Anacostia Watershed Society

Since 1989, The Anacostia Watershed Society has been working to make the Anacostia River swimmable, fishable and beautiful for everyone to enjoy! The mission of the Anacostia Watershed Society is to protect and restore the Anacostia River by bringing partners and communities together to achieve a clean and safe Anacostia River for the benefit of all living in its watershed and for future generations.

The vision is to make the Anacostia River and its tributaries swimmable and fishable, in keeping with the Clean Water Act, for the health and enjoyment of everyone in the community. Community involvement is critical to achieving this vision and AWS seeks win-win solutions through strong partnerships and coalitions, with all parts of the community, government, and other stakeholders. Core to our work is reaching out to, educating and engaging the next generation of decision-makers, our youth.

We are always looking for volunteers to help with a variety of restoration work including: community cleanups, tree plantings, wetland plantings, non-native species removal, freshwater mussel restoration, and tree maintenance. AWS recognizes that volunteers truly are the backbone of this organization and that without them, our mission of restoring the Anacostia River watershed would not be possible! Contact us today to make a stand against pollution and restore this river to its natural beauty! Please go to https://www.anacostiaws.org/events-calendar.html for current listings of volunteer opportunities!