Volunteer
Removing invasive plants is the first step in habitat restoration! Join us at one of our many events or contact jsoles@arlingtonva.us to schedule one for your school, church or business group, or if you have additional questions. Learn more.
Join volunteers in restoration plantings in Arlington’s parks every fall and spring. All year round, volunteers also plant locally collected seeds and tend seedlings at our nursery, as part of the first step in returning native plants to Arlington’s parks. Nursery workdays are held every Tuesday at our nursery in Barcroft Park. Join us there. Please contact naturalresources@arlingtonva.us if you have additional questions. To volunteer contact naturalresources@arlingtonva.us. Contact jsoles@arlingtonva.us to learn more or for location directions.
Citizen Science
Participate in a BioBlitz or the City Nature Challenge – or participate in one of the many iNaturalist projects in the county. Contact aabugattas@arlingtonva.us to learn more.
Submit Natural Resources Volunteer Hours
Park Steward Application
Native Plant of the Month
Katniss - Arrowhead - Duck Potato
(Sagittaria latifolia)
Broad-leaved Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is currently in bloom in our wetlands and goes by a variety of names: Duck Potato, Wapato, and Indian Potato for instance. It is also called Katniss, a name now made more famous for its use for the main character in the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen. She was indeed named for this once very important food plant. Read more.