by Marlene Berlin One recent Sunday, I headed with a friend to Tregaron Conservancy in Cleveland Park, taking the Rock Creek trail from Pierce Mill south to Klingle Trail. From that trail, the conservancy is located just beyond Connecticut Avenue to the right. I wanted to check out the activity in the bullfrog pond,
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A frog song for your Friday – and other life at the Broad Branch and Linnean streams
by Marlene Berlin Now that it’s warmer, live outdoor concerts are happening every night at the Linnean and Broad Branch streams. The spring peepers and American toads were chirping away last Wednesday evening. I spotted many toads mating at the Broad Branch but it was too dark to capture any photos. But on my way […]
At the Broad Branch and Linnean streams, beauty in the cold
by Marlene Berlin Many of us might prefer to see our local streams in their spring and summer blankets of green, or in the winter, blanketed in snow. But there is beauty to be found there even now. It’s been fairly mild, but in late December it was cold enough to see ice in the […]
Photos: Linnean Stream’s walking path and ponds get a trim
by Marlene Berlin Invasive plant species have had a field day at the daylighted streams, Broad Branch and Linnean. Last year, the Broad Branch section got a thorough cleanup from Department of Energy and the Environment contractor Daylily Landscaping, a woman-owned, Black-owned company in DC. Recently, the Daylily crew was out working hard at the […]
Backyard Nature: Meeting the mallard family and sneaking up on frogs in Linnean Stream
by Marlene Berlin Say hello to some of our newest neighbors. I had been seeing these two male mallards hanging out together, and wondered whether a family was nearby. I got my answer about a week ago, when I spotted Mom and Pop Mallard and the kids. They grow so fast. This is Mom and […]
Photos: Broad Branch and Linnean Streams on ice… and an unexpected touch of spring
by Marlene Berlin Cold and clear weather provides a great opportunity to see our local streams dressed up in their icy finery. On my walk Wednesday to Broad Branch Market to get my Black Rooster Rye bread, I decided to take a look at the Broad Branch and Linnean Streams. Because of all the rain […]
Backyard nature: A fox encounter at Linnean Stream
by Marlene Berlin I was tramping along Linnean Stream when a small, thin red fox with a thin, raggedy tail caught my eye. It cautiously watched me as I tried to take a few photos. It blended into the background so well that it was hard to determine whether the fox would even be in […]
Video: A rainstorm wakes up the sleepy Linnean stream
by Paul Walters The morning of May 5, after the “gully washer” storm, the clouds settled down for a while. This gave me and Durango, my shepherd, a chance to get out for one of our daily walks up from Linnean Avenue through the Linnean Playground parkland, toward the intersection of Broad Branch Terrace and […]
Volunteers needed for the “FrogWatch” at Broad Branch and Linnean streams
Did you know there are tadpoles in Broad Branch stream? You can help keep an eye on them and the frogs they’ll grow into. Katrina Weinig, who has taken on the neighborhood stewardship of this stream, wants the community to know about FrogWatch training for the Broad Branch and Linnean streams on Monday, April 18th. […]
Watch the rehabbed Linnean stream in a rainstorm
The newly rehabilitated Linnean stream is fed by a storm sewer that collects rainwater from 24 acres of nearby streets, rooftops, sidewalks and alleys. So when it rains, it literally pours. The Linnean stream was rehabbed to slow the flow of stormwater, reduce erosion and filter pollutants out of the water that continues on to […]
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