U.S. Anacostia River

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Washington school children get a boat ride on the Anacostia River with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell at the kickoff event for National Fishing and Boating Week. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteer Eric Lawton gives Makayla Gray her first fishing lesson on the Anacostia. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)

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The trash strewn riverfront is across the street from the Nationals Baseball Park and adjacent to the Washington Navy Yard. It was named a hazardous waste site because of contamination. (Rosanne Skirble/VOA)

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Volunteers do service projects to rebuild the wetland in the Anacostia River. (Anacostia Watershed Society)