Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail
We make the Mount Vernon Trail better and safer for all users. Volunteer at mountvernontrail.org/events or donate at mountvernontrail.org/donate
- Help remove snow from the Mount Vernon Trail this Sunday! Register here: buff.ly/YGr6fW8
- Mount Vernon Trail or Curling Olympic Training Facility? 🥌 Register to to attend an upcoming volunteer event and practice your curling skills. MountVernonTrail.org/events
- Due to the extreme cold and high winds on Saturday we have moved the volunteer event to Sunday February 8th. We hope that you'll still be able to join us at this new date. 🎟️ buff.ly/YGr6fW8
- Check out what our team of volunteers did last weekend. Our organization runs on donations to buy salt and tools for volunteers to use at snow removal events. Donate to help us keep improving the trail: buff.ly/CQ3n5T4 or join us this Saturday to help remove more snow. mountvernontrail.org/events
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- Join us this Saturday February 7th to help clear the trail of snow and ice. 📍 meet near PhoWheels at National Landing Waterpark ⌚ 10am 🎟️ buff.ly/YGr6fW8
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- Prompt: Hold up an ice chunk like men hold up fish! 🐟️ 🎣 I think we nailed it! Join us at an upcoming event to join in on the fun buff.ly/5ufDeLm
- We’re excited to play our way through the city with #TranspoBINGO 2026, Feb 5–12!🎲🚶♀️🚲🚍 Treat non-car travel like a game. Walk, bike, roll, ride transit, and enjoy public spaces, marking board squares as you play across DC. 🎲 Boards go live shortly before play starts on Feb 5 🌐 www.transpobingo.com
- This is your sign to reserve your spot at all of our events in February! Whether you're more of a honeysuckle hunk, sightline savaant, or trash panda, we have events to match your interests and expertise on the Mount Vernon Trail in Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax. Sign up at buff.ly/XYgDM3y
- 🌳 Calling all tree lovers. 🌳 Sign up for an upcoming volunteer event to help save trees from invasive vegetation! buff.ly/2slAoXG
- Calling everyone who wants a workout! 💪 We need help removing snow/ice from the pedestrian bridges on the trail. Learn more about the event and register to attend here: buff.ly/am6cmgp
- You know you want to join in on the fun! Register to help us break up some ice and snow on the trail this Saturday. Register www.eventbrite.com/e/snowice-re...
- The trail is a sheet of ice. Help us remove snow/ice from the trail near the airport bridges. If you have a snow shovel or a pickaxe feel free to bring it, if not we have tools to borrow. Register to attend here: buff.ly/qfrDQZb
- Some love Bridgerton, we love Bridges! Check out the bridges on the Mount Vernon Trail by volunteering at an upcoming event. buff.ly/2slAoXG
- The board has spoken. You need to volunteer. Register for an upcoming event here: buff.ly/2slAoXG
- It may be cold outside but that hasn't stopped us from making improvements to the trail. Check out some highlights of the work we have been doing removing invasive bush honeysuckle and clearing out culverts. Like what you see? Donate: buff.ly/uKAC8zw
- Who is ready to P-A-R-T-Y?🎉 Come party at an upcoming volunteer event and help us protect and restore the ecosystem! buff.ly/2slAoXG
- Yes we had a volunteer event today! Yes it was very cold! Yes we can’t dance!
- Since 2021 we have hosted 23 volunteer events with 661 volunteers working on this area we affectionally refer to as "kudzu hill". We have taken photos of this hill every January since 2023. Can you tell a difference?
- Volunteer to improve the trail this Saturday near Four Mile Run. 🗓️ Sat Jan 24 ⏰ 10am 🎟️ buff.ly/vaBDmsP
- Live from the Mount Vernon Trail it is FoMVT! Volunteer with us this Saturday near Four Mile Run! Register here: buff.ly/vaBDmsP
- We had 128 volunteers come out to make a difference on the trail. Volunteers removed invasive bush honeysuckle and picked up trash. Thank you to everyone for improving your community. #NPSVolunteer #MLKDayofService @volunteeralexandria @volunteerarlington
- We’re looking forward to the National Harbor Sphere advertising upcoming volunteer events in the future. 🤩 In the meantime, visit buff.ly/oxgYM73 to volunteer for one of our weekly trail improvement events.
- Another successful MLK Day of Service in the books. We had 128 volunteers brace the cold to help remove invasive species. Special shout out to our volunteer leaders in the photo! If it wasn't for them we could not host these events. @volunteerarlington @volunteeralexandria #MLKDayofService
- Preparing for a vegetation removal event for 100+ volunteers is not an easy task. Watch us pack 2 @ternbicycles.com , 2 @carlacargoengineering trailers, and 1 @bunchbike.com with all the tools we need for our #MLKDayofService volunteer event. See you on the trail! @volunteerarlington #mlkday2026
- Tis me👋 Join us at an upcoming volunteer event to meet other Trailtroverts. buff.ly/2slAoXG
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.” Be GREAT by serving our community on the #MLKDayofService! We are partnering with Volunteer Arlington to provide service opportunities on Monday, January 19. To sign up , visit buff.ly/5FVJPaT #arlingtonva
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- Service on the Mount Vernon Trail is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Sign up to lend a hand on MLK Day of Service (Monday January 19) at buff.ly/SGDYnhA.
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- Want to start the year off right? Volunteer! Events for 2026 are posted on our website! buff.ly/og314r4
- We still have spots remaining for our MLK Day of Service on Monday January 19th. You don't want to miss this awesome volunteer experience. Register here: buff.ly/P2levoI @volunteerarlington @volunteeralexandria #mlkdayofservice
- Come join Shane and Ilya at a volunteer event! buff.ly/2slAoXG
- Thank you Park Ranger Will and @wolftrapnps for a great behind the scenes tour of the Filene Center. We got to walk on the stage, see where the performers get ready, and learn more about the history of Wolf Trap. They offer free tours from October-April. Learn more here: buff.ly/yt1ewlA
- The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with HRP Group (HRP), is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate improvements to a portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (the Parkway) and the Mount Vernon Trail (MVT) north of Old Town, Alexandria.
- Join us for MLK Day of Service Monday January 19th. Perfect opportunity for groups to volunteers and make the community a better place! 🎟️ buff.ly/P2levoI @volunteerarlington @volunteeralexandria #mlkdayofservice
- We have canceled the Saturday January 10th volunteer event due to the rain forecast. We hope that you will join us at a future event. buff.ly/SGDYnhA
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- Volunteering is really easy! Join us for an upcoming event. buff.ly/cyGMFh5
- We need volunteers this Saturday to remove invasive English Ivy and bush honeysuckle. Come out and make a difference on the trail! 🎟️ Register here: buff.ly/J8bFDsj
- Monday we attended a ribbon cutting at Theodore Roosevelt Island celebrating new freeze-resistant drinking fountains and bottle-filling stations. Speakers included Superintendent Jennifer Madello, @NPSGWMP; representatives from @nationalparkfoundation and @mountvernontrail; and @repdonbeyer
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- The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with HRP Group (HRP), is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate improvements to a portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (the Parkway) and the Mount Vernon Trail (MVT) north of Old Town, Alexandria.
- We ended the year on a high note by breaking our yearly volunteer count. In 2025 we hosted 61 events with 1,963 volunteers contributing 4,382 volunteer hours. Thank you to everyone who came out this year to give back to the trail! Register to attend an event: buff.ly/TehdyYH
