George Washington Middle School sponsored science and service work day project at Four Mile Run Park in the City of Alexandria, with Earth Force and the City of Alexandria Dept. RPCA, Horticulture and Natural Resources Section. On June 13, GW Middle School students, instructors, and site leaders gathered along the tidal shore and mudflats of Four Mile Run to remove the invasive exotic Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), collect water quality data, study macroinvertebrates, and clean-up litter.
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