Our Films
Preserving and Informing the Public about Washington, DC's Historic Waterfront
Our Work
Founded in 2017, Sustainable Waterfronts is a public non-profit based in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC that seeks to preserve the history of Washington’s waterfront from the founding of the city to today.
A dedicated group of volunteers and donors have helped Sustainable Waterfronts produce a series of documentary films on different aspects of the waterfront.
Featured Interviews
"You can get back out on the Anacostia and have a good time...the Anacostia was getting cleaner and clearer in terms of trash and in terms of chemicals. We helped the Earth Conversation Corps introduce eagles back into the National Arboretum... One day we pulled several hundred tires [out of Beaver...
Rear Admiral Chris Weaver, USN (Retd)
"Historically people have become disconnected from the river...Capitol Hill is a waterfront neighborhood. Now that we are starting to recreate those connection points and opportunities to connect to the river we are seeing a lot of people come back to the river."
Director of River Restoration Pr...
Ariel Strahan
"Washington, DC was designed as a city on the water. When the original decision was going to place the Capitol somewhere along the Potomac...when George Washington amde the final decision as to where to put the Capitol he actually moved it a little bit south from the original guidelines simply so t...
