March 2025 Newsletter

Webinar Talk

On February 20, FoMVT President Judd Isbell gave a webinar titled Trail Bumps: Lessons Learned from Removing 1,000 Bumps as part of the American Trails Advancing Trails Webinar Series. You can watch a YouTube video of the webinar here.

Building Community

There is a lot going on in the DC area. Unfortunately, many people are finding that they have a lot more time on their hands during the work week to volunteer. In early February we hosted our first week day trash cleanup event. We hope to keep offering these types of events to give people purpose and to help clean the trail.

Kudzu Hill Progress

Sometimes a picture can tell the best story. The photo below represents 14 events with 500 volunteers contributing over 1,000 hours of time removing kudzu! Stay tuned, we will be back to kudzu hill in the spring.

February Recap

In February we hosted 5 volunteer events with 140 volunteers giving 305 volunteer hours. Highlights included members from the Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity from GW University and University of Maryland joining us for a trash cleanup at Jones Point.