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Friends of Accotink Creek
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Thanks to all the Friends of Accotink Creek who joined the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek in 2010. Thanks to all their efforts, we together removed 146 bags of trash, 17 tires, and junk ranging from a snowboard to a mattress to a toy vacuum cleaner.
Plan now to volunteer again with others to preserve our oceans and waterways or coordinate one of our cleanup sites in September & October, 2011! And don't miss the Potomac Watershed Cleanup in April & May, 2011!
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Volunteer goes "out on a limb" to clean up Accotink Creek.
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Volunteer Erica Dickison works on a raft of trash near Barkley Drive.
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Girl Scout Erika Dickison took the initiative to spread the word about The International Coastal Cleanup in her Mantua neighborhood, resulting in a great turnout of 22 volunteers! Thank you, Erika!
Trash in our streams is fed mainly by litter running off streets and parking lots, into storm drains. Friends of Accotink Creek conducts public education and storm drain marking events to address this chronic problem at the source. |
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Learn about storm drain filters as a part of the solution to keeping trash from reaching our waterways: National Inlet & Trident
Remember to remind your groups of the importance of proper cleanup during and after all outdoor activities. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse! In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. - Aristotle |
Girl Scouts of Troop #1914 team up to haul an entire automobile axle out of the woods at Lake Accotink. Go scouts!
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Could someone have been trying to "vacuum" up the trash along Accotink Creek?
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Despite all the wonderful volunteers who have turned out to help, we are still outnumbered by the litterbugs. Your club, school, business, or other group is welcome to join Friends of Accotink Creek in next year's International Coastal Cleanup in September & October,2011 and the Potomac Watershed Cleanup in April & May, 2011! Volunteer site leaders and coordinators are needed!
Follow the Friends of Accotink Creek motto and "Find just one other person who cares". Contact us, E-mail.
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The International Coastal Cleanup is the world's largest volunteer data collection effort devoted to the marine environment. The Ocean Conservancy compiles the data received from sites around the world, and prepares a summary report to be used by citizens and policy makers in evaluating our progress in dealing with this serious form of pollution.
Genzyme Corp volunteers joined again with Friends of Accotink Creek at our Woodburn Road cleanup site.
Temple Adat Reyim volunteers again joined with Friends of Accotink Creek with a great turnout at our Wakefiled Park location.
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Volunteers of Temple Adat Reyim with trash collected at Wakefield Park. Thank you, Adat Reyim!
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Volunteers rolling down the trail in Wakefield Park.
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More volunteers of Temple Adat Reyim with trash collected in Wakefield Park. Thank you, Adat Reyim! 
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Rearranging the furniture in Wakefield Park.
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Pictures from our Telegraph Road cleanup site, the loneliest cleanup site along Accotink Creek and the one most in need of attention.
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A "BEFORE" picture at Telegraph Road.
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"AFTER" photo of the same spot at Telegraph Road.
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Thank you, volunteers, for cleaning our home. 
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Thankssss, volunteerssss! 
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