| Feb 7 |
Monthly meeting at White Oak Library |
| Mar 7 |
Monthly meeting at White Oak Library - including a special Rain Barrel demonstration, assembly and take-home project, led by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection |
| Mar 11 |
Trail Cleanup, co-sponsored by Rainier Riders (bicycle coop and riding group) and Neighbors of the Northwest Branch. Ranier Riders has adopted a two-mile section of the Northwest Branch trail (mile 0-2) and has volunteered to cleanup this part of the Anacostia Branch trail system from time to time. |
| Mar 11, 18 & 25 |
NNWB co-publicized hikes being led by the Sierra Club along different sections of the Northwest Branch trail system |
| Mar 25 |
Reforestation Workday, co-sponsored by M-NCPPC, COG and NNWB, just east of the intersection of Kemp Mill Road and Randolph Road; tree plantings and maintenance |
| Apr 4 |
Monthly meeting at White Oak Library |
| Apr 8 |
In cooperation with the Potomac River Watershed-wide Cleanup Day sponsored by the Alice Ferguson Foundation, NNWB hosted two cleanup sites, one in Adelphi Hills, near Riggs Road, in Prince George's County, and one along Alderton Road, near Bonifant Road, in Montgomery County. |
| Apr 22 |
In cooperation with the Anacostia Watershed Society's Earth Day Cleanup, NNWB sponsored three cleanup sites along the Northwest Branch. One was at the West Hyattsville Metro, one was at Randolph Road and Kemp Mill Road, and one was at Burnt Mills, on Colesville Road |
| May 2 |
Regular monthly meeting date, but location and format changed to take advantage of a special opportunity to meet with the Park & Planning staff of MNCPPC at their offices in Silver Spring, along with watershed and environmental other groups and individuals, to discuss Low Impact Development & other "greening" efforts. |
| May 6 |
Spring Nature Hike along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River From Burnt Mills Dam at Colesville Road to Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park |
| May 16 |
Special Program presentation on "Building a Backyard Wildlife Habitat," co-sponsored by Friends of Sligo Creek and NNWB, at Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park. Presentation given and discussion led by Alison Gillespie on ways to make your backyard attractive to birds, butterflies and other wildlife, and how these projects can benefit the watersheds. We also jointly discussed many projects underway throughout the watersheds. |
| May 20 |
Invasive plant removal, along NWB near Woodmoor |
| Jun 4 |
NNWB co-publicized the Audubon Naturalist Society's "Geology Along Northwest Branch" hike, led by geology professor Joe Marx. |
| Jun 4 |
2006 National Trails Day - NNWB volunteers joined MNCPPC's Trails Volunteer Coordinator to help clean up and maintain a section of the Northwest Branch Trail downstream of the Burnt Mills East Trailhead. |
| Jun 6 |
Monthly meeting at White Oak Library |
| Jun 17 |
Invasive plant removal, along NWB near Woodmoor |
| Jul 5 |
Monthly meeting at White Oak Library |
| Jul 15 |
Invasive plant removal, along NWB near Woodmoor |
| Jul 22 |
NNWB volunteers joined MNCPCC's Trails Volunteer Coordinator to help clean up and restore a 1 mile flood damaged section of the Northwest Branch Trail on the east bank, upstream of the Burnt Mills West Trailhead. |
| Jul 29 |
NNWB co-publicized hike led by Sierra Club from Hyattsville Metro Station to Glenmont Station. |
| Sep 5 |
Monthly meeting at White Oak Library |
| Sep 9 |
NNWB Volunteers joined Patrick Kraich, Montgomery Parks Trail Maintenance Volunteer Coordinator, to help clean up and restore the flood damaged trail section from Burnt Mills East towards the 495 Bridge. |
| Sep 9 |
Outreach Event at Brookside Gardens Plant Sale. NNWB and Friends of Sligo Creek had an information table on rain gardens and native plants. Volunteers were on hand to outreach to the public. |
| Sep 23 |
NNWB Volunteers again joined Patrick Kraich, Montgomery Parks Trail Maintenance Volunteer Coordinator, to help with maintenance work on the Rural Legacy Trail from Woodlawn Park to Sandy Spring. This beautiful trail is located within the watershed of the Northwest Branch and is historically significant, commemorating the involvement of Montgomery County residents in the Underground Railroad and celebrates the Quaker heritage and traditions of Sandy Spring. |
| Oct 3 |
Monthly meeting at White Oak Library |
| Oct 8 |
Rain garden planting workday, a joint NNWB, Friends of Sligo Creek and Eastern PTSA project at Eastern Middle School, on University Boulevard |
| Oct 14 |
Rain Garden installation workday, a joint NNWB, Friends of Sligo Creek and Northwood High School project at Northwood High School on University Blvd. |
| Oct 28 |
Guided Underground Railroad Hike along upper Northwest Branch, from Woodlawn Park to Sandy Spring |
| Nov 24 |
Annual Meeting: Hike along Northwest Branch from Adelphi Mill, lunch, and meeting |
