This week, Peirce Mill welcomed its first field trip since 2019. Friends of Peirce Mill and the National Park Service restarted the mill and resumed visiting hours in mid-July, after a 15-month Covid-19 shutdown. The shutdown did not mean downtime. The mill hosted a virtual Heritage Day celebration, as well as virtual programs on cider […]
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Peirce Mill’s bike and pedestrian trails are getting a makeover as part of a major Rock Creek trails revamp
DDOT’s Rock Creek trail rehabilitation project is starting a new phase. Starting today, the bike and pedestrian trail between Peirce Mill and Broad Branch Road will be reconstructed, and the nearby “social” trail (created over the years by people making their own way) is being replaced with a new paved trail. DDOT, which is handling […]
Hillwood Museum reopens to members; public welcomed March 2
Today brings an opportunity to change up the covid routine. The Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens (4155 Linnean Avenue, between Upton and Tilden Streets) has reopened for members, and on March 2nd, the museum and its grounds will be welcoming the general public as well. In both cases, reservations are required at least a day […]
This MLK weekend, do something good for the national park in our backyard
Rock Creek Park has been an oasis for many of us during the long months of the pandemic. This weekend is a good time to return the favor. The Martin Luther King Day of Service is usually Rock Creek Conservancy’s second largest cleanup event of the year (after the springtime Extreme Cleanup). This time, a […]
Watch: Peirce Mill’s virtual Heritage Day videos
Saturday, October 10th was to be Heritage Day at Peirce Mill, the National Park Service historical site on Tilden Street near Beach Drive. Like so many other events this year, this Heritage Day went virtual. NPS and Friends of Peirce Mill created videos with demonstrations and tours of the 200-year-old mill. The activities at Peirce […]
On 36th Street, an oasis reopens
In 2013, Margery Elfin wrote about the “secret park” at 36th and Yuma Streets NW (map). She and her late husband Mel enjoyed taking their dog, Emmy, on walks through the pocket park’s shaded paths. But they were concerned that the park had been forgotten by its caretakers. The walkways were littered with broken flagstones. […]
Hillwood Museum reopening the mansion and more this week
The District’s now in Phase 2 of reopening, which means lots of changes to operations at businesses and institutions including libraries… and museums. The Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens reopened its gardens on June 2nd. The Phase 2 guidance allows the museum to invite visitors indoors, as long as it takes precautions including capacity limits […]
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June 13-21, find your inspiration in Rock Creek Park and ‘Create by the Creek’
Covid-19 has prevented Rock Creek Park from inviting us over for Civil War history hikes, bird watching expeditions, milling demonstrations at Peirce Mill and other events. But it’s not stopping us from visiting and taking in the park’s history and natural beauty, and drawing creative inspiration from it. Friends of Peirce Mill, the National Park […]
Hillwood Museum gardens reopening to members and frontline workers
The Hillwood Museum gardens have begun opening up. Hillwood is admitting only members for now, and that welcome will be extended, for free, to frontline workers from Tuesday, June 9th through the end of the summer. “Throughout this crisis, people are searching for spaces to find respite, rejuvenation, and diversion,” Hillwood Executive Director Kate Markert […]
Take a self-guided bird walk on International Migratory Bird Day
by Marlene Berlin International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May. And on that day, the Rock Creek Park Nature Center usually organizes a variety of activities for families, including bird walks. But not this year. There is, however, no reason we can’t walk the park (as long as we are ensuring safe […]