Department of Energy & Environment

Join us for two upcoming District Waterways Advisory Plan Community Workshops! We want to hear from you. Share your vision for the future of D.C.’s waterways and tell us what matters most to your community.

• Virtual Workshop
📅 Tuesday, June 23
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM

• In Person Workshop
📅 Thursday, June 25
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Southwest Library

Register for either event here: https://engage.dc.gov/districtwaterwaysadvisoryplan
Your voice will help shape the plan—don’t miss it!

Join and partners this weekend for a native plant garden workshop for DC
congregations and residents.

📍 Jones Memorial United Methodist Church
📅 Saturday, June 20th from 2-5 PM
➡️ Register: https://bit.ly/SacredGroundsWorkshops2026

This project is supported through the Community Stormwater Solutions Grant Program provided by
the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment and the .

The District Waterways Advisory Commission invites you to our next public meeting on Tuesday, June 25, from 10am to 12pm.

This virtual session will focus on:
• Assessing safety and security risks on District waterways
• Identifying gaps in transportation and access

We welcome all community members to join the conversation and share their perspectives.

Learn more & RSVP here:: bit.ly/DistrictWaterways

🧽✨ Learn. Connect. Grow.

Join for a FREE Smart Clean Program Webinar and discover real-world lessons, best practices, and practical strategies from businesses that successfully adopted environmentally responsible cleaning products and practices.

📅 June 18, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍Virtually via Zoom

Register today and be part of the movement toward healthier workplaces and cleaner communities!
🔗https://lnkd.in/eGwrQDdB

Kick off your summer with a morning outside on Kingman and Heritage Islands!

Join the Kingman Rangers, the WABA Trail Rangers, and your neighbors for our monthly cleanup on Kingman and Heritage Islands this Saturday.

You’ll help remove trash before it makes its way into the Anacostia River and collect important data that can lead to lasting change!

📅 Saturday, June 20

🕙10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Register: kingmanisland.com/calendar

Living Classrooms Foundation, Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Join Rethread DC for a creative upcycling workshop at the Southwest Library! Transform an old button‑up or button‑down shirt into a fresh, trendy new look while learning hands-on skills like upcycling techniques, hand and machine sewing, and pattern making. We’ll provide all the tools, just bring your imagination and come ready to create, experiment, and have fun! With guidance from experienced sewists, you’ll learn new skills, connect with your community, and take a stand against fast fashion, one stitch at a time. All ages are welcome. Sewing experience is helpful but not required.

Please register for the workshop at dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16725843

Don't panic, but the spotted lanternflies are back again this year!

Right now, the small black and white nymphs can be seen, but they will soon change to the larger red and white nymphs.

These bugs are a nuisance, especially due to the honeydew that they produce and the sooty mold that grows where the honeydew falls, but a nuisance is all they are. It is important to remember that these insects do not bite or sting, they can’t damage your house and other structures, and they don’t kill healthy garden or landscape plants. They prefer the invasive tree-of-heaven to feed on, but they will congregate on maples and walnuts as well.

Last year, many imaginative ideas about how to handle this nuisance were spread through social media, including advice to use commercial pesticides or homemade remedies like vinegar or soap solutions. Using pesticides like these is inadvisable: You can kill lanternflies, but also desirable pollinators or bugs and spiders that have learned to hunt the lanternflies.

Instead of buying or mixing up a homemade pesticide, DOEE suggests:

Trap, Vacuum, Squash

• Buy or build a circle trap to catch them as they crawl up the tree trunk (works best if you have a tree-of heaven in your yard)
• If you see large clusters of nymphs like in the photo you can use a vacuum to suck them up.
• Challenge your friends to see who can squash the most.

Lastly, just let nature do its thing: Birds and predatory insects like praying mantis, wasps, assassin bugs, and stink bugs have all learned that lanternflies are abundant and edible.

To learn more go to: https://trees.dc.gov/pages/invasive-species-spotted-lantern-fly

Join us for the Oxon Run Stream Restoration Public Scoping Meeting!

DOEE and the National Park Service invite community members and stakeholders to learn about the proposed Oxon Run Stream Restoration Project and participate in the public scoping process.

📅 June 11, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/oxon_run_meeting

Community input is an important part of this process, and we encourage you to attend and share your perspectives.