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Local Volunteer Opportunities
From local stream cleanups to invasive removals, there are numerous opportunities to do your part to keep Northern Virginia's waterways healthy and safe. Click on the links below to learn more about activities and specific events taking place across the region:
Organization | Area Served | Opportunities | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
NOVA Cleanups | Northern Virginia | Monthly cleanups, supplies provided, social events after cleanups | novacleanups.com |
Keep Loudoun Beautiful (KLB) | Loudoun County | Area leaders, spring/fall cleanups, community engagement | keeploudounbeautiful.org |
Keep Prince William Beautiful (KPWB) | Prince William County | Monthly cleanups, organize your own, Dumpster Days | kpwb.org |
Clean Fairfax | Fairfax County | Community cleanups, recycling education, environmental awareness events | cleanfairfax.org |
The Sterling Foundation | Sterling, VA | Annual stream cleanup events | sterlingfoundation.org |
City of Alexandria - Green Team | Alexandria, VA | Self-guided neighborhood cleanups, free cleanup kits | alexandriava.gov |
City of Falls Church | Falls Church, VA | Biannual community cleanups in April and October | fallschurchva.gov |
Arlington County | Arlington, VA | Adopt-a-Park and Adopt-a-Street programs, litter removal, landscaping | arlingtonva.us |
Global Clean Planet Project | Global / App-based | Self-guided cleanups, track litter pickup, log hours via mobile app | litter-cleanup.org |
Potomac Conservancy | D.C., MD, Northern Virginia | Monthly cleanups, social events after cleanups, water quality monitoring | https://potomac.org/ |
Waterway Cleanups | Virginia statewide | Monthly cleanups | https://waterwaycleanups.org |
Arbor Day Foundation | National (including VA) | Tree plantings | arborday.org |
Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) | D.C., MD, Northern Virginia | Tree plantings | anshome.org |
Fairfax ReLeaf | Fairfax County, VA | Tree plantings | fairfaxreleaf.com |
Fairfax Tree Stewards | Fairfax County, VA | Tree plantings | fairfaxtreestewards.org |
Falls Church Neighborhood Tree Program | Falls Church, VA | Tree plantings | fallschurchva.gov |
McLean Trees Foundation | McLean, VA | Tree plantings, tree maintenance and care, invasive removal | mcleantreesfoundation.org |
Plant NOVA Natives | Northern VA | Tree plantings, invasive removals | plantnovanatives.org |
Virginia Native Plant Society (VNPS) | Virginia statewide | Tree plantings | vnps.org |
Do you have an organization or activity to add to this list? Email novacleanwater@novaregion.org!
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