(Our calendar may include events not sponsored by ACWA as a courtesy to other organizations)
INDIVIDUAL EVENT DETAILS LISTED BELOW
Work day events are eligible for Student Service Learning hours for Washington County Public Schools.
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March 14 & 15th HCC Alumni Flower & Garden Show: ACWA will be selling native trees and shrubs at our booth. Volunteers will be needed 13-15th. More information will be posted soon!
Save your Eco-books for the swap at the upcoming Membership Meering
Volunteers needed
The Board of Directors will be meeting a the Hub City Brewery/Church Street Distillery for a casual end-of-the year social.
All members are welcome to join us as we celebrate the close of another successful year for the organization.
Food available for purchase from Diego's World. Online menu here.
Venue details at:
Hub City Brewery & the Church Street Distillery
25 W. Church Street, Hagerstown (the former City of Hagerstown Farmers Market building)
Previously ordered Merch can be picked up.
T-shirts and ACWA Ball caps available for sale.
Free PFAS well test kits will also be available.
Help care for a 7-acre tree planting project in Leitersburg/Hagerstown area. Some tree tubes are ready to be removed, plus there is weeding and shelter repairs to do.
12/13 10 am - 2pm (Rain date is 12/14)
No experience is necessary. We will provide the training and tools. We will also have gloves but feel free to bring your favorite pair.
Wear layers to be prepared for unpredictable December weather. Sturdy shoes are encouraged and bring your own drinking water.
Lunch is provided. Sign up to receive project location address and register for lunch.
Work day address will be e-mailed prior to the date.
Potomac Riverkeeper Network is hosting a community meeting to discuss Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals" in the Antietam Watershed.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Zullinger Community Center, 4569 Buchanan Trail E, Waynesboro, PA 17268
The meeting will provide information on PFAS sources, such as pesticides, biosolids, wastewater, and firefighting foam.
Free PFAS test kits will be available for the first 50 attendees.
Learn more about PRKN’s efforts on PFAS
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.
Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.
Williamsport Byron Memorial Park. 12 Springfield Lane Park at the Historic Barn Parking Lot.
Starts at 9am until we finish (hopefully 2pm)
Come when you can, leave when you must!
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.
Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.
This is a small planting at Doub Park on W Sunset Ave in Williamsport. (where the water tower is located).
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Israel Creek Tree Planting events in Southern Washington County, MD: 1200 trees between the two events.
Volunteers must register for more information.
10/30, 10am-2pm: https://events.cbf.org/washingtoncnty-103025
11/1, 9am-1pm: https://events.cbf.org/washingtoncnty-110125
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Israel Creek Tree Planting events in Southern Washington County, MD: 1200 trees between the two events.
Volunteers must register for more information.
10/30, 10am-2pm: https://events.cbf.org/washingtoncnty-103025
11/1, 9am-1pm: https://events.cbf.org/washingtoncnty-110125
Beaver Creek Volunteer Clean Up help with trash cleanup, tree maintenance (trimming), clearing invasives, & rebuilding tree cages.
Saturday 11/1, 9a.m.-3p.m.
Hosted by Seneca Valley Trout Unlimited & Beaver Creek Watershed Association.
Meet at the "Catch and Release parking lot" at 9742 Beaver Creek Church Rd, Hagerstown
RSVP to help for this workday at: https://senecavalleytu.org/workday/
Volunteers are needed to help prepare the seedlings for winter. We may also pot some acorns/seeds for spring.
Come when you can, leave when you must
Tuesday, October 28, 3-6:30pm
All welcome to stay for the ACWA BOD Meeting afterwards
Remaining Trees & Shrubs will be available for sale during the work event.
See original Sale post for general info.
Email us to volunteer or if you have sale questions
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.
Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.
10/25 9am-12pm Smithsburg Town Lot at the Corner of Geiser Way and N Main Street: Rain date Sunday 10/26. 40 trees, pre-dug No formal address. Use this pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8vH2c2nRhiGY39At9
Park at Smithsburg Elementary School (67 N Main St, Smithsburg, MD 21783), then walk down N Main Street to the planting area. Special notes: Sign in and get tools by the parked Maryland Forest Service truck at the planting location. Wear long sleeves and long pants, as we will be planting a lot of eastern red cedar which can sometimes irritate the skin.
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.
Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.
10/15 4pm-6pm Leitersburg Ruritan Park: 12 trees, pre-dug holes Meet at 21427 Leiter St, Hagerstown, MD 21742. Sign in and get tools under the park pavilion.
Native tree and shrub seeding sale
Volunteers needed to collect redbud seeds for MD State Nursery
Volunteers are needed to collect white oak acorns at Doub’s Woods Park in Hagerstown
As part of the 5 Million Tree Initiative (5MT) native tree seeds are needed to meet the goal of growing and planting 5 million trees by 2031. During these collection events, all fruits/seeds will be sent to the Maryland State Tree Nursery to support future tree plantings around the State. ACWA is helping coordinate seed collection within our watersheds to support the 5MT Initiative and to raise awareness of the importance of planting native trees.
Sunday September 21, 8:30 am- 10 am
1307 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown. Meet at the pavilion by the County Park's office building.
Please note:
Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes and bring own drinking water.
Collection ground is uneven terrain and among other trees.
There are no restrooms or drinking water available at the collection site.
Volunteers should sign up using the online form below to receive notices and updates due to weather. Sign up at:
Come say hello at our table during City of Hagerstown’s Fall Fest! Ask questions about membership, upcoming volunteer events, and learn about our new watershed report card! We’ll be there 11am-4pm. Learn more details about the location and other activities at the Fall Fest here.
Help collect American Plums for the MD State Tree Nursery to raise seedlings for future plantings.
Supplies provided
Come when you can, leave when you must.
The American Plum grove is behind the New Market Elementary School,
93 West Main Street, New Market, MD
Contact Delaney Curran, DNR Tree Planting Specialist with questions
Info for group Paw Paw and Spicebush Collection Events
Info for group Paw Paw and Spicebush Collection Events
Volunteers are needed to collect white oak acorns at Doub’s Woods Park in Hagerstown
As part of the 5 Million Tree Initiative (5MT) native tree seeds are needed to meet the goal of growing and planting 5 million trees by 2031. During these collection events, all fruits/seeds will be sent to the Maryland State Tree Nursery to support future tree plantings around the State. ACWA is helping coordinate seed collection within our watersheds to support the 5MT Initiative and to raise awareness of the importance of planting native trees.
Friday September 5th from 4-6pm
1307 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown. Meet at the pavilion by the County Park's office building.
Please note:
Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes and bring own drinking water.
Collection ground is uneven terrain and among other trees.
There are no restrooms or drinking water available at the collection site.
Volunteers should sign up using the online form below to receive notices and updates due to weather. Sign up at:
Volunteers are needed to collect Flowering Dogwood and Spicebush and seeds. This collection site is private homeowner’s property near Leitersburg, so exact address will be emailed to volunteers prior to the event.
As part of the 5 Million Tree Initiative (5MT) native tree seeds are needed to meet the goal of growing and planting 5 million trees by 2031. During these collection events, all fruits/seeds will be sent to the Maryland State Tree Nursery to support future tree plantings around the State. ACWA is helping coordinate seed collection within our watersheds to support the 5MT Initiative and to raise awareness of the importance of planting native trees.
Thursday September 4th from 5-7pm
Private homeowner address near Leitersburg will be sent to registered volunteers
Parking is extremely limited so, please consider carpooling if possible. We ask that you sign up and let us know you are coming to anticipate number of cars. Please note:
Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes and bring own drinking water.
Collection ground is uneven terrain and among other trees.
There are no restrooms or drinking water available at the collection site.
Volunteers should sign up using the online form below to receive notices and exact directions to the collection spot. Sign up at:
Learn basic plant ID skills to locate priority plants for seed collections this fall
Learn basic plant ID skills to locate priority plants for seed collections this fall
Weeding and some replanting is needed in the Hagerstown Community College Bioswales to give the native plants a chance to get established.
This event and plants are funded by a Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Towns, and Green Jobs grant.
Meet at Parking Lot O, an overflow parking area generally between the ARCC and Kepler buildings.
Gloves and tools will be on hand, but feel free to bring your own favorite weeding tool.
Please wear sturdy shoes and bring your own drinking water. Email if interested in helping and would like event updates.
PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION
Spread the word, especially to North End Hagerstown Residents.
July 14th 5-6:30pm
Public Input Needed for Hamilton Run Restoration Efforts
Catoctin Land Trust will be joined by State of Maryland officials as well as representatives from the City of Hagerstown to review and comment on the plans for mitigating flooding on Hamilton Run and Northern Avenue in Hagerstown.
RSVP for the Meeting HERE
June 24th Work Day is cancelled due to extreme heat!
Open volunteer hours are every Tuesday in June from 4pm-6-ish pm.
Help pot seedlings and care for trees/shrubs awaiting their forever homes.
Located at 20464 Beaver Creek Road. Work days are cancelled if it is raining.
Interested in alternate work dates? Contact Us!
Weeding and some replanting is needed in the Hagerstown Community College Bioswales to give the native plants a chance to get established.
This event and plants are funded by a Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Towns, and Green Jobs grant.
Meet at Parking Lot O, an overflow parking area generally between the ARCC and Kepler buildings.
Gloves and tools will be on hand, but feel free to bring your own favorite weeding tool.
Please wear sturdy shoes and bring your own drinking water. Email if interested in helping and would like event updates.
Open volunteer hours are every Tuesday in June from 4pm-6-ish pm.
Help pot seedlings and care for trees/shrubs awaiting their forever homes.
Located at 20464 Beaver Creek Road. Work days are cancelled if it is raining.
Interested in alternate work dates? Contact Us!
Visit the ACWA booth and receive a free packet of seeds that will support local pollinators
Learn more at: https://www.facebook.com/events/643610981753953/
