Volunteer Program
We take our commitment to environmental sustainability seriously. That’s why we provide 4 paid volunteer days for our employees. In the two years since we implemented our volunteer program we’ve logged hundreds of hours with some amazing conservation groups in the area, including:
Blue Water Baltimore
Blue Water Baltimore’s mission is to restore the quality of Baltimore’s rivers, streams and harbor to foster a healthy environment, a strong economy, and thriving communities. We work with Blue Water Baltimore to help pot, water, move, and label plants for the Herring Run Nursery. The Herring Run Nursery grows and sells nearly 150 species of native trees and shrubs and 100 species of native flowers and grasses.
Capital Area Food Bank
The Capital Area Food Bank is the anchor of the hunger relief infrastructure in our region, providing more than 60 million meals to people in communities across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. We assist the Capital Area Food Bank with sorting, packing, and distributing food to several of their outreach programs.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
We help Clagett Farm use sustainable farming methods to raise a wide variety of organic vegetables that are provided for sale to the public. For 20 years Clagett Farm has provided free and reduced-price produce to people living in poverty and near-poverty in Washington, D.C.
Friends of Sligo Creek
Friends of Sligo Creek helps to restore the health, water quality, natural habitat, and ecological well-being of the Sligo Creek watershed. Sligo Creek flows eight miles through the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. The woods along the banks of Sligo Creek are crucial – both to the health of the stream and those who live close by. However, invasive vines have come in, killing mature trees and smothering saplings that must grow if the woods are to survive. Erosion of the creek’s banks and pollution are also important problems facing Sligo. We pull invasive species and fence in young native trees as part of our volunteer work.