Up Coming Events

To Get on our list for events, Contact Jon Nowick - avanti7700@verizon.net 

What Volunteers Say About Our Outings:  “Instant gratification and a sense of accomplishment are two of the many rewards I received from the last Tree Friends outing on November 12.  The event gave me another opportunity to maintain healthy trees that provide shade, beautiful foliage, nesting places for birds, acorns for hungry species, soil retention, and much more.”  --Joanne M.

• COMING 2024 EVENTS 

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MacArthur Blvd near Brookmont, Thursday, May 2, 10 am-noon. We’ll meet at 10am in Brookmont on Maryland Avenue at MacArthur.  You can walk or get a lift to the site.  Signup:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549A4A92EA0F94-49161173-macarthur

Party at Irish Inn on Tuesday, May 7:  A chance to meet fellow Tree Friends and celebrate our first year of accomplishments.  We’ll meet at outdoor tables at the Irish Inn at Glen Echo starting at 4:30pm for drinks and, if you like, stay for dinner.  Signup:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549A4A92EA0F94-48742005-tree

Some of our 2024 events

• C&O Canal, Lock 8, Monday, April 15, 1-3pm.  We worked along the Canal to remove English ivy and other invasive vines

• March 30, Glen Park area 15 of us cut the massive English ivy off trees at the edge of Glen Echo Park near the Irish Inn.

• March 11, Glen Echo Park  - 14 of us cleared huge ivy vines 25 yrs old from trees inbound from Glen Echo. 

• February 26, Glen Echo Park -   Twelve of us continued freeing the trees of the old ivy. Good progress!

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• Our 2023 events included:

• March 11.  MacArthur Blvd at Brookmont rescuing tall trees from envelopment by English Ivy.

•  March 15.  Near Glen Echo Park by the Irish Inn freeing trees from climax English Ivy infestation. 

• March 29.  MacArthur Blvd near the Sycamore Store removing massive kudzu from the trees.   

• April 2.  Glen Echo Park freeing trees from tons of English Ivy, multiflora rose, and honey suckle bush.   

• April 8, Cabin John Freeing badly smothered trees along MacArthur Boulevard near the Union Arch bridge. 

• April 22,  Cabin John Local Park on MacArthur Blvd planned and managed by Montgomery County Parks, a division of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission.  Led by Mark Frey at runcator@gmail.com

• April 22, 2-5pm:  Brookmont community planting several hundred seedlings (native oaks and other) Sponsored by Michael at mjenkins@forest-trends.org

• May 21 Mohican Hills Park clearing tress of this Montgomery County park massively overrun by English ivy, wisteria, and multiflora rose.

• June 3  Historic Glen Echo Park extended freeing trees from English Ivy on both sides of the gorge bridge.  

• June 17, Cabin John Garden, We expanded previous work and freed old trees from massive ivy and porcelain berry vines.

• July 14, Historic Glen Echo Park, Continued progress clearing English ivy other invasives.

• September 15.  MacArthur Blvd near the Sycamore Store attacking the immense kudzu patch and other vines killing trees. 

• September 30 Glen Echo Park removing a ton of porcelain berry from trees and bushes along the gorge and ivy.

• October 13 Lock 8 C&O Canal  battling extensive wisteria, ivy, porcelain berry, and multiflora rose infesting the area.

• October 20  Lock 10 C&O Canal  Cut old growth wisteria choking high in the trees. The lock house is available for travelers.  

• October 22 Historic Glen Echo Park, Continued our excellent progress clearing English ivy other invasives.

• November 11 Historic Glen Echo Park, .Returned to remove English Ivy and other invasives. Great to see the dead vines!!

• November 15 Saint Bartholomew's Church Cut 200 ft of the massive curtain of kudzu bordering River Rd at Wilson Lane.

• December 4 Near Historic Glen Echo Park, .Cut huge English Ivy vines smothering trees and cleared along MacArthur Blvd.

• December 16 Historic Glen Echo Park, .Continuing our battle with the immense infestation of English Ivy and other invasives.