Field Schedule
Logistics: Unless inclement weather is forecast or an update indicates otherwise, you can assume that we will be out. (We'll notify all registered volunteers in the event we have to cancel a volunteer day.) Bring work gloves, if you have them, and a bottle of drinking water. Unless otherwise noted, we will provide tools. Wear sturdy shoes to our field events. Please do not wear sandals or open-toed shoes! And if you are coming out to one of our field sites you're better off wearing long, light-weight pants, rather than shorts. (But shorts are fine at the nursery.)
Students: If you need hours for a class requirement, a staff member can sign a verification form if you bring one, but we do not provide these forms ourselves.
Upcoming Events
Wild Plant Nursery Workday
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When: Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 am to Noon.
What: Help the Earth Sangha Team tackle Fall propagation tasks at the Wild Plant Nursery every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. We need help weeding, watering, preparing pots, transplanting, and sowing seeds. We'll provide all tools and gloves. Please bring your own water and wear closed toe shoes.
Where: Wild Plant Nursery is located at 6100 Cloud Dr, Springfield, VA 22150
Contact: If you have any questions about volunteering at the nursery or weather concerns, contact Matt at info@earthsangha.org or call 703.859.2951.
Invasive Removals: Mason District Park
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When: Every Monday, plus Fridays, 9/22, 9/29, 10/20, & 10/27, from 9am to Noon.
What: We're excited to begin working in a couple sections of Mason District park in cooperation with our colleagues at Fairfax County Park Authority. We will begin by removing invasive annuals and vines (Primarily mile-a-minute, stiltgrass, and oriental bittersweet). In conjunction with ecologists at FCPA we have a long-term vision to protect threatened canopy and understory using small-scale restoration techniques we're collectively terming our Habitat Refuge Project. We'll provide all tools and gloves. Please bring your own water and wear sturdy shoes.
Where: Mason District Park is located at 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003. Turn right when you enter the park. We will meet by the tennis courts.
Contact: If you have any questions about this event or day of weather concerns, contact Matt at info@earthsangha.org or call 580.583.8065.
Invasive Removals: Rutherford Park
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When: Friday, October 13th from 9am to Noon.
What: Join the Earth Sangha team for a morning removing invasives from this riparian park. We will mainly be tackling Japanese honeysuckle, multiflora rose, Japanese stiltgrass, English ivy, porcelain berry, and oriental bittersweet. We'll provide all tools and gloves. Please bring your own water and wear sturdy shoes.
Where: Rutherford Park is located at 4743 Guinea Rd, Fairfax, VA 22032
Contact: If you have any questions about this event or day of weather concerns, contact Matt at info@earthsangha.org or call 580.583.8065.
Invasive Removal: Marie Butler Leven Preserve
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When: Wednesday, September 27th and October 25th, from 9am to Noon
What: Join our team for a morning of invasives removal at the Marie Butler Leven Preserve. Our current focus is on removing invasive vines from the forest edge, but we'll also have a few native plantings this Fall. We’ll provide tools and gloves. Please dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, and bring your own water.
Where: Marie Butler Leven Preserve is located at 1501 Kirby Road, McLean, VA 22101
Contact: If you have any questions about this event or day of weather concerns, contact Michaelanne at mmakuch@earthsangha.org or call 703.298.8759.
All visitors must abide by the following rules:
All volunteers must be pre-confirmed through our online volunteer sign-up system. Email Matt at info@earthsangha.org with questions about the process.
Volunteers should not attend a volunteer event if they have any COVID symptoms, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own work gloves and water bottles.
Banner: Volunteers planting native meadow species at the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Chris Bright.
