krasny, founder of the Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab. The online event introduced the principles of “Civic Ecology,” a practice grounded in the overlap between community development and environmental restoration. You can download the materials from the webinar event and watch a recording of the event.
Read MoreAs roomfuls of professionals discuss plans for the Anacostia River and postulate how restoration of the river and its parks might also help lift up under-served residents, we need to recognize that we are being paid to have those conversations.
Read MoreThe District Department of Energy and Environment has released a Proposed Plan for the cleanup of the sediment at the bottom of the Anacostia River. You can read more background about the project here, and you can download the proposed plan here. There will be meetings on January 23, 27, 29 and February 4.
Read MoreThis is the second part of a series exploring the “return on investment” (ROI) for cleaning up the Anacostia River and improving its parklands in Washington, DC and Maryland. In these articles, I am exploring answers to the question: “what do we get for all the time and money we are collectively spending on restoring the Anacostia River?”
Read MoreWe have been partnering with the National Park Service, National Park Foundation, DC Public Schools and many other friends to host a monthly series of events in Anacostia Park this year, and our last one is scheduled for Saturday November 16 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Mark your calendars and get ready for a full day of family fun!
Read MoreBillions of dollars have been invested in restoring the Anacostia River, and millions more will be spent on returning the river to a swimmable, fishable waterbody in coming years. As the bills for restoration go up, a taxpayer may begin to ask, “What do I get from all this money being spent?”
Read MoreThe Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative calendar features events hosted by our members and other groups taking place along the Anacostia River Corridor. Check out this week’s upcoming events or add your own organization’s event to the calendar!
Read MoreThe Anacostia Coordinating Council held its annual boat trip on the Anacostia River this past month. The event was attended by several local champions and was featured on the cover of East of the River Magazine’s October issue.
Read MoreThis article is written by Will Lennon and was first published by the DC Line, spotlighting Ward 8 Woods, a member of the Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative.
Read MorePhilip Pannell of the Anacostia Coordinating Council is a founding member of the Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative and has been a community leader in Ward 8 for decades. You are invited to join for a gathering about DC Statehood and celebrate his birthday on September 29! Please see below for the invitation, and send RSVPs to acc01@aol.com.
Read MoreThe Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative now meets every two months on the second Friday of the month to discuss business issues and plan upcoming programs and events. Our next meeting is coming up on September 13, from 10:30a-12:30p. Refreshments provided. Details here.
Read MoreThe Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative is hosting a free capacity building workshop featuring an introduction to trauma-informed community engagement led by experts from the National Council for Behavioral Health. Participating in this free training will help your organization improve the quality and impact of your services, increase participation in programs, enhance engagement, and avoid staff burnout and turnover. Participants will build their capacity to engage with communities that have the most to gain from the many valuable benefits that parks, programming and being outdoors can provide. Lunch provided. Learn more and register here.
Read MoreThe Anacostia River Sediment Project (ARSP) is the plan to clean up the bottom of the Anacostia River. The sediment (soil at the bottom of the river) has potentially harmful pollutants in it from past abuse, and the ARSP will lay out a plan to make the river bottom safe for humans and other creatures.
Read MoreHundreds of people have attended the two “Late Skate” events in Anacostia Park this June and July, free community celebrations that are part of a shared effort between the National Park Service and the Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative to engage residents of Ward 7 and Ward 8 in meaningful events and programming.
Each event has featured local DJs and radio personalities, free roller skate rentals, field games, facepainting, free family portraits and more. The next Late Skate event is scheduled for August 24, and the theme will be “Dancing to the Future,” featuring hand dancing, DJ Spirit, live music by the band “Bela Donna,” and park visions for the future. In September, October and November, these events will continue and will feature more activities hosted by our member organizations and other partners!
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