by John Burwell Scout Troop 100 has once again contributed an amenity for the enjoyment of visitors in Linnean Park, thanks to a recent Eagle Scout service project. On May 3, Life Scout and Sidwell Friends junior Ian Condon led almost 20 scouts from his troop in assembling and installing a heavy-duty metal park bench, […]
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In appreciation: Erica Carlsson, formerly of DPR and DOEE, for her environmental stewardship and community-supporting work
We like to periodically express our appreciation for DC and federal government workers who have done so much to make our lives easier and better. They include the Ward 3 mayor’s office liaisons, a former MPD commmander, and the National Park Service crew who quickly clears fallen and unsafe trees from roads and trails. Now, […]
January in the Neighborhood: Solo shows for local photographers; Sing to and free the trees; Fort DeRussy hikes
Forest Hills-based photographers have shows opening this month. Today through February, selected photos by Scott Lassman, a “lens-based artist,” are on display at the IA&A at Hillyer Gallery in Dupont Circle. Hillyer is also hosting a conversation with Lassman on January 10th at 1 p.m. One year ago this month, neighbor and wildlife photographer David […]
These plants are climbing and destroying our trees. Winter is a good time to stop them.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to free some trees from nonnative invasive vines. Winter is a great time to this work, says National Park Service-certified Weed Warrior Kathy Sykes. At one chilly invasive removal event at Reservation 630, she explained to the volunteers that the winter dieback makes it easier to spot […]
Volunteers have started to clean up a weedy corner of Forest Hills Park
by Tracy Zorpette At the Brandywine Street entrance to Forest Hills Park, a patch of long-neglected overgrowth looks somewhat tidier. Good Clean Fun, a project of Van Ness Main Street and a steward of the park and playground, organized an invasive removal event on Saturday, November 8th. It partnered with Mary Farrah, the invasive plant […]
Stream and stormwater updates: Broad Branch’s bad report card, Linnean trail work, and the late arrival of some of our favorite seasonal neighbors
Broad Branch stream health Alicia Ritzenhaler, environmental protection specialist at the DC Department of Energy and the Environment, says the stream has a new water quality sensor. The data it collects is used to score the stream’s health. DOEE’s Stream Condition Index assigns A-F letter grades, and the Broad Branch report card not looking good. […]
Another Forest Hills Park maintenance issue: a wooded area full of invasive vegetation
ANC 3F and Forest Hills Park advocacy group Good Clean Fun (GCF) have been working to bring several maintenance issues to the District’s attention. The problem areas include the wooded area between the park’s baseball field and Brandywine Street. ANC 3F02 commissioner Sue Guzman and Good Clean Fun co-founder Tracy Zorpette met recently with John […]
Eagle Scout service projects are to thank for some recent Broad Branch park improvements
If you walked the daylighted Broad Branch stream over the summer, you may have noticed a few improvements. Those are courtesy of two Eagle Scout projects. John Burwell, a longtime Broad Branch and Linnean Park volunteer, explains: Last June, I welcomed and was happy to collaborate with two Life Scouts, who endeavored to gain their […]
The most recent Linnean Park trail work was also a teaching moment
If you’ve walked the Linnean Park trail in the past couple of months, you may have noticed some improvements. For those, we can thank volunteers who have adopted the park, a pair of trail maintenance experts, the DC Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE), and a group of young people being trained in the […]
This dirty job results in cleaner streams
by Marlene Berlin Urban streams need maintenance, particularly those that have been restored after being buried for decades, and engineered to capture, filter and slowly release stormwater. At the daylighted Linnean stream, a contraption called a “bubbler” is fed by heavy and powerful rainstorms. The bubbler consists of a vertical pipe that takes the water […]
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