February 11, 2012
Please join PWTSC in performing winter maintenance at James S. Long Regional Park at 9am Saturday, February 11th. We will be trimming branches away and removing downed trees from the trails, raking leaves and re-enforcing some of the newer sections, as well as preparing the trails for Spring traffic. The trails are located in old hardwood areas and cross a couple creeks making them quite scenic.
The park is located at 4603 James Madison Hwy and we will be meeting at the baseball fields parking lot at the back of the park. You can find a map of the location here: http://g.co/maps/2q6u2. Please bring gloves, tree trimmers, rakes, and shovels for the maintenance. Limited tools will be provided by PWTSC in support of this event.
Point of contact is Scott Helberg at 703-855-4011.
March 3, 2012
On March 3, from 9-1, we will begin a rough cut of the next new section of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail on Powell’s Creek. We’ll have more information about the location we’ll be meeting and working closer to the workday.
For more information, contact Zoe at president@pwtsc.org.
March 10, 2012
Come out at 9am on March 10 to help build the next section of the Neabsco Greenway trail heading east from Andrew Leitch Park. Please bring McLeods, rakes, loppers, pruners, and gloves if you have them. We’ll have water, extra tools and gloves on hand as well. We’ll meet by the ball fields in Andrew Leitch Park (aka: Waterworks) in Dale City; you can find a map of the location here: http://g.co/maps/h7jky.
Contact Eric at edvannortwick@comcast.net if you have any questions.
April 14, 2012
On April 14, 2012, from 9-3 we will celebrate the 24th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup with our 3rd Annual Occoquan River Cleanup. This year we have sites stretching from the Lake Jackson Dam and the Bull Run Marina all the way to the Potomac River. We are looking for experienced kayakers and canoeists to launch from one of eleven locations (Lake Jackson, below Lake Jackson Dam, Riverview Estates HOA, Occoquan Forest HOA, Canon Bluff HOA, Bull Run Marina, Fountainhead Marina, Lake Ridge Marina, the Town of Occoquan, Occoquan Regional Park, Mason Neck State Park) take a terrific paddle and pickup all the trash you can along the way. We are also looking for people to clean up on land and do other jobs at these locations.
Please register for this event at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dGE1cFl3aGE1VndDbXNadU45ejlEWnc6MQ . Please, please, please register – in order to have sufficient supplies for everyone we really need to know how many people to expect at each site.
We’ll have a shuttle for canoeists and kayakers available on a scheduled basis on both the Prince William and Fairfax County sides of the river, but you must register! Dumpsters and toilet facilities will be available, and trash bags, gloves and refreshments will be provided. Check back for more information as we get closer to the big day – we’ll have the map and a flyer up soon. Contact Ed if you have any questions efdandar@comcast.net.
This event could not go on without the help of our fabulous partners: the Prince William County Park Authority, Friends of the Occoquan, Alice Ferguson Foundation, Occoquan Watertrail League, Dale City Civic Association, REI, Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District, Prince William County BOS, and the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.
