Stream Cleanup
Country Club View Park
Celebrate Earth Day
On April 27, 2024, the CCV Stream Cleanup will be held from
10:00 am – 11:30 am. Date subject to change due to weather.
Refreshments provided. This weekend is also the City Nature Challenge! Help the DC area make the most nature observations in this international contest! We can show you how to record your nature observations for the challenge.
Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering to cleanup our neighborhood local stream, Sideburn branch of Pohick Creek! Please join us in reducing the amount of trash in the Country Club View Park stream to prevent it from continuing downstream into other waterways! In past years there were basketballs, tennis balls, tubing, and even rusty chairs uncovered from the muck and brought out to be collected by the Park Authority. This is a great opportunity for students to earn service hours. Treats provided to enjoy after the cleanup!
Come prepared to get dirty: Dress appropriately for being in the woods and around the creek — wear gloves and hat, long-sleeved shirt and/or jacket, long pants, and shoes that can get muddy.
Two locations to meet at 10:00 am: CCV Park by the tennis courts or the park entrance off of Grinnell Street. CCVCA will provide trash bags for volunteers.
On Monday, April 22, 2024, Earth Day will celebrate its 54th anniversary!
Earth Day 2024: What and When Is Earth Day?
On April 23, 2022, over 30 intrepid volunteers from Cub Scout Pack 1865 and the
CCV neighborhood celebrated Earth Day by showing some love for our local stream,
Sideburn Branch of Pohick Creek. It was a beautiful spring day and the volunteers
collected numerous bags of trash, including some patio chairs! The volunteers were
glad to remove the litter from our beautiful local park and stream, preventing it from
washing down to pollute the Potomac or the Chesapeake Bay. Let’s all remember
to do our part year-round by cleaning up any litter we see as we enjoy walks around
the neighborhood. Thanks again to the stream cleanup volunteers! — Aileen Winquist