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An event to allow swimming in the Anacostia River was postponed again after water quality tests failed. Continue reading
With money from D.C.’s five-cent bag tax, the Anacostia Riverkeeper holds regular tours that start at the Navy Yard marina and head upriver to the railroad bridge. Continue reading
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You can legally swim in the Anacostia River for a few hours in September. Swimming has been illegal in the river since 1971 due to pollution, but infrastructure improvements and other efforts have improved water quality enough that D.C. is allowing the sanctioned swim. Continue reading
Since 2015, the Anacostia Riverkeeper has offered free tours of the Anacostia River for up to 10 people at a time starting at either the Anacostia Park or the Yards Marina in D.C. Continue reading
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