DOEE Aquatic Resources Education Center - AREC

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 .

One of the best ways you can help protect turtles is to assist them in crossing roads. Here are some tips to do it right!

1. If possible, stand guard while it finishes on its own. It's always best to avoid touching wildlife if you can.
2. If you must move a turtle, move it in the direction it was heading.
3. Never pick a turtle up by its tail! You could injure it!
4. Move turtles with a car mat or by gently holding them by the back of their shell.

Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS

Some reports mention that box turtles can live up to 100 years, but their typical lifespan is estimated at 50-80 years. That's a lot of seeds! https://www.facebook.com/PARCherps

Today is World Ocean Day, when we celebrate the incredible diversity of life and ample recreation available to us because of our oceans. You might not think of the ocean when you think of Washington, D.C., but the Potomac River - which flows along the National Mall - rises and falls with the tides and connects our city to the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors often enjoy taking a paddle boat out on the Tidal Basin or fishing along Hains Point.

Photo by National Park Service.

🎣 Reel Invasion was a ~reel~ success! 🎣
Thanks to everyone, anglers and non-anglers alike, who showed up and made the event so memorable 🐟🙌

Big shoutout to our partners Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries, Coastal Conservation Association, The American Sportfishing Association, and Trout Unlimited for their support!

Did you know? Anacostia River and its surrounding marshes are some the of District's best know wetland areas. How much can you discover?

Notable wetlands in the city:
🌼Kenilworth Park Aquatic Gardens Boardwalk
🐸Kingman & Heritage Islands Park
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🦋 Oxon Run Park
🪻Rock Creek Park