by Marlene Berlin One day in early April, I was treated to a thrilling duet. This American toad, from its perch on a Broad Branch stream pond, was calling out […]
Soapstone sewer project updates: UV curing approved; Questions about wood chips; The area’s other reconstruction project
UV is a go. DC Water has DC Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) approval to complete the final sections of the Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project in a different […]
Meet the crew that quickly clears fallen trees from Rock Creek Park roads and trails
by Marlene Berlin I wrote in January about a driver’s close call with a falling tree in Rock Creek Park. By the next day, the tree was no longer blocking […]
Backyard Nature: The reasons woodpeckers peck at trees – and your home
by Marlene Berlin Woodpeckers are a-wooing. If you are hiking in Rock Creek Park this time of year, and are hearing the drumming of woodpeckers, there’s a good chance those […]
April in the Neighborhood: A huge spring cleanup, a pop-up market, a Peirce Mill project, and a Big Band jazz fest
As spring cleaning goes, it’s a massive project. Volunteers are fanning out throughout the Rock Creek watershed this month to pick up litter. Rock Creek Conservancy’s annual Extreme Cleanup started […]
Community input made a difference in the Soapstone sewer project
by Marlene Berlin They really do hear us. On February 29th, DC Water CEO and General Manager David Gadis testified at the agency’s annual performance oversight hearing. His prepared remarks, […]
Soapstone sewer updates: UV curing for final pipe segments; Stream restoration plantings begin
DC Water’s Soapstone Valley sewer project contractor will be lining the final sewer pipe segments using a method community leaders had urged from the beginning: UV curing. “We have decided […]
A team effort stops a “babbling brook” and icing hazard at Forest Hills Park
Over the past couple of weeks, we at Forest Hills Connection have been preoccupied with water – what happens when it’s missing, what happens when we suddenly have a lot, […]
Soapstone sewer rehab update: May 31 end date and some of the remaining challenges
by Marlene Berlin DC Water expects to complete the Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project and reopen the park in four months, though the work remaining includes two Soapstone sewer pipe segments […]
Photos: The shape of water
by Marlene Berlin We started this week with a story of water’s power. It can fell a tree, and turn a gentle stream into a torrent. We end the week […]