Every year our volunteers:

Collecting Invertebrate Samples

• Remove acres of invasive non-native plants from area parks and public areas
• Replant stream buffers
• Assist in propagating and maintaining plants at native plant nurseries
• Lead nature walks in area parks
• Help restore parkland and meadows with local ecotype plants
• Provide outreach to the community at events such as Alexandria Earth Day, Arlington County Fair, native plant sales, and farmers markets
• Collect and clean native plant seeds
• Participate in bird, frog, butterfly and other critter counts
• Grow and plant native aquatic grasses in waters leading to the Chesapeake Bay
• Are citizen scientists at the National Park Service
• Act as Audubon at Home Ambassadors to help homeowners create eco-friendly landscapes for beneficial wildlife
• Provide expertise and assistance for K-12 environmental education
• Organize and host community programs and lectures on a variety of environmental topics
• Host children’s parties at nature centers
• Serve as water monitors in Arlington and Fairfax counties
• Support outreach programs at local nature centers
• And much, much more!