Saturday, April 18th would have been the 12th annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup organized by Rock Creek Conservancy. Group events like these can’t happen now, obviously. But we can still […]
You – yes, you – could lead a Rock Creek cleanup. Learn how during in-person or webinar training March 14 & 18
If you have participated in a Rock Creek Conservancy stream cleanup, you know the drill: Listen to a safety briefing, sign a waiver, grab gloves and a trash bag, and […]
Photos: Fall colors, high water and further erosion in Rock Creek Park and the Soapstone Valley
by Marlene Berlin I went to explore our creeks after a storm dropped just under 1.5 inches of rain overnight Saturday and Sunday morning. Here’s what I found. After a […]
Our shade trees are under threat, but we can protect them and add to their numbers
by Marlene Berlin Summer in DC is not for the faint of heart. Especially in the relatively treeless heart of our city. Citizen scientists fanned out across DC and Baltimore […]
Neighborhood in the News: Ways to enjoy Rock Creek Park; Inside the Peruvian ambassador’s home; Splitting atoms on a sledding hill
This Saturday, September 28th is National Public Lands Day and Rock Creek Park Day. Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service are inviting people of all ages and abilities […]
Learn more about a DC plan to address creek and river pollution at May 15 public meeting
Rock Creek speaks to many of us. But it cannot speak for itself. That’s where we come in. One of the public meetings on a District plan to clean up […]
Opinion: Don’t forget the “nature” in the Rock Creek Nature Center renovation plan
by Marjorie Rachlin The National Park Service has been working for three years to come up with a plan to renovate and improve the Nature Center complex in Rock Creek […]
April 3 meeting on latest options for modernizing the Rock Creek Nature Center
The National Park Service at Rock Creek is still considering its options for a renovation and modernization at the complex including the Nature Center at 5200 Glover Road NW and […]
A Rock Creek Park trail gets a name, and the group that watches it gets recognition
by Marlene Berlin Roger Myers, wearing a green “penny” marking him as a trail volunteer, was clearing out a water channel when I happened upon him on a recent Sunday […]