Forest Hills Connection has extensively covered the daylighting and restoration of the Broad Branch and Linnean streams, yet there’s still so much we can learn about the work. We get […]
You can help ANC 3F’s new Trails Committee watch over Soapstone and Melvin Hazen
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 […]
Keep Soapstone beautiful and our water clean: Scoop your dog’s poop!
by Marlene Berlin I have been walking the Soapstone Valley Trail from the dead end of Audubon Terrace to Broad Branch for years. But I’ve never seen dog poop along […]
How a Forest Hills high school senior is earning his Eagle Scout wings
by Marlene Berlin Alex Ray, a senior at St. John’s College High School, chose a spot near his Forest Hills home for his Eagle Scout project. He decided to tackle […]
Potentially damaging water main break discovered at Broad Branch Stream
A large dragonfly alighted on my hand. Startled, I flinched. It flew off and landed on my camera. Then it perched on my other hand. As I tried to get […]
How DC Water repaired a 1908 sewer pipe in Soapstone Valley
by David Jonas Bardin and Marjorie L. Share Hikers did not notice. Nor did nearby homeowners, and it seemed an accident, almost, that anyone did. The amount of sewage seeping […]
DC Water presents new Soapstone sewers alternative
by David Jonas Bardin Part of the aging sewer system that carries waste away from area homes and businesses flows through the national park in our backyard – Soapstone Valley. […]
Soapstone sewer leak repairs expected to start Monday
Next week, DC Water will close the portion of the Soapstone Trail running from Audubon Terrace to Broad Branch Road as work on repairing a leaky sewer pipe gets under […]
People still warned away from Soapstone Creek
Plans for extensive sewer rehab also explained at Tuesday meeting by Marlene Berlin Warning signs have been removed from the Soapstone trailhead on Albemarle and near the site of a […]
Reminder: Public meeting Tuesday on Soapstone sewer project
DC Water will talk about plans for rehabbing or replacing sewer system running though Soapstone Valley Park at a public meeting tomorrow, July 28th. The meeting will be at Forest […]