Mid-Atlantic Conservation Projects
Included here are the yearly conservation
projects by both local groups
and regional groups. Please visit here on
a regular basis as this page is dynamic thus will
change constantly. If you have information pertaining to
a conservation project, please
contact me and I will add it to this page.
Potomac River Watershed Cleanup
April 5, 2007
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Potomac River Watershed Cleanup - Washington County, MD Cleanup Sites
Please contact site leaders prior to cleanup
Antietam National Battlefield
Sharpsburg April 5 9am-12pm
Site Leader: Debbie Cohen and
Adam Griggs
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin can accommodate up to
100 volunteers. Limited parking for 50 cars. Restrooms available.
Site not suitable for young children, elderly or disabled volunteers.
Antietam Creek Watershes Alliance website
Directions to Antietam National Battlefield: Take I-70 to Hagerstown, MD.
Exit onto MD Route 65 South. Proceed on MD 65 South for approx.
10 miles and turn left into the Antietam National Battlefield
Visitors Center.
C&O Canal near Harpers Ferry Sandy Hook
April 5 9am-12pm
Site Leader
Chuck Davis
Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival can accommodate up to 20 volunteers.
Limited parking for 10 cars. No restrooms available. Site not suitable
for disabled volunteers.
Mason Dixon Canoe Club webssite
Directions to C&O Canal near Harpers Ferry: We will meet in the parking
lot next to Cindy Dees restaurant near Sandy Hook MD. From Frederick MD,
take Route 340 towards Harpers Ferry WV. Travel approx 15 miles to Keep
Tryst Road, about 1/4 mile from Potomac River bridge. Turn Left onto
Keep Tryst Road. Cindy Dees is on the Left, gravel lot is on right side
next to restaurant.
Alice Ferguson Foundation
2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, Maryland 20607
EMAIL
Potomac Clean UP website
Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Stream Buffer Planting
We need your help restoring stream buffers on Farms!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:00 am- 1:00 pm
Antietam Stream Stewardship Program
(Washington County)
Hagerstown, MD
We will be planting 700 native trees and shrubs to restore a 50-foot
wide riparian buffer along 1,500 feet of Little Grove Creek, a
tributary to Little Antietam Creek.
Partners include: Brook Lane Health Services, Antietam Creek Watershed
Association, Beaver Creek Watershed Association, and the Western Maryland
RC & D. Dress for the weather, equipment and refreshments provided.
To register, send your complete contact information to
Marcy Damon at 443-482-2156 or email
MDrestoration@cbf.org
Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Stream Buffer Planting
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Morgan's Grove Park
Riparian Buffer Planting - Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Located on Route 480 approximately one mile west of the intersection
of 45 & 480 in Sheperdstown, West Virginia
Wear work boots and gloves and bring extra shovels in you have them.
The hole for the trees will be pre-drilled so our day won't be too
labor intensive. Perfect for the whole family. A representative
will be on hand to discuss the health of Town Run and also to
direct us as we plant.
Refreshments will be provided but bring a lunch.
Please RSVP to the West Virginia Conservation Agency at
belliott@wvca.usor call
Barbie Elliott at 304-263-4376
Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Stream Buffer Planting Frederick County
Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Program
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008
9:00 am- 1:00 pm
Adamstown, MD
When completed this project will restore a fifty foot wide buffer
along 9,600' of stream banks on Tuscarora Creek. The project is
located on a 175 acre farm and will be completed in two phases,
spring and fall. The first phase consists of planting 1,000 native
trees and shrubs. Partners include: Future of Life, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Maryland DNR, Frederick County Dept. of Planning,
New Forest Society, Catoctin & Monocacy Watershed Alliance and the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Dress for the weather,
equipment and refreshments provided.
To register, send your complete contact information to
Marcy Damon at 443-482-2156 or email
MDrestoration@cbf.org
Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Stream Buffer Planting Washington County, MD
We need your help restoring stream buffers on Farms!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:00 am- 1:00 pm
Antietam Stream Stewardship Program
We will be planting 700 native trees and shrubs to restore
a 50-foot wide riparian buffer along 1,500 feet of Little Grove Creek,
a tributary to Little Antietam Creek.
Partners include: Brook Lane Health Services, Antietam Creek
Watershed Association, Beaver Creek Watershed Association, and
the Western Maryland RC & D. Dress for the weather, equipment
and refreshments provided
To register, send your complete contact information to
Marcy Damon at 443-482-2156 or email
MDrestoration@cbf.org
Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Stream Buffer Planting Charles Town, WV
Saturday, May 3, 2008
9:00 am- 1:00 pm
Upper Potomac Farm Stewardship Project
We will be planting 1,000 native trees and shrubs along 4,500'
of stream as part of 15 acres of riparian & wetland restoration.
Cows have been fenced out of the stream with water troughs and
stabilized stream crossings installed. Partners include:
Jefferson County Watersheds Coalition, West Virginia Conservation
Agency, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection,
Shepherd University, Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Dress for the weather, equipment and refreshments provided.
To register, send your complete contact information to
Marcy Damon at 443-482-2156 or email
MDrestoration@cbf.org