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ABF, County Parks & Recs, and PBC Come Together to Compare Notes
Members of the Arlington Boathouse Foundation (ABF), the Arlington County Parks & Recs Department, and Potomac Boat Club (PBC) gathered today to share ideas and talk about the Arlington Boathouse project. While touring the 150-year-old building, PBC President Lena Wang (Wakefield HS ’93) and Vice President Allison Treubert shared valuable insights into what makes PBC…
Read MoreARLnow Article On Parking At Arlington Boathouse Site
An article today on ARLnow.com captured and voiced concerns by local disability advocates about the lack of proposed parking at the Arlington Boathouse site. The full article can be read HERE. As a board, the Arlington Boathouse Foundation has consistently worked to incorporate ideas for accommodating those with physical disabilities into the master planning and…
Read MoreArlington’s Tony Madigan
Being an Arlington resident, a Wakefield HS student, and a single sculler representing the United States are all facets of Tony Madigan. Tony, who rows out of Potomac Boat Club in Washington, D.C., shows what a life on the river can offer our student-athletes, and why the Arlington Boathouse project is so important. Take a…
Read MoreABF Welcomes New Director
The Arlington Boathouse Foundation is happy to announce Sean Bamman’s addition to our board of directors. A fourth-generation Arlingtonian, Sean is a graduate of Washington-Lee (now Liberty) (’92) and the University of Virginia (’96) and president of BCI, a telecom company he founded in January 2005. Passionate about rowing, Sean is focused on seeing the…
Read MoreJoin Us: Potomac River TR Island Clean-up!
Join us in the Potomac River Cleanup at Theodore Roosevelt Island! Saturday, January 13, 2024 Time: 2-5 pm Join Potomac Conservancy, Potomac Boat Club, Arlington Boathouse Foundation, and Georgetown University Crew for a safe, fun trash MLK Day cleanup at Theodore Roosevelt Island. Make a massive difference for the Potomac River as we turn to…
Read MoreArlington Families Show Support At Recent County Board Meeting
Parents, students, coaches, and community members attended the 10/14/23 Arlington County Board meeting to show their support for the boathouse project. Wakefield student-athlete Luke Thurston shared his thoughts with the board, expressing from the heart why the success of this project is so important to the high school programs and community as a whole. Failing…
Read MorePotomac Conservancy and Arlington Boathouse Riverside Chat- April 25th
The Potomac Conservancy is hosting a “riverside chat” about the boathouse project and you are invited to attend! Spend some quality time by the river to hear and talk about the project and our beautiful Potomac riverfront. In addition to the Conservancy and members of the Foundation, members of the Arlington County Parks and Recs…
Read MoreArlington County Boathouse Site Clean-up event 11/13
The Arlington Boathouse Foundation, the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, Arlington County Parks, ICPRB, and Rosslyn BID are hosting a volunteer invasive species pull along the shoreline of the Potomac adjacent to Theodore Roosevelt Island. Join us for this volunteer opportunity and make a real difference in your community, as invasive plant species harm this land’s…
Read MoreBoathouse Site Vegetation Survey Completed
The Arlington Boathouse Foundation looks forward to helping to restore and maintain the native plant communities along the Rosslyn shoreline as an integral aspect of the proposed Arlington Community Boathouse. Healthy natural plant cover – including trees, bushes and forbs – not only improves and maintains water quality, but also provides important wildlife and fisheries…
Read MoreArlington County Board Approves CIP Including Arlington Boathouse
The Arlington County Board unanimously approved the FY 2023–2032 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) on July 19, 2022. The Plan includes $2.925M in adopted master planning funds for the Arlington Boathouse in FY2022 and additional potential funding in the out years of the CIP to support further project development. The full details of the CIP can be…
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