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Rock Creek Park is an oasis of nature in the middle of our city, but nature in a city needs a lot of human help to thrive. Rock Creek Conservancy has identified five “mini-oases” where it is focusing its restoration efforts over the next two years. By 2020, it aims to show “what a fully […]
Volunteer events aren’t allowed in Rock Creek Park during the government shutdown. The MLK Day cleanups at National Park Service sites are now meeting in nearby neighborhoods to pick up trash that otherwise would be washed or blown into the Rock Creek watershed. The links below have been updated with the new information. Martin Luther […]
Murch Elementary administrative staff move into their brand new and newly-renovated buildings today after a two-year renovation. These projects take 3-4 years to complete, but the team never slowed down. Thank you @McnBuildDC @RMcArchitects @HordCoplanMacht @BD_PM @DCDGS @MurchPrincipal for making the @murchschool project such a success. Admin moves in Monday. pic.twitter.com/s0y41oqNPg — Patrick Davis (@DavisWPatrick) […]
by Marlene Berlin The deluges over a record seven consecutive days this month brought down more than buckets of rain. They brought down trees. I found quite an obstacle on the Soapstone Valley trail on Sunday, May 20th. One tree had brought down multiple trees in one location which took a bit of finesse to […]
They’re lovely, but they don’t belong here. Non-native plants imported to add color to North American gardens never stay put. Over generations they’ve moved into Rock Creek Park, where they suffocate trees and compete with the natives for nutrients and sunlight. (Read more about why it’s so important to keep fighting the invaders.) Rock Creek […]
by Pat Jakopchek ANC 3F07 commissioner Soapstone Valley Trail isn’t just the namesake of one of our neighborhood’s newest attractions. In fact, every day, it and Melvin C Hazen Park offer countless members of our community (and their four-legged friends) an accessible escape to nature and wildlife. Unfortunately, these local jewels face a number of […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. This Saturday, January 16th and Monday, January 18th, you can join your neighbors and […]
by Pat Jakopchek ANC 3F07 commissioner Each weekday, over 37,000 cars travel through our neighborhood along Connecticut Avenue. Their riders head to one of the countless commitments of their modern lives. All the while, some of our community’s biggest gems sit just a few hundred feet from the edges of that thoroughfare. Contrary to what […]
Many thanks to Jon Ellifritz and Connie Durnan of the Mycological Association of Washington (MAW) for leading Marlene Berlin and Pat Davies on a rather wet mushroom walk on Saturday, October 12th. Marge Rachlin tried to join us, but the ground was just too slippery for her. Jon is an official mushroom identifier. Most of […]
