Rock Creek Conservancy’s 2022 summer fellows put their own spin on the organization’s community engagement efforts in July, organizing a spoken word performance and a “full moon gathering.” They’re not done yet. On Thursday, August 11th, when the “Sturgeon Moon” will be making an appearance, the conservancy is hosting another gathering and discussion of the […]
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In appreciation of the mayor’s office liaisons who are “here to get stuff done”
by Marlene Berlin One of my regular walking routes takes me by the Broad Branch daylighted stream along Linnean Avenue (map). For weeks, I watched as the grasses alongside the sidewalk and the street grew taller and taller. They would need to be mowed. But this would not be an easy fix. One day I […]
Rock Creek Conservancy branches out this month with a full moon talk and spoken word performances
Rock Creek Conservancy has hosted several free events in Rock Creek Park over the years. But few, if any, were moon themed. On Wednesday, July 13th, the conservancy is hosting “a full moon gathering and discussion” at Rock Creek Park Trail 9, where Beach Drive and Broad Branch Road meet. It’s also the site of […]
GWU graduate students are studying the costs and benefits of the Broad Branch daylighting
George Washington University graduate students have a few questions for those of us who have enjoyed visiting Broad Branch stream since its “daylighting.” A portion of the stream east of Linnean Avenue where it meets Broad Branch Road saw the light in 2014 after being piped underground for decades. The DC Department of Energy and […]
These Rock Creek Park cleanups are focused on invasive plants
When the temperatures are above freezing, you’ll often find John Burwell, a certified Weed Warrior, leading a small band of volunteers at the Linnean and Broad Branch streams. They’ve been working at protecting young trees from deer, and protecting native plant species from invasive weeds. Burwell is seeking volunteers to help out Saturday, March 5th […]
What does it mean when a stream turns bright green? That DC Water is doing some investigative work.
People walking along part of Broad Branch Stream on Sunday were startled to find it was colored a rather unnatural shade of green. A Twitter user asked the question: “Is this where Ninja Turtles come from?” Just got these pics from a friend’s run this morning? Is this where Ninja Turtles come from? @McBorowik pic.twitter.com/BqbhUFm3Ry […]
Round up invasive weeds at the first Rock Creek “Weed Wrangle” on Sept. 25
Saddle up, pardners. Volunteers are being deputized to round up some weedy invaders in and around Rock Creek Park. On Saturday, September 25th (which is also National Public Lands Day), the National Capital Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) and Rock Creek Conservancy are leading their first “Weed Wrangle,” during which volunteers will remove […]
Check out the newly-improved Linnean Park trail
by Marlene Berlin The all-volunteer team that’s been restoring the trail alongside the restored Linnean stream was back at it on July 2nd and 3rd, this time with a larger crew. When I arrived, I saw a group of eleven working seamlessly together while frogs serenaded and a gaggle of young mallard ducks huddled, unperturbed, […]
These Boy Scouts have tamed a wild patch of invasive plants at Broad Branch Stream
by John Burwell There’s a wild patch by the Broad Branch Stream along Nevada Avenue between Nebraska Avenue and 36th Street. And a few Boy Scouts have done a lot to tame it. On May 15th and 16th, Life Scout and Wilson senior Henry Byrne-Kalsvik successfully directed volunteer scouts of Troop 52 to remove targeted […]
Photos: Big storms leave a mark on our streams
by Marlene Berlin Nature gave us quite a light show Wednesday evening. And an interactive one too. If you weren’t quick enough, you may have had to do some mopping up, as the wind drove the heavy rain sideways through open windows. The Capital Weather Gang collected some amazing photos of the storm rolling over […]