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6 Jul 2018

Food Forest Workdays Study How to Fight Invasive Vines

by Maryam El-Amin

On Saturday, June 23 a Food Forest Volunteer Workday was held on the grounds behind Springhill Lake Recreation Center, co-sponsored by local nonprofit CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society) and Greenbelt’s Department of Public Works. Chesapeake Conservation Corps intern … Read More

24 May 2018

Volunteers Celebrate Earth Day Working at Buddy Attick Park

by Maryam El-Amin

On Saturday, April 28, the City of Greenbelt held its annual Earth Day celebration at Buddy Attick Park. It was a volunteer workday, with 21 members of the local community helping Public Works employees establish a new food forest next … Read More

19 Apr 2018

Many Volunteers Clean Up Forest Preserve and New Trail

by Maryam El-Amin

Through the chilly weather of March, generous volunteers were giving back to their community in Greenbelt. On Saturday, March 17, a litter cleanup event was held at the Sunrise Tract of the Greenbelt Forest Preserve, adjacent to the Greenbelt Dog … Read More

17 Jan 2018

Volunteers Protect Trees On MLK Day of Service

by Maryam El-Amin

On Monday, January 15, tree protection in Buddy Attick Park was the main focus of Greenbelt’s Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service. The Co-Existing with Beavers volunteer workday, jointly sponsored by the City of Greenbelt Department of Public … Read More

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