Engaging Our Community
in Caring for Our Environment
EcoAction Arlington educates, advocates, and acts to create a sustainable community by improving our natural environment, encouraging environmentally-friendly behaviors, ensuring environmental justice, and addressing the climate crisis.
We work to engage everyone in Arlington, VA to collectively promote and create an eco-friendly community. With programs like EcoAmbassadors (launching Fall 2025), the Tree Planting Program, park and stream cleanups, group and corporate service projects, and environmental presentations, EcoAction Arlington offers many ways to engage with the planet on a hyperlocal level.
Tree Program Overview
Spring 2026 Tree Planting Applications Are Now Open Through January 14, 2026.
GetGreen Arlington
Arlington County, in partnership with EcoAction Arlington, has officially launched the GetGreen Arlington mobile app!
- Discover local green initiatives
- Earn exclusive rewards
- Participate in interactive climate action challenges
- Join a community making a difference!
Download ‘GetGreen Arlington‘ on the App Store or Google Play today and start making a difference, one small action at a time.
Moving Forward with a Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban
Arlington County is considering prohibiting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers with a possible phase-out period of up to three years. Your feedback will help shape how the County moves forward. Share your thoughts in a questionnaire by October 29. Read comments on “Moving Forward with a Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban” to Arlington County Board from EcoAction Arlington, Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions Arlington and Sierra Club-Potomac River Group on June 27, 2025.
PostClassical Ensemble Presents The Pale Blue Dot: A Musical Voyage Inspired by Nature
What: PostClassical Ensemble’s The Pale Blue Dot: A Musical Voyage Inspired by NatureWhen: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 7:30pmWhere: Terrace Theater, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566Duration: Approximately 80-85 …
Delivery Without The Waste – To Go Green Launches Reusable Takeout
One of the eco-friendly habits we promote at EcoAction Arlington is bringing your own reusable containers for take out and leftovers. What about ordering delivery – you can’t always control …
Joint Comments on Environmental Legislative Priorities
EcoAction Arlington, Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions Arlington Hub, and the Sierra Club Potomac River Group recognize the key role state legislation plays in advancing Arlington’s ability to meet its climate goals. The major retrenchment on environmental policies atthe federal level makes the state role in advancing climate and environmental policies even more important. Anticipating that the political dynamics in Richmond will be more favorable than in recent years, we offer the following recommendations for Arlington’s legislative priorities for the 2026 General Assembly session