Update! Trees are planted; help is needed to spread topsoil and mulch.

Help plant native trees and shrubs, spread mulch, and install protective caging. 3/30 will be rain date

Volunteers simply need to show up, ready to work. Please bring your own water bottle. Tools and gloves provided. All events are eligible for Student Service Learning (SSL) hours. Remember to bring your card for signature.
Email us with any questions!

Important maintenance tasks such as resetting plant plugs and weeding are needed before April planting days.

Tools and gloves will be provided. Please bring your own water bottle.
Saturday March 8th 10am-1pm. 
Meet at Hagerstown Community College, Parking Lot O

Please RSVP to help out on this work day
Mark your calendars for our first planting day: April 25th 10am-1pm Additional dates to be scheduled.

UPDATE: C&O NPS has cancelled this event until further notice.

Tree Planting with the C&O Canal National Historic Park. Park Staff are requesting volunteer assistance to plant the first small grouping of 20 trees along the towpath. Volunteers will need to walk to the planting location and dig holes for the small seedlings. The group is limited to 8 volunteers, so please email to reserve your spot to help and to be notified of schedule changes.

 Thursday, 1/16 at 2pm (updated!)
Meet at Ferry Hill Parking Area
(map will be provided at sign up)

Save the date for this tree planting scheduled for Saturday October 19th from 10am-noon

Volunteers will be planting, staking and caging trees. We will provide gloves, tools, and supplies.

More details will be posted ASAP.

Volunteers are needed to help in the Monarch Waystation Garden located at Kiwanis Park, Hagerstown. Over 90 plants need to be replaced, general maintenance, and watering will occur.

Bring gloves, small hand tools, and own drinking water.

Meet at the Park lot. If lot is full, park at the entrance in the industrial park area.

Hosted by the Monarch Alliance/Potomac Valley Audubon Society.

RESCHEDULED! NOW Sunday 5/19 at 2pm

ACWA volunteers will be assisting MD DNR, the Town of Hancock, and local girls scouts in planting trees along the Maryland Rail Trail & Joseph Hancock Memorial park. 

Meet at the Western MD Rail Trail/Hancock Town Parking Lot, next to “Buddy’s Lou’s Eats, Drinks, & Antiques”. You can use this google maps link to navigate there. We will walk a short distance along the Rain Trail to planting locations.

Wear sturdy shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.  Bring a reusable water bottle. Bring work gloves, if you have them. We will have work gloves (adult and child sizes) to lend out if needed, and provide shovels and other tools for volunteer use.

This event is eligible for WCPS Student Service Learning Hours.

Register for the event to receive updates on THIS FORM

Help plant large caliper trees at the Doubs Woods Park, Maryland Ave, Hagerstown.

Starting at 10 am we will be helping Washington County Government employees plant, stake, and cage up to 50 large trees in the Park.

Gloves and tools will be provided. Please bring your own water bottle.

Sign up here and we will notify you of any event or weather-related changes.

New Date!

Maryland DNR Forest Service is partnering with the Washington County Sierra Club and the Antietam-Conococheague Watershed Alliance to provide some much-needed young forest maintenance on State-owned land near Beaver Creek in Washington County. A forest was planted along a portion of Beaver Creek in the last decade or so, and the tree tubes that once served as a vital shelter for the young trees are now creating plastic waste and hindering the healthy growth of the forest. We need volunteers like you to come out with us and remove the tubes to give these trees a better chance to survive and thrive!

Work includes removing plastic tree tubes from trees, removing fallen tree tubes and debris from the forest, and chopping/removing harmful invasive vegetation that we notice.

We will be shuttling to the actual worksite from the parking lot. Read the event details closely!

Event Details

Location: There is no formal address for this worksite. The meeting location is the Park & Ride lot, right off of 70, exit 35, toward 66/Mapleville Rd. Please see the google maps link below for directions to the parking lot.

Time: Sunday February 4th, 10am-2pm

Parking: Park in the Route 66 Park and Ride located at 10037 Mapleville Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21740. You can also click this google maps link for directions. Because space at the worksite is limited, we encourage volunteers to leave their cars at the park and ride. We will shuttle to the actual worksite from there. We will wait at the park and ride until around 10:10 day-of to make sure we get everyone!

Notes: Dress warmly and wear shoes that are good for walking! Bring warm work gloves. A limited amount of work gloves and tools will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tools like pliers, box cutters, hand clippers, and loppers. Be sure to pack a water bottle and a snack! If you cannot stay till 2pm, one of the shuttle drivers can take you back to the park and ride early.

Please be sure to fill out the volunteer waiver form on site before you start working. 

Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions. I hope to see you there so we can kick off the new year right- by working together to boost the health of our forests!

Anna Twigg

MD DNR Tree Planting Specialist

240-910-6740

Help provide needed maintenance on tree shelters planted at the Albert Powell Trout Hatchery on Beaver Creek. Training and supplies will be provided.

We will work with other volunteers from other organizations to help remove tree tubes and gather them for recycling or disposal.

Meet and park at the Route 66 Park & Ride (just north of I-70 interchange with MD 66). A shuttle will be provided to take you to site. We will start at 9:30 am and continue until work is complete. Please wear proper clothing, long sleeve, boots and bring gloves. Also, bring your own water bottle and lunch.

Questions? email info@acwamaryland.org

Volunteers are needed to plant 40 trees at the Hagerstown Soccer Complex (13317 Cearfoss Pike, Hagerstown)  with Maryland DNR.

Saturday October 14th, starting at 9 am (originally advertised as 10. Please come when you can)

Meet at the pavilion, rain or shine!

Gloves and tools will be provided. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water bottle.

Sign up and complete waiver forms in advance here on this form.