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DESCRIPTION:The Ellen Pickering award\, presented by AlexRenew and the Env
 ironmental Policy Commission\, recognizes community members that have had
  significant\, positive impacts on our environment.  \n\nJoin us at the D
 el Ray GardenFest\, hosted by the Del Ray Citizens Association\, to celeb
 rate the award recipient's achievements in helping protect our environmen
 t and enjoy a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of garden-centric demons
 trations\, informational booths\, and activities!\nhttps://delrayalx.wixs
 ite.com/gardenfest\nLocation: 2207 Mt. Vernon Ave\, Alexandria\, VA 22301
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=51831\n\nThe Ellen Pickering award\, presented by AlexR
 enew and the Environmental Policy Commission\, recognizes community membe
 rs that have had significant\, positive impacts on our environment.  \n\n
 Join us at the Del Ray GardenFest\, hosted by the Del Ray Citizens Associ
 ation\, to celebrate the award recipient's achievements in helping protec
 t our environment and enjoy a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of garde
 n-centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and activities!\nhttps:
 //delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfest\nLocation: 2207 Mt. Vernon Ave\, Alexa
 ndria\, VA 22301\n\nLocation:  No Location Specified\nContact Person: Mel
 issa Atwood\nContact Email: melissa.atwood@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: An
 yone may attend\nTags: Community Outreach\, Del Ray\, Earth Day\, Eco-Cit
 y\, Environment\, T&ES Events\n\nImport this event into your calendar: ht
 tp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=51831\n\nWeb resour
 ces:\n\nEllen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award\nhttps://www.alexa
 ndriava.gov/earth-day/ellen-pickering-environmental-excellence-award\nThe
  award is named in honor of Ellen Pickering's lifelong dedication to pres
 ervation and conservation in the City of Alexandria. Mrs. Pickering was a
  longtime City activist who first gained recognition for her lobbying eff
 orts more than 40 years ago that ultimately helped create the Mount Verno
 n Trail between Alexandria and Washington\, DC.\n\nEnvironmental Policy C
 ommission\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/EPC\nEstablished in 1970 by the A
 lexandria City Council under Chapter 4\, Article M\, of the City Code\, t
 he Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) advises and makes rec
 ommendations to the City Council and\, where appropriate\, to the Plannin
 g Commission and City Manager\, on matters relating to the following as d
 efined in the EPC Bylaws :\n\nThe Climate crisis and its effects\nClean a
 ir\nLand use\nNoise pollution \nPesticides\, herbicides and contaminants\
 nSolid waste\nWater quality and supply\nOther topics relating to conserva
 tion and protection of environmental conditions in the City of Alexandria
 \, and\nSuch other matters as may from time to time be referred to it by 
 the City Council\n\nEarth Month Events\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/Eart
 hDay.html\nJoin us as we commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day wi
 th a month full of environmentally focused events\, activities\, and onli
 ne initiatives that center on the Eco-City Vision.\n\nDel Ray GardenFest\
 nhttps://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfest\nGardenFest is a fun\, free\, e
 ducational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrations\, informational boo
 ths\, and activities! Celebrate sunshine and springtime by learning about
  all sorts of gardening topics\, including at-home composting\, growing n
 ative plants\, beekeeping\, and much more! \n
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 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=51831">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=51831</a><br />\n<br />The Ellen Pickerin
 g award\, presented by AlexRenew and the Environmental Policy Commission\
 , recognizes community members that have had significant\, positive impac
 ts on our environment.  \n<br />\n<br />Join us at the Del Ray GardenFest
 \, hosted by the Del Ray Citizens Association\, to celebrate the award re
 cipient?s achievements in helping protect our environment and enjoy a fun
 \, free\, educational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrations\, inform
 ational booths\, and activities!\n<br />https://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gar
 denfest\n<br />Location: 2207 Mt. Vernon Ave\, Alexandria\, VA 22301\n<br
  />\n<br />Location:  No Location Specified\n<br />Contact Person: Meliss
 a Atwood\n<br />Contact Email: melissa.atwood@alexandriava.gov\n<br />Aud
 ience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Community Outreach\, Del Ray\, Eart
 h Day\, Eco-City\, Environment\, T&amp\;ES Events\n<br />\n<br />Import t
 his event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.
 aspx?id=1&amp\;si=51831<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/earth-
 day/ellen-pickering-environmental-excellence-award">Ellen Pickering Envir
 onmental Excellence Award</a><br>\nThe award is named in honor of Ellen P
 ickering&#39\;s lifelong dedication to preservation and conservation in t
 he City of Alexandria. Mrs. Pickering was a longtime City activist who fi
 rst gained recognition for her lobbying efforts more than 40 years ago th
 at ultimately helped create the Mount Vernon Trail between Alexandria and
  Washington\, DC.<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/EPC">Environ
 mental Policy Commission</a><br>\nEstablished in 1970 by the Alexandria C
 ity Council under Chapter 4\, Article M\, of the City Code\, the Alexandr
 ia Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) advises and makes recommendation
 s to the City Council and\, where appropriate\, to the Planning Commissio
 n and City Manager\, on matters relating to the following as defined in t
 he EPC Bylaws :\n\nThe Climate crisis and its effects\nClean air\nLand us
 e\nNoise pollution \nPesticides\, herbicides and contaminants\nSolid wast
 e\nWater quality and supply\nOther topics relating to conservation and pr
 otection of environmental conditions in the City of Alexandria\, and\nSuc
 h other matters as may from time to time be referred to it by the City Co
 uncil<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/EarthDay.html">Earth Mon
 th Events</a><br>\nJoin us as we commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Eart
 h Day with a month full of environmentally focused events\, activities\, 
 and online initiatives that center on the Eco-City Vision.<br>\n<a href="
 https://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfest">Del Ray GardenFest</a><br>\nGar
 denFest is a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of garden-centric demonst
 rations\, informational booths\, and activities! Celebrate sunshine and s
 pringtime by learning about all sorts of gardening topics\, including at-
 home composting\, growing native plants\, beekeeping\, and much more! <br
 >\n
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