Name: Frying Pan Farm - Fairfax County Watershed Cleanup 2026
Start: 2026-05-09T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-09T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Frying Pan Farm Park

Frying Pan Farm - Fairfax County Watershed Cleanup 2026

Scroll to view and register for all upcoming events.The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends - here at home in Virginia  and around the world in 72 countries. Every acre we protect, every river mile restored, every species brought back from the brink, begins with you.

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Help keep trash and debris out of waterways that flow into the Chesapeake Bay. Join us for a clean up!

Frying Pan Farm Park

Fairfax County Spring Watershed Cleanups

Join The Nature Conservancy and Fairfax County Park Authority to remove trash from these parks in your watershed.

This site is now at capacity. To be placed on a wait list please click "Reserve a Spot" and then "Join Waitlist."

Please visit the Fairfax County Parks website (http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/volunteer) and The Nature Conservancy website (www.nature.org/vavolunteer) to find additional opportunities to volunteer and connect with nature.

Jennifer Dalke, volunteer program manager for The Nature Conservancy, will follow up with potential volunteers if space becomes available.

Help remove trash from your watershed! The Nature Conservancy is once again partnering with the Fairfax County Park Authority for a watershed cleanup. This spring clean up event will remove tires, plastic bottles, cans and other debris from local waterways, preventing trash from reaching the nation’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay.<h3>Frying Pan Farm -meet next to the Country Store to check in. </h3>Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.30 volunteers needed--MINIMUM AGE IS 10 YEARS OLDIf you're planning to bring a group of 6 or more people, email Jen Dalke, volunteer program manager, at jdalke@tnc.org so we can plan accordingly.You will receive an email with event details about a week before the workday.Your participation in this workday keeps trash from polluting our drinking water and from harming animals. Our marine scientists see trash, primarily plastic, floating in the ocean every time they go offshore. Studies from our university partners at NCSU analyzed the stomach contents of 50 fish (mahi, wahoo, and blue marlin) caught in a major fishing tournament. They were looking for microplastics and found them in every single stomach sampled. Our partners at VCU have been deploying tags on the endangered Atlantic sturgeon in the James River. They have tagged Atlantic sturgeon after freeing them from plastic debris. We're also seeing plastic on the seafloor in the deep sea.You are making a dfference!Through 10 years of this cleanup:<ul><li>4,546 volunteers</li><li>donated 10,618 hours</li><li>removed 31 tons of trash</li><li>cleaned 150+ miles of local streams, shorelines and trails</li></ul>Through your support of The Nature Conservancy and Fairfax County Park Authority, we can continue to preserve and protect the places you care for most.For information about Fairfax County Park access &amp; accomodations visit: <a href="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/accessible" title="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/accessible" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/accessible</a>. For additional questions visit <a href="https://www.nature.org/fairfaxcleanup" title="https://www.nature.org/fairfaxcleanup" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.nature.org/fairfaxcleanup</a>Questions: contact Jen Dalke, volunteer program manager at jdalke@tnc.org.

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