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by Marlene Berlin Last Thursday’s heavy rain caused local waterways to overflow and led to dramatic water rescues across the region. Thankfully, no drivers were trapped on Broad Branch Road this time, but Rock Creek and tributary streams such as Broad Branch did flood local roadways. WTOP captured the dramatic power of the water on […]
by Marjorie Rachlin This is a great summer for mushrooms. A walk in the neighborhood or in the woods of Rock Creek will show you an amazing variety of shapes and colors. My recent article in Forest Hills Connection (“The wild and wonderful world of mushrooms”) sparked interest, and friends began to send me interesting […]
by William J. Sittig Is it safe to swim or engage in other water recreational activities in Rock Creek and its tributaries? First of all, it is important to know that swimming is currently illegal in DC waters and has been since the 1970s. But, to assist in answering the question of whether or not […]
by Jeanne Braha With COVID-19 limiting our indoor activities, Rock Creek Park has been a popular escape as many of us are enjoying and rediscovering the health benefits of time in nature. However, that increased visitation is taking its toll on Rock Creekâs nearly 3,000 acres of green space. We need your help to take […]
In 2013, Margery Elfin wrote about the “secret park” at 36th and Yuma Streets NW (map). She and her late husband Mel enjoyed taking their dog, Emmy, on walks through the pocket park’s shaded paths. But they were concerned that the park had been forgotten by its caretakers. The walkways were littered with broken flagstones. […]
by Marlene Berlin The storms that rolled through the area late on Monday, July 6th and early the next morning produced quite a light show. They also pummeled the region with rain. Trees fell, thousands lost power, roads flooded and Metro suspended service between Van Ness and Dupont Circle as water poured into the Cleveland […]
Rock Creek Conservancy is in what it calls “socially-distant stewardship mode.” That doesn’t mean its work has stopped. This month, the group is inviting volunteers to help attack a stand of invasive bamboo in the western section of Melvin C Hazen Park. “Bamboo is an aggressive invasive plant that can overtake wildlife habitats and out-compete […]
by Marlene Berlin The last thing I expected to see on my Rock Creek hike last Tuesday was two weird looking heads pop up above a guard rail alongside Broad Branch Road. I was crossing the road on my way to the Western Ridge Trail. They looked like birds, but with bald heads. Vultures, perhaps? […]
Covid-19 has prevented Rock Creek Park from inviting us over for Civil War history hikes, bird watching expeditions, milling demonstrations at Peirce Mill and other events. But it’s not stopping us from visiting and taking in the park’s history and natural beauty, and drawing creative inspiration from it. Friends of Peirce Mill, the National Park […]
They had the blueprint. Now they have the green light. DC Water announced on May 8th that the National Park Service has approved the District agency’s preferred plan for rehabilitating the century-old sanitary sewer pipes running through the Soapstone Creek valley. The creek lies east of Connecticut Avenue at Albemarle Street and is also part […]
