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Low-income communities in the District already face hotter temperatures and greater risk to heat-related illnesses. With the hottest temperatures yet to come, the need for investment into the District’s parks and green spaces couldn’t be clearer.
When Alethia Tanner Park began welcoming visitors in June 2020, demand couldn’t have been higher. Learn how Eckington Parks & Arts (EP&A) became a community force, with ambitions to build lifelong stewards and advocate for public space in a neighborhood that lacks access to greenery.
From WAMU: D.C. contains almost 7,000 acres of land controlled by the National Park Service, and up until now, the federal agency was charged with maintaining all of it, including the majority of the city’s neighborhood parks.
On a beautiful sunny day on September 29th, 2018, Green Spaces for DC participated in the activities of Rock Creek Park Day, where board members and volunteers helped to man the booth and participate in some of the day’s activities.
A big Thank You to everyone who battled through the chaos around Nationals Park to be with us for the 4th Annual Green Spaces for DC Meet+Greet. For those who made it, you were rewarded with good food and great conversation. We even experienced a magical sunset over Anacostia.
A post from The Cultural Landscape Foundation discusses the threat of demolishment to Pershing Park has garnered international attention.
In September 2014, Green Spaced for DC was awarded a grant from the District Department of the Environment to develop and provide an innovative training program for DDOE’s RiverSmart Homes program.
Thank You to everyone who managed the July heat to be with us for the 5th Annual Green Spaces for DC Meet + Greet Event. For those who made it, you were rewarded with good food and great conversation with a magical sunset over the Anacostia River and the poetry of Melanie Choukas-Bradley embracing the splendors of our earth.