ACE sponsors volunteer events, such as stream cleanups, invasive plant removals, highway cleanups, and storm drain markings, as well as educational Green Living events. We would be happy to set up a service event for your group. Email or call 703-228-6406 for more information. Don't forget to join us on Facebook and Twitter for updates.

Our Featured Upcoming Events:

Volunteer for the Green Living Expo. To help with volunteer tasks on the day of the event, please e-mail us and let us know your shift preference, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 12:30 to 3:30 p.m, or 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. Please also let us know if you speak another language and are willing to serve as an informal interpreter.

Park & Neighborhood Cleanup. Saturday, February 25, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meet in the Lyon Village parking lot by the Giant at 3115 Lee Highway (at Spout Run Parkway), Arlington. Join ACE to pick up trash and remove invasive plants from Thrifton Hill Park, the surrounding roadways, the Custis Bike Trail, and Spout Run sream. For more information or to RSVP, contact volunteer@arlingtonenvironment.org or 703-228-6406.

Four Mile Run Watershed Cleanup. Saturday, March 12, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Join ACE at Shirlington Park and Barcroft Park. Registration is required to volunteer@arlingtonenvironment.org or 703-228-6406. Please specify which location you are registering for when you call or email. (Call the Arlington County Park Rangers to register for other locations: 703-525-0168.)

ACE Annual Meeting. Wednesday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street, Arlington. The theme for this event is alternative transportation with a look at electric cars, bikesharing, electric charging stations, and more. Several electric/hybrid cars will be on display. The meeting will also include an overview of ACE events for 2012, ACE board of director elections and light refreshments. For more information or to RSVP, email office@arlingtonenvironment.org or call 703-228-6427.

Contact the sponsoring organization for information and to register for the events listed below.

Rain Barrel Train the Trainer Workshop. Thursday, February 23rd. 7 PM – 8:30 PM. Annandale, VA. We are looking for volunteers to help support the Northern Virginia Rain Barrel program in 2012! Attend this workshop to learn about rain barrels and how to assemble them. In exchange for committing to volunteer at one (or more) of the upcoming 2012 rain barrel workshops, you will receive a complementary rain barrel. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Email Aileen at awinquist@arlingtonva.us with your name, phone number, home address, and email address to sign up for the workshop. Space is limited. After you register, you will receive an email to confirm your registration with more detailed information about the workshop.

New StormwaterWise Landscapes Program! Have you been thinking about installing a raingarden, cistern, or pervious pavers? The Arlington StormwaterWise Landscapes Program provides County residents and business owners with funding to install small-scale practices that will reduce stormwater runoff from their property. Through a lottery system, 40 applicants will be selected for the program pilot in 2012. Application deadline is February 29.

Invasive Plant Removal Events. Help protect our watersheds and keep Arlington County parks beautiful. There are several monthly invasive plant removal events sponsored by Arlington County Invasive Plant Program. For more information and to register, email Sarah Archer or call 703-228-1862. See a map of these locations.

• Sign up for the ACE E-Newsletter
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• Volunteer Application to print and mail (pdf)
• Volunteer Application to email (MS Word)

Other Local Environmental Events and Volunteer Opportunities

• Volunteer Arlington
• Green It Arlington
• Arlington County Invasive Plant Program
• Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
• Potomac Conservancy
• Virginia Cooperative Extension - Arlington Office
• Vounteer Match
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