Proud to support @4mrconservatory at the ribbon cutting of the new ADA-compliant kayak launch at Four Mile Run Park! 🎉 Go check it out!

Mark your calendar because you do NOT want to miss this volunteer event. We are teaming up with @AmericanHiking to help improve the LBJ Memorial Grove. There are going to be lots of fun surprises at this event. 📅 Saturday June 6 ⌚ 9am 📍 LBJ Memorial Grove 🎟️ buff.ly/Zubnsdm #NationalTrailsDay

Volunteer to help pick up trash and remove invasive vegetation around Trollheim Bridge/Theodore Roosevelt Island. 🧌 @rosslynva 📅 Saturday May 9th ⌚ 9am 🎟️ buff.ly/apW7flN

Join us this Saturday at 9am near @rosslynva to volunteer on the Mount Vernon Trail. ✅️ outside time ✅️ meet new people ✅️ make a difference on the trail Register at buff.ly/apW7flN

You get the best of both worlds when you volunteer! Register to join us at an upcoming event. buff.ly/t4oGeNo

Volunteer with us to tackle invasive vegetation and trash THIS Saturday at Trollheim Bridge/Theodore Roosevelt Island starting at 9:00 am. Sign up at buff.ly/apW7flN ⌚ 9 am 📅 May 9 📍 Trollheim Bridge/Theodore Roosevelt Island 🎫 buff.ly/apW7flN

Volunteers were busy on Saturday improving sight lines, edging the trail, and picking up trash. 💪 Donate to help us keep tools in the hands of volunteers. buff.ly/sUmMdUj

Giant grape vine on the @mountvernontrail.org

If you bring trash on the trail, may it stay with you or get thrown in a trash can! Help make the Mount Vernon Trail a cleaner place. 🌎 Register to pick up trash at an upcoming event: buff.ly/mdpYmO6

Thank you @ey_us for volunteering with us for your day of service. This is the 5th time we have hosted EY and they consistently win our internal award of the hardest working corporate group. They tackled removing invasive bush honeysuckle like champs. 💪

HRP Group will host a community meeting regarding the transformation of the former power plant in OTN. The City of Alexandria and HRP are committed to engaging the community and obtaining feedback on this project and are working together to facilitate the best process to encourage participation.

Check out our upcoming events in May! You don't want to miss these amazing volunteer opportunities to make the trail a better place. Register for an upcoming event: buff.ly/EF2QKPh

Invite everyone you know to volunteer! 📱 This is our first 9 am event of the season. 🗓️ Saturday, May 2 ⏰ 9 am 🎟️ buff.ly/VidUYV4

I love @mountvernontrail.org! So much good stuff all the time. I'm happy to know them!

Earth Month is almost complete! 🌎 In the month of April we hosted 7 events including the Tulip Bike/Walk, tabling at the ALX Dog Walk, cyanotype printmaking, and hosting an iNaturalist bioblitz.

Check out ways to help improve the Mount Vernon Trail. Got lots of great volunteer events scheduled for May! Register to attend at MountVernonTrail.org/events

Register now for Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 15. T-shirts. Bananas. www.bikearlington.com/bike/events/...

In two hours on Saturday volunteers filled 141 bags with 1,078 lbs of trash! 🎉 We can't think of a better way to honor Earth Day and Celebrate Trails Day! 🌎 Join us at an upcoming event to have an impact on the trail: buff.ly/QArNkYw @railstotrails.org

Check out our new @bunchbike.com panels! In 2024 we were the winners of the Bunch Bike Grassroots Giveaway. This bike has been an incredible marketing and outreach tool for us as people see our logo on the front of the bike and inquire about our org.

Ever wanted to put Weed Warrior on your LinkedIn profile? 💻️ Now is your chance! Learn more about invasive species through the National Park Service Weed Warrior Training.

Cleaning up the Mount Vernon Trail in a snap! We had a great Earth Day and Celebrate Trails event today with @railstotrails ! Stay tuned for our final cleanup total. Check out our upcoming volunteer events at mountvernontrail.org/events

Come out tomorrow for our iNaturalist Bioblitz. No experience is required. Find and document species on the trail. 📍 Daingerfield Island ⌚ 10am 🎟️ buff.ly/mjIiP4m

Ride to the cleanup with Rails to Trails Conservancy, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, and Trek! Enjoy an approximately 4.5-mile ride from the Trek Bicycle Alexandria North store, primarily along the Four Mile Run and Mount Vernon trails, before the cleanup.

Ohh, interesting. Register for an upcoming event if you agree with Dylan buff.ly/Ft7Sx2V

Join us tomorrow to pick up trash on the Mount Vernon Trail near Marina Towers for Celebrate Trails Day and Earth Day! 2026 marks #America250 and @railstotrails 40th. #CelebrateTrails 📅 April 25 ⌚ 10:00 am 📍near Marina Towers on the Mount Vernon Trail 🎫 buff.ly/WuoJY0A

Construction for the Long Bridge Project is ongoing near the Mount Vernon Trail north of Gravelly Point. Trail users may be asked to briefly pause for equipment and material crossings.

GW Parkway resurfacing work on Alexandria section begins

Your month=Your trail tool. Everyone is essential to improving the trail. Come use your trail tool at an upcoming event: mountvernontrail.org/events

We are just $1,360 short of our $10,000 goal to be able to replace these picnic tables. Donate before midnight at www.spring2action.org/organization...

After 7,700 miles of hauling a trailer the Friendsmobile @ternbicycles.com has motor problems. ☹️ Thanks Handy Bikes for taking care of us with a pickup.

Help save the life of a damaged picnic table on the Mount Vernon Trail 💔 Donate to our #spring2action page to help extend the life of a picnic table. www.spring2action.org/organization...

Donations matched 2X! Today only! Spring2Action is a day where Alexandria nonprofits raise funds to improve our community. Last year, FoMVT supported installation of new water fountains through Spring2Action. Donate at buff.ly/4F2iCwz

Do you need any more reasons? Join us to help remove trash from the marsh around Marina Towers. This is a kid friendly event! 📅 Saturday April 25 📍 10am 🎟️ buff.ly/PiijO45

Join us this Saturday for our Earth Day and Celebrate Trails Day trash cleanup. Help make the trail and the Potomac River a better place. 📅 Saturday April 25 ⌚ 10am 🎟️ buff.ly/PiijO45

From volunteers to visitors, it takes a community to care for places like the Mount Vernon Trail. We’re proud to be part of it. We’re #AllForParks. @NationalParkFoundataion

FoMVT President Judd Isbell was a guest on America at Night with McGraw Milhaven. Judd's interview starts at 39:00 mark in the video. Let us know your favorite part of the interview. youtu.be/osSaBrB7gh0?...

Support Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail's Spring2Action @actforalexandria campaign just by eating. Join us at @royalrestaurantalx in Alexandria on April 21st and 15% of your bill will be donated to us if you mention Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail.

Help create a trash-free trail! We're installing new trash cans on the trail and its parks. All Spring2Action donations will be matched up to $2,500! #ActForAlexandria #Spring2Action @ActForAlexandria Donate at buff.ly/4F2iCwz

Join us to pick up trash on the Mount Vernon Trail near Marina Towers for Earth Day and Celebrate Trails Day! @railstotrails #CelebrateTrails 📅 April 25 ⌚ 10:00 am 📍near Marina Towers on the Mount Vernon Trail 🎫 buff.ly/WuoJY0A

Join us on a Bioblitz to find and document plants and animals along the Mount Vernon Trail near Daingerfield Island for City Nature Challenge! We'll be using ithe iNaturalist app @inaturalist.bsky.social to record our observations. This is a kid-friendly event! Sign up at buff.ly/vjzd3FL

Calling all BARK Rangers. Come visit the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail table at the ALX Dog Walk. The @alxdogwalk educates people in the DC/MD/VA region about plastic-free and sustainable living through an annual 2-mile dog walk and sustainability festival event.

Happy 54th Birthday to the Mount Vernon Trail! On April 15, 1972, the MVT was born. On that day, the efforts of two Alexandria women, countless volunteers, and the National Park Service came to fruition and one of our region’s now most-popular trails opened to the public. buff.ly/1DyFkzc

A piece of history needs your help! The southern DC Boundary Stone cover at Jones Point Lighthouse has been vandalized and needs to be replaced. Donate to our Spring2Action fundraising page to help us replace the cover and protect history. #ActForAlexandria #Spring2Action Donate at buff.ly/22qzfv9

My favorite tulip is always the one that sneaks into a different bed.

On the 4th Saturday of April, join us to pick up trash on the Mount Vernon Trail near Marina Towers for Celebrate Trails Day! 2026 marks #America250 and @railstotrails 40th. #CelebrateTrails 📅 April 25 ⌚ 10:00 am 📍near Marina Towers on the Mount Vernon Trail 🎫 buff.ly/WuoJY0A

When the Netherlands Carillon plays your favorite song. 💗🌷

We’re excited to share that Judd, President of Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, will be a guest on America at Night with McGraw Milhaven this Tuesday, April 14th @ 10pm!

We're replacing damaged picnic tables with new ADA compliant tables to provide rest areas on the trail and its parks. Donate to our Spring2Action Fundraising page to help us get new tables on the trail. All Spring2Action donations will be matched up to $2,500! Donate at buff.ly/22qzfv9

When you are walking on the Mount Vernon Trail and you hear the sounds of your ancestral home. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We are working on the trail near Dyke Marsh on Saturday! Join us! 🗓️ Saturday April 11 ⏰ 10am 🎟️ buff.ly/76to6ys