2nd Annual Pope Branch Park Clean-Up Event

Pope Branch Park
Restoration Alliance
In conjunction with the

Earth Conservation Corps ● Casey Trees Endowment ● DC Department of Parks & Recreation
DC Department of the Environment ● Sierra Club

Invites you to join us at our

2nd Annual Pope Branch Park Clean-up Event
in honor of the
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day of National Service
January 21, 2008
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

A Community Service Project
To restore and beautify the Pope Branch Creek tributary of the Anacostia River



We will gather as a community to remove trash and invasive plant species from along the creek.
Meet us at Fairlawn Avenue & M Street, SE
For additional information and to register as an individual or as a group, please contact

Joseph Glover, Chair
Pope Branch Park Restoration Alliance
(202) 581-1214 ● jagbfree@aol.com

DDOE Director Hawkins "preaching green"

More pictures from Nov. 16th - photos by joe morcos

Trinh Doan and Gilda Allen getting it done.

Gilda eyes her new retirement vehicle.

Students and coaching staff from Anacostia High School in SE DC came out to help with the event. Many hands made light work.

Pictures from Nov. 16th, 2007

Joseph Glover (chair, PBPRA), Pete Hill, and Irv Sheffey (Sierra Club) showing pride in a job welldone.

The biocells will need to be watered every two weeks for the first year.
Once the plants are established they will tolerate the regular rainfall
conditions and survive on their own.
The Raingarden at Fairlawn Ave and M Place SE just before
planting.

Another view of the M Place/30th St. Biocell/raingarden and the stabilized hillside (filtrex blanket)

Pictures from planting event

nov. 16h planting pictures

RAIN GARDEN PLANTING

On November 16th, staff from PBPRA, DDOE, and DPR worked with students from the Anacostia High School to plant the 4 bioretention cells along M Place SE. The planting went forward despite the chilly tempatures. Thanks to all who came out to help or just observe the commotion.