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Backyard Nature: Cottontails and cottonwood; dry spring means fewer tadpoles

May 22, 2023 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Marlene Berlin It is time to talk rabbits again. Every few years, the rabbits (and reports we get of rabbit sightings) are more numerous. And, as if they feel […]

Filed Under: Backyard Nature, Broad Branch, Featured, Linnean Park, Local Wildlife, News

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Invasive vines strangle trees. But in Linnean Park, someone has cut native vines that do no harm.

March 13, 2023 by FHC 2 Comments

One or more individuals cut down multiple mature native grape vines in Linnean Park, perhaps with the intention of protecting the trees the vines inhabited. These vines, in fact, are […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linnean Park, News, Parks and Streams

Linnean Park now has signs, because a park volunteer and advocate “thought it was time”

February 23, 2023 by FHC 4 Comments

by John Burwell When I and some like-minded neighbors adopted Linnean Park last summer, our goals went beyond improving the park for health of flora, fauna and enjoyment by visitors. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Forest Hills, Linnean Park, News, Parks and Streams

‘Linnean Playground’ Stream To Be Restored

May 14, 2013 by FHC

by Suzanne Wald District Department of the Environment This summer, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the District of Columbia are restoring a perennial stream in Linnean Playground […]

Filed Under: Archive Spotlight, Linnean Park, News, Parks and Streams, Sustainability

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