December 2025: Volunteers remove 500-pound debris from Mount Vernon Trail during ‘Mega Trash Bash’ (ALXNow)
November 2025: The good Cornellians can do: Colleen Casey ’20
November 2025: ‘Mega Trash Bash’ looking for volunteers to clear trails in Northern Virginia (NBC4)
November 2025: Celebrating Sustainable Beauty in Alexandria: 2025 Beautification Winners Unveiled for Residential, Residential Street, and Community Awards! (Alexandria City)
November 2025: Roll Up Your Sleeves: Mega Trash Bash Unites Locals to Clean Up and Protect the Potomac (The Zebra)
September 2025: CARLA is unstoppable – carrying our mission and even heavy machines (CARLA website)
August 2025: National Park Service upgrading Mount Vernon Trail’s water fountains (FFX Now)
August 2025: Rejoicing the end of drinking fountains on the George Washington Parkway (WTOP News)
August 2025: Upgraded water fountains coming to Mount Vernon Trail in Arlington (ARL Now)
July 2025: Clean Water on Tap: New Water Bottle Refill Stations Coming to the George Washington Memorial Parkway (NPS News Release)
July 2025: ‘Arlington Cares’ event salutes contributions of local volunteers (ARLNow)
May 2025: The 41 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week (Washington Post)
April 2025: HRP Group Celebrates Earth Day 2025 with Community Volunteerism and Investments in Local Green Spaces (PR Newswire)
December 2024: Tools Stolen from Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (Mount Vernon Gazette)
December 2024: Mount Vernon Trail Gets New Fountains Thanks to Grant (Connection Newspaper)
November 2024: Nature Lovers Say “I Do” to a Wedding on National Public Lands Day (NEEF newsletter)
October 2024: Invasive plants, one of several threats to the Parkway’s trees (On the MoVe)
August 2024: New Water Fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail (Mount Vernon Gazette)
August 2024: ICF Corporate Citizenship report- page 69 (ICF)
August 2024: 2023 Excellence in Volunteerism Team Impact Award Recipient (NPS)
July 2024: The magic — and science — of synchronous firefly displays (NPR)
July 2024: Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail wins National Park Service volunteerism award (ALXNow)
May 2024: Bridge reopens on Mount Vernon Trail (On the MoVe)
May 2024: National Park Service announces grand reopening of Bridge 23 on the Mount Vernon Trail (NPS)
May 2024: 2023 Excellence in Volunteerism Awards (NPS)
May 2024: Announcing the Presidential Volunteer Service Award Winners! (Zebra)
May 2024: 2024 ALX Dog Walk Goes the Extra Mile Raising $45,000 (Zebra)
May 2024: Protect our tree canopy (editorial in Alexandria Times)
May 2024: Volunteers to the Rescue: Bridge out of network for a short while, volunteers to the rescue. (Mount Vernon Gazette)
April 2024: Mount Vernon Trail’s Bridge 23 set to reopen soon; another bridge under repair (On the MoVe)
April 2024: Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) Celebrates Earth Day Across the Nation with Community Volunteer Events (PR Newswire)
April 2024: A Mile In Their Shoes: The Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (Choose To Be Curious podcast)
April 2024: 15 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Around DC (Washingtonian)
April 2024: Trail Maintenance Using the GSD Cargo Bike: Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (Tern Business)
April 2024: Celebrating our Grassroots Giveaway recipients! (Bunch Bike Blog)
April 2024: The 31 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week (Washington Post)
April 2024: Trailblazers! Del Ray residents give back to the community with the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (Greet Del Ray)
March 2024: Local efforts continue to prevent spread of invasive vine (On the MoVe)
March 2024: Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail Restore Forest and Remove Invasive Plants (Zebra)
February 2024: Alexandria Celebrates Women: Founding the trail (Alexandria Times)
February 2024: Mount Vernon Trail widening project to take a small step forward, with construction still two years away (ARLNow)
January 2024: Bike share program may expand to Mount Vernon District (On the MoVe)
January 2024: Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail Keep Rolling (Connection Newspaper)
January 2024: 14 Ways To Volunteer Around D.C. This Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend (DCist)
January 2024: 7 Ways to Honor and Serve This MLK Weekend (Arlington Magazine)
January 2024: Volunteers start New Year by cleaning up Mount Vernon Trail (WTOP)
January 2024: WTOP interview audio (WTOP)
December 2023: Happy trails: Volunteers tackle repairs along Mount Vernon Trail (WTOP)
December 2023: WTOP interview audio (WTOP)
December 2023: 2024 MLK Day of Service Grantees Announced (Serve Virginia)
December 2023: Trail Summit Highlights Connectivity (Connection Newspaper)
November 2023: Keeping the trail beautiful for all (Alexandria Times)
October 2023: Summer 2023 Grant Recipients – Transurban North America (Transurban)
August 2023: Help needed for invasive kudzu clearing on the Mount Vernon Trail this weekend (ALX Now)
July 2023: Power restored to most but GW Parkway to remain closed for several days (ARL Now)
June 2023: Upcoming Mount Vernon Trail night-tour includes firefly and bat-watching (ALX Now)
April 2023: The Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail Wins the 2023 Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award (Alexandria Gov)
April 2023: Recognizing Excellence in Alexandria: Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail Win 2023 Pickering Award (Zebra)
April 2023: Rosslyn BID To Sponsor Events With Friends Of The Mount Vernon Trail (Patch)
April 2023: 15 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Around DC (Washingtonian)
April 2023: The best ways to celebrate Earth Day in the D.C. area (Washington Post)
February 2023: Volunteer organization brings full length of Mount Vernon Trail to Google Street View (ALX Now)
December 2022: Volunteers needed for New Year’s Day Mount Vernon Trail cleanup (ALX Now)
September 2022: Ribbon Cut on New Mount Vernon Trail Feature (Connection Newspaper)
September 2022: Mount Vernon Trail’s new Bridge 12 celebrates opening (On the MoVe)
September 2022: Upgraded bridge on Mount Vernon Trail in Fort Hunt officially reopens (FFX Now)
April 2022: Mount Vernon Trail to celebrate 50 years of history on Saturday (FFX Now)
December 2021: New maintenance partnership aims to improve upkeep of the heavily-used Mt. Vernon Trail (ARL Now)
July 2021: Weeds and Blind Curves Along the Trail Keep the Volunteers Busy (Connection Newspaper)
October 2020: Friends Group Performs Bike Trail Repairs on Mount Vernon Bike Trail (Connection Newspaper)
November 2020: Volunteers Needed to Make Slippery Bridge on Mount Vernon Trail ‘Less Trollish’ (Connection Newspaper)
January 2018: Day of Service Spreads to Mount Vernon Trail (Mount Vernon Gazette)