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Beaverdam Creek
Watershed Watch Group
"Rafting up the canoes" to get one of several short talks by AWS staff. Cancelled due to exessive heat forecast
Time: 8:30 a.m. Our Anacostia River was once the most polluted river in the country. Through decades of actions of citizens groups such as the Anacostia Watershed Society, that is no longer the case, but there is still much work to be done. Learn about the battle to save our watershed from front-line activists while enjoying a canoe tour of the river. There is still much beauty to enjoy and preserve. Canoes & life vests will be provided. Bring water, dress appropriately and use sunscreen. The tour will be about 3 hours long. There is a $25 fee to cover AWS's liability insurance. Please RSVP Susan Barnett, Susan Barnett, susnbarn@earthlink.net, 301-474-7465. Reel and Meal at the New Deal Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Come early (6:30) the the New Deal Café in Roosevelt Center in Greenbelt Maryland to get a delicious vegan meal (optional) prepared by Chef Karim ($13). The rest of the program is free! Learn about important subjects through documentary films and discussion. This month's feature is
"The End of the Line” , the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. Sundance took place in Park City, Utah, January 15-25, 2009. In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. No Monthly
Meeting for BCWWG normally has monthly meetings on the third Monday of each month, but for July, we're taking a break. BCWWG Monthly
Meeting Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Our monthly planning meeting. Please come and join us and be a part of your local environmental movement. BCWWG at the 56th Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Time: 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Come visit us at our Information Day booth and learn about your local watershed environment. See live macroinvertibrates and learn what they tell us about the health of our streams. See where you live in the watershed. Learn about upcoming BCWWG activities and how to become involved. We share our booth with the two other Greenbelt watershed watch groups, Friends of Still Cree, and Citizens to Conserve and Restore Indian Creek. |
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