
Join us to help clean up litter in our watershed!
See our events page for scheduled clean ups and see recent event highlights below.
We have adopted two segments of the NW Branch Trail and lead and support clean ups across the watershed. We welcome neighbors who want to organize cleanups along the NWB. Our cleanup committee can help with logistics and supplies. Check out our how-to and contact our clean up committee to get started!
We also help clean graffiti off boulders at Burnt Mill,
6/11/26: McAlpine Road: We focused on the storm channels where a lot of trash from the nearby highway had collected. Thanks to 18 volunteers who removed almost 700 pounds of trash. We had a great group of volunteers!
11/2/25: NNWB cosponsored a graffiti cleanup with the MidAtlantic Rock Climbers Association at East Burnt Mills. Thirty volunteers worked for three hours to remove graffiti from thee large boulders. This is the graffiti before removal.


At the University Hills Duck Pond and Lane Manor Park cleanup in Hyattsville, cleanup leader Ben Simasek has two valuable loads 9/18/22.
From the looks of the contents of that clear bag, someone had a beer party in the Northwest Branch woods. 11/6/21