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Backyard Nature: In the fall, strange plants called “beech drops” drop in

October 9, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Marlene Berlin In the fall, as acorns rain down on our heads and mushrooms abound, another rather strange plant pops up: the beech drop. This year, they are ubiquitous. Beech drops aren’t splashy and colorful so they tend to blend into the background, but once you know what to look for you’ll see them […]

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Backyard Nature: The wild and wonderful world of mushrooms

July 24, 2020 by FHC 7 Comments

by Marjorie Rachlin This is a good time of the year for mushrooms – and for people who love to look for them. Mushrooms come in an astonishing variety, and they are everywhere. The photo above shows a clump in a Forest Hills lawn, and you will find them in your garden, in tree beds […]

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Backyard Nature: Mother Nature brightens the days

May 29, 2020 by FHC 3 Comments

Words by Marjorie Rachlin Photos by Marjorie Rachlin, Eric Kravitz and Kathy Kravitz A lot of homebound people have turned to Mother Nature during this strange spring. The number of backyard birdwatchers has swelled. The Audubon Society reports an uptick in membership. Friends walking their neighborhood have looked up and called to tell me what […]

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Backyard Nature: Enjoy the early spring wildflowers before they disappear

April 7, 2020 by FHC 6 Comments

by Marjorie Rachlin I love early spring. I savor the filmy delicate look of the trees as they begin to leaf out. I watch for the many different shades of green on our streets. This year I made a resolution not to miss a bit of it. Covid-19 has given me the time to walk […]

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Backyard Nature: The beauty of trees in winter

January 27, 2020 by FHC 2 Comments

by Marjorie Rachlin Winter is a great time to take a good look at our trees. With no leaves it’s easy see their “bones” – shapes, structure, bark, seedpods. Here are seven to look for. Beech When I look out of my library window, I see the gray trunk of this beech, and below, the […]

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Backyard Nature: Weed or wildflower?

August 19, 2019 by FHC 4 Comments

by Marjorie Rachlin Wildflower or weed? It can be in the eye of the beholder. Take a look at some of the interesting summer wildflowers you can see on roadsides and meadows nearby. Rock Creek Park and the Broad Branch stream restoration are good places to start. Swamp milkweed In early August this lovely native […]

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Opinion: We risk losing the forest in Forest Hills

April 15, 2019 by FHC 2 Comments

by Kate Yonkers Last summer and early fall gave us a taste of the heavy, enduring rain which will become more commonplace as the climate warms. We have lost many large trees in the neighborhood, over 30 alone in 2018 according to the DC Urban Forestry division. Oversaturation and high winds are surely to blame, […]

Filed Under: DC Natives, News, Opinion, Sustainability

An “oasis in the city” needs our help

March 1, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

Rock Creek Park is an oasis of nature in the middle of our city, but nature in a city needs a lot of human help to thrive. Rock Creek Conservancy has identified five “mini-oases” where it is focusing its restoration efforts over the next two years. By 2020, it aims to show “what a fully […]

Filed Under: DC Natives, Melvin Hazen Park, News, Parks and Streams, Sustainability

At restored Broad Branch stream, we must control invasive species so natives can thrive

August 16, 2016 by FHC

by Katrina Weinig Consider this: Approximately 42% of threatened or endangered birds, animals or plants in the U.S. today are at risk because non-native species have invaded their habitat. Thus, any environmental restoration project that is to be successful in the long term must begin with the removal and control of invasive species. One important […]

Filed Under: DC Natives, In the Garden, News, Parks and Streams

Native plants sweeten the deal for pollinators on UDC’s rooftop garden

October 5, 2015 by FHC

by Carol F. Stoel Forest Hills gardens are extensive and rich with flowering plants and trees that attract bees, birds and butterflies. Shouldn’t that be enough to support pollinators for the new rooftop vegetable garden atop UDC’s Building 44? UDC’s experts didn’t think so. A pollinator garden was essential to enhance garden productivity, they said. Sandy Farber, […]

Filed Under: DC Natives, In the Garden, News, Sustainability, UDC

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