As we tramp around the Broad Branch stream site on September 23rd, we have another reason to pay close attention to our surroundings. Marlene Berlin recently contacted Mary Rowse, monitor […]
Backyard Nature: The Great Journey of the Monarchs
by Marjorie Rachlin This morning there was an orange Monarch butterfly flitting around my garden, sipping nectar from the flower. Who would guess that soon that fragile butterfly will be […]
Join Us: Walk The Broad Branch Stream Site
The Forest Hills Connection and the District Department of the Environment are hosting a walkthrough of the site for “daylighting” Broad Branch Stream (read the Forest Hills Connection article explaining […]
What I Did This Summer: Ty’s Road Trip
by Ty the Dog I, like many of my friends, am enamored of cars. Of course, I don’t drive, but my best buddy does and when he decided to go […]
A Stream Runs Under It: Restoring the Broad Branch Tributary
by Steve Saari Watershed Protection Specialist District Department of the Environment If all goes according to plan, Forest Hills will have a new neighbor by next spring – a new […]
Our Dear Deer
by Marjorie Rachlin Once upon a time, in the merry month of May, Mother Doe gave birth to Little Fawn in the big wood Rock Creek. She nursed him for […]
A Dog’s Life: Emmy Weathers The Storm
It’s been a month since a powerful storm rolled through Washington and knocked out power to thousands of people, including Emmy Elfin’s people. She is now ready to tell her […]
Neighbors In The News
Neighbors and neighborhood institutions are making headlines in larger publications than our humble Connection. Here are a few that have popped up in recent months: Recipes from a revolution: Scott […]
Backyard Nature Guide: The Tiger In Your Yard
by Marjorie Rachlin A yellow butterfly with black hatchmarks flutters into the backyard, circles the garden, and lands on the purple blossom of the butterfly bush. Several years ago I […]
Pooch Profiles: An Ex-Con In Forest Hills
by Margery Elfin We all know the story of Romeo who lived and loved in Verona, Italy, but who knew that centuries later, we would have a local Romeo, albeit […]