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Fortunately for the Anacostia, there are many
organizations active in trying to protect and restore the river and
its watershed. ARBC takes pride in the work it is doing, but it is glad
to partner and work with other environmental organizations.
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Anacostia
Watershed Society
Contact: Robert Boone, President
4302 Baltimore Avenue
Bladensburg, MD 20710
Phone: 301 699 6204
Fax: 301 699 3317
email: robert@anacostiaws.org
website: http://www.anacostiaws.org
Purpose: The Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) is a local, 501(c)(3)
non-profit environmental organization that is working to inform citizens
to restore and preserve local environment, to organize volunteers to
take actions such as clean-ups and tree plantings and to advocate environmental
justice in minority communities.
Anacostia Riverkeeper
Contact:
David Smith
Old Capitol Pumphouse 1st Street and Potomac Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202 554 1960
Fax: 202 554 2060
email: dsmith@ecc1.org
Purpose: The Anacostia Riverkeeper is an advocate for all inhabitants of the Anacostia River and its watershed, working to restore the river, its tributaries, and shore to its fullest potential. The Riverkeeper enforces the law to ensure the responsible use of public and private land to create a thriving Anacostia River as a legacy for future generations.
Anacostia Watershed Citizens Advisory Committee
Contact:
David Paglin, Chair
c/o John Galli
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
777 N. Capitol Street, N.E. Suite 300
Washington DC 20002
Phone: 202 962 3352
email: awcac@yahoo.com
website: www.anacostia.net
Purpose: The Anacostia Watershed Citizens Advisory Committee provides a vital link between the watershed community and the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Committee to ensure that public interests are considered during all restoration and protection projects and activities.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Anacostia River Office
Contact: Doug Siglin, Outreach Manager
725 8th Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202 544 2232
Fax: 202 544 2234
email: dsiglin@cbf.org
website: http://www.cbf.org
Purpose: The CBF has three focuses: they protect the Bay's natural resources from pollution and other harmful activities by fighting for strong and effective laws and regulations, they restore the Bay's essential habitats and filtering mechanisms, such as forests, wetlands, underwater grasses, and oysters, through a variety of hands-on projects, and they involve citizens in CBF's environmental efforts by recruiting, training, and incorporating them as effective partners and leaders.
Citizens To Conserve And Restore Indian Creek
Contact:
Ms Pat Blackenship, Chair
PO Box 178
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: 301 441 3844
email: patmisty1@juno.com
website: http://www.greenbelt.com/civic/CCRIC
Purpose: To moderate development in the Indian Creek watershed and restore sections of the creek to natural status. To improve the Anacostia, Chesapeake Bay Watershed. To educate the public on the nature of a watershed and the importance of keeping them healthy.
College Park Committee For A Better Environment
Contact: Noah A. Simon, Staff Liaison
4500 Knox Road
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301 277 3445
Fax: 301 887 0558
email: nsimon@ci.college-park.md.us
website: http://www.ci.college-park.md.us
Purpose: The Committee for a Better Environment (“CBE”) serves
the City of College Park by addressing environmental concerns that affect
the quality of life of its residents. The Committee and its activities
are chartered by the Mayor & Council with the goal of providing
guidance and leadership to the municipal government, as well as service
and outreach to the community.
D.C. Greenworks
Contact: Dawn Gifford, Program Director
2451 18th Street, NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202 518 6195
Fax: 202 518 5507
email: info@dcgreenworks.org
website: http://www.dcgreenworks.org
Purpose: D.C. Greenworks' mission is to help solve urban environmental and economic problems by fostering local environmental expertise and community stewardship. D.C. Greenworks works in partnership with community groups, public agencies, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to develop community-based environmental programs that address the environmental, social and economic issues facing urban Washington. DCG serves the Greater Washington area with competitive, insured greenroof and rain garden installation services, as well as LID consulting, down spout disconnects, park build-outs and forest, stream bank, and wetland restorations. All of their contracts serve to train and employ at-risk young adults in the skills necessary to meet the growing demand for these new, technical environmental services.
Earth Conservation Corps
Contact:
Monica Poe, Director
1st Street and Potomac Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202 479 6710
Fax: 202 479 9509
email: info@ecc1.org
website: http://www.ecc1.org/
Purpose: The Earth Conservation Corps targets distressed natural resources in distressed neighborhoods and restores both at the same time. Squads of young people recruited from these communities devote a year of community service to restoring and replanting their environment. Through leadership and community action they experience pride in reclaiming their environment and, in the process, transform themselves.
Eyes Of Paint Branch
Contact:
Robert Ferraro, President
PO Box 272
Burtonsville, MD 20866
Phone: 301 890 1998
Fax: 435 417 6737
email: ptbrnchbob@eopb.org
website: http://www.eopb.org
Purpose: Eyes of Paint Branch is a grassroots organization of volunteers dedicated to preserving, protecting and restoring the Paint Branch watershed. Through hands-on service projects, public education and advocacy, it works cooperatively with local, state and regional agencies to improve the environmental health of the watershed.
Friends Of Northwest Branch
Contact:
Jim Fary, Facilitator
2812 Blue Spruce Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Phone: 301 460 1561
email: jimfary@earthlink.net
Purpose: To field an activist team that brings together people and local organizations to meet and respond to serious threats to the Northwest Branch.
Friends of the Potomac
Contact:
Dasha Kimelman, Program Coordinator
4405 Tonquil Street
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: 301-495-6699
Fax: 301-495-9229
email: info@potomacfriends.org
website: http://www.potomacfriends.org/
Purpose: Friends of the Potomac assists communities throughout the Potomac River Basin in their efforts to conserve natural resources and create new business opportunities while retaining their distinctive local character and traditions.
Friends Of Sligo Creek
Contact:
Sally Gagne, President
606 St. Andrew Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone: 301 588 2071
email: fosc_president@fosc.org
website: http://www.fosc.org
Purpose: Friends of Sligo Creek is committed to restoring the water quality, aesthetic beauty, and overall health of the Sligo Creek watershed. To this end, we foster environmental awareness and education and enlist broad-based public participation in various habitat restoration and trash reduction efforts.
Hyattsville Organization For A Positive Environment
Contact:
Stuart Eisenberg, Treasurer
4904 40th Place
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Phone: 301 779 1426
email: HOPE@rtk.net
website: http://www.HOPEinhyattsville.homestead.com
Purpose: HOPE is an organization of Hyattsville citizens which is working to shape the development and livability of their city. Furthermore, they organize and execute stream and street cleanups and collaborate with and assist the City of Hyattsville on environmental projects.
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
Contact: Steve Saari, Watershed Coordinator
6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301 984 1908x103
email: info@icprb.org
website: http://www.potomacriver.org
Purpose: The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin is an
interstate compact commission established by Congress in 1940 to help
the Potomac basin states and the federal government to enhance, protect,
and conserve the water and associated land resources of the Potomac
River basin through regional and interstate cooperation.
Neighbors of Northwest Branch
Contact: Heather Phipps
P.O. Box 4312
Silver Spring MD 20914
email: heather.phipps@neighborsnwb.org
website: www.neighborsnwb.org
Purpose: The Neighbors of the Northwest Branch, are committed to protecting, promoting and restoring the water quality, natural habitat, and ecological well-being of the Northwest Branch watershed. We intend to foster environmental awareness and education, take action by engaging in various water quality, habitat restoration, land preservation and trash reduction efforts, and enlist broad-based public participation in and support of the foregoing goals and activities.
Shaw EcoVillage
Contact: Josh Burch, Program Director
1701 6th Street, NW
Washington DC 20001
Phone: 202 265 8899
email: sev.noelpetrie@verizon.net
website: http://www.shawecovillage.com/
Purpose: To train youth to be effective leaders and catalysts for meaningful and sustainable change in Washington, DC's urban neighborhoods.
Sierra Club, Montgomery County Group
Contact: Jim Fary, Conservation Chair
103 North Adams Street
Rockville, MD 20855
Phone: 301 294 0466
Fax: 301 294 0466
email: noosphere2@starpower.net
website: http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/
Purpose: To explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the Earth, to practice and promote the responsible use of the Earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
Sierra Club, Prince George's County Group
Contact: Jon Robinson, Conservation Chair
7338 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 101A
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301 277 0600
Fax: 301 277 6699
email: jon.robinson@sierraclub.org
website: http://maryland.sierraclub.org/pg/
Purpose: To explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the Earth, to practice and promote the responsible use of the Earth's ecosystems and resources and to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
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