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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 […]
There’s a Forest Hills Park community meeting on Thursday, September 13th. It’s for planning a Halloween party, organizing a fall cleanup, and to determine whether there is enough community interest and help available for future park events. Friends of Forest Hills Playground’s last concert of the summer may have also been their last ever. The […]
From Friends of Forest Hills Playground: The April cleanup at Forest Hills Park drew more than 50 amazing volunteers. Planning is now under way for another volunteer event in the fall. You’re invited to join park stewards for an hour-long walkthrough to identify potential projects. In April, those included rain garden cleanup, removing invasive plants, […]
by Marlene Berlin As they’d promised after work on the Soapstone Valley trail in May, the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club returned on Saturday, June 16th to do more repair work on the trail and creek crossings. On a Sunday morning walk, I noticed the difference right away. The trail had a new water bar. And […]
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 […]
by Kim Farmer, Kirsten Metzger Gilbert and Tracy Johnke Friends of Forest Hills Playground Forest Hills Park recently had a multitude of volunteers making much-needed improvements. We’d like to keep the momentum going and see more users of the park and playground volunteer at the many community-building events that Friends of Forest Hills Playground organizes. In addition […]
UPDATE: Due to the forecast for some rather un-springlike weather, Peirce Mill is postponing its orchard cleanup to the following Saturday, April 14th. The mill starts running again that day as well. The date and time is updated below. If you help out at Peirce Mill on Saturday, April 14th from noon to 2 p.m., […]
The second biggest Rock Creek cleanup event of the year* is almost upon us. This Monday, January 15th is the MLK Day of Service, and Rock Creek Conservancy is hosting several cleanups – including four at trails and tributaries right in our neighborhood. The Conservancy says volunteer activities include (1) cutting invasive English ivy from […]
by Marlene Berlin Small area, big haul. Twelve volunteers showed up the morning of Saturday, December 2nd to tackle the trash that collects (or is thrown) on the steep Soapstone Valley slope abutting the mini park at Connecticut Avenue and Windom Place. The biggest catches of the day were made by Robert Fox, who dug […]
A lot of trash and other debris wash into the Soapstone Valley and into the creek during rainstorms. Some, sad to say, is dumped there on purpose. All of it needs to be picked up to prevent pollutants from entering our waterways. And the next chance to help out is this Saturday, December 2nd. Rock […]
