Did you know? When a resident of a single-family home wants to throw out an old couch, the DC Department of Public Works will come and collect it for free. […]
Save the trees! At three local parks, volunteers are doing that and more – by attacking invasive weeds.
One day over Martin Luther King weekend, a few expert Weed Warriors and a large number of less-experienced volunteers gathered in the wooded area behind the Politics and Prose parking […]
Where the Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation project stands
by Marlene Berlin On the whole, there has been a lot of progress on the Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation project, which began in March 2022. Stream restoration, intended to protect […]
We can assist migrating birds with the flick of a switch
by Julia K. Stevenson The great southern bird migration is under way. Tens of millions of birds pass through Washington, DC during the fall (heading south) and spring months (northbound). […]
This fall, leave the leaves on the lawn and flower beds. It’s better for wildlife – and our wallets.
by Kathy Sykes It’s that time of year when we think we need to rake leaves and “clean up” the garden. But think again. Contrary to popular belief, one of […]
The invasion of the ‘tree snatchers’
by Adam Sieminski Winter creeper (Euonymus fortunei) is a tenacious, perennial, and evergreen plant that grows as a sprawling groundcover or climbing vine. Those qualities make it attractive to many local […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Thanks to this Weed Warrior, invasive plants don’t stand a chance
by Marlene Berlin John Burwell has appeared on our pages several times over the past three years for his work as a volunteer caregiver of our daylighted and restored streams, […]
Some of our new neighbors could really go for a drink of water right now
If there’s a young street tree on your block, it’s going to need your help. Casey Trees is out with a timely reminder that new trees need 25 gallons of […]
The other Soapstone Valley sewer project is a complex operation
by Marlene Berlin Our reporting on DC Water’s Soapstone Valley sewer project has largely focused on the relining of the greater-than-century-old sewer lines. Another, and important, part of the project […]
No geysers? No problem. Geothermal energy is heating and cooling homes in Forest Hills
by Karl Driessen Some people may have heard about harnessing the heat stored in the earth’s crust, in places like California, Nevada, or Iceland. Such geothermal fields are often located […]