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Rock Creek Conservancy is in what it calls “socially-distant stewardship mode.” That doesn’t mean its work has stopped. This month, the group is inviting volunteers to help attack a stand of invasive bamboo in the western section of Melvin C Hazen Park. “Bamboo is an aggressive invasive plant that can overtake wildlife habitats and out-compete […]
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 get out there, get a little exercise, and do something good for the Rock Creek watershed while we’re at it. RCC Executive Director Jeanne Braha […]
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 go! The leaders of these cleanups go through 90 minutes to two hours of training – that’s all. And the organization is hosting training sessions […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground makes sure the park’s amenities remain safe and in good shape. The nonprofit organizes popular events like the summer concerts and Halloween Spooktacular. And the small but mighty board needs more hands to do everything they would like to do for the park and the neighborhood. They are meeting today […]
Rock Creek Conservancy has cleanups scheduled during Martin Luther King weekend and beyond, including invasive species removal at Melvin Hazen East, more invasives work on RCC’s “mini-oasis” project in Melvin Hazen West, and trash cleanup at Peirce Mill. For more events like these and other ways to enjoy the park, check Rock Creek Conservancy’s calendar.
The next few weeks bring opportunities to beautify and protect local parks and streams. One gives you an opportunity to add “warrior” to your title! And they all present a chance for students to knock out some service hours. Saturday, November 23 – Weed Warrior Training: Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service will […]
Every year, for decades, there’s been a Halloween bash at Forest Hills Playground. Thanks to some fresh new faces on the Friends of Forest Hills Playground board, there’s going to be a party this year, too. They’re in the midst of planning it, and it looks like they could use some community help with this […]
by Marlene Berlin If you’ve come across volunteers working on the Soapstone Valley Trail in the past year, you’ve run into JoAnn Shaner’s crew. Shaner has been the Soapstone Trail supervisor for the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club since mid-2018. (PATC maintains many of our trails and is currently rebuilding a footbridge on the Melvin Hazen […]
by Marlene Berlin The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is rebuilding the footbridge on the Melvin Hazen Trail west of Connecticut Avenue. The old footbridge, or what was left of it, was near the entrance to the trail near the parking lot behind Sedgwick Gardens (3726 Connecticut Avenue, map). The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club received a […]
by Marlene Berlin Putting out an SOS for Broad Branch and Linnean Streams. These two streams in our neighborhood, which have developed into a frog haven, a peaceful place to walk your dog, and a place to find and hear birds and insects, need a group of friends to take care of it. One way […]
