Service Projects

This page lists some service projects coming up in our community.  If you are looking for service hours, check for any upcoming opportunities.  Consider bringing your patrol, troop, crew or pack along to help!

Fairfax County Watershed Cleanup – April 6-20

The Nature Conservancy and Fairfax County Park Authority need volunteers to clean up your watershed!  Help keep trash and debris out of waterways that flow into the Chesapeake BayWe need 1,000 volunteers to help us cover 21 parks!

Registration and more information: Fairfax County Watershed Cleanup

When:   April 6, April 13, April 20
Where:  various Fairfax County parks

More Service Opportunities

There is no shortage of opportunities to give back to others in our community, and earn service hours toward rank advancement.  Are you interested in helping out?  Follow the links below, shared by the Scouts and Scouters of Powhatan District to learn more.

Fairfax Co Park Authority Invasive Management Area (IMA)
Invasive Plant Removal

IMA calendar http://parktakes.fairfaxcounty.gov/rmdwebcal/?CalendarID=5 and website https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/invasive-management-area

Potomac Conservancy
Trash Pick-Up

Upcoming events https://potomac.org/events/
and website https://potomac.org/

Friends of Accotink Creek
Trash Pick-Up

Their calendar http://www.accotink.org/cgi-bin/cal.pl
and website http://www.accotink.org/

Alice Ferguson Foundation

Volunteer opportunities page: http://fergusonfoundation.org/volunteer/

Clean Fairfax

Opportunities on their “Community events map” http://www.cleanfairfax.org/