Department of Energy & Environment

Come to Lederer Gardens this week and next week! 🎃🪫Recycle your household batteries AND SMASH your holiday pumpkin waste! Swipe to learn more about how you can properly dispose of your pumpkins, other food waste, and household batteries.

📅 November 7th & 14th
🕘 9:00am-1:00pm
📍near 4801 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE

DOEE is excited to meet families at EdFest this year!

💚Learn about the programs we have with DC schools and join us for hands-on activities at the Pk3-8th grade fair on December 12.

Join us for a tree canopy tour! Learn about the District's tree canopy plays in our lives. Receive a FREE shade tree through DOEE's RiverSmart program.

🗓️Saturday, November 9th
⏲️10:30 am
📍River Terrace Park

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Big catch at the dock! 🎣

During our October 24th fishing event at Diamond Teague Park, angler Gabriel Womack landed an impressive goldfish using one of the most unexpected baits of the day: a meatball! 🍝

While many people think of goldfish as aquarium pets, some end up in local waterways after being intentionally released or escaping from ponds. Once in the wild, goldfish can survive, grow much larger than most people expect, and reproduce, creating populations in rivers, lakes, and ponds across the region.

This catch is a great reminder that even seemingly harmless pet releases can have lasting impacts on local ecosystems. If you can no longer care for a pet fish, never release it into the wild.

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week may be ending, but our commitment to protecting DC families continues year‑round. Visit the DOEE Lead Resource Hub to access tools, testing info, and programs that help keep your home lead‑safe: doee.dc.gov/service/leadre…

The mission continues, because every child deserves a healthy start. #NLPPW2026