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The volunteer team that’s been removing invasive plants at Broad Branch Stream has lately been fighting a bamboo invasion, or as team leader John Burwell calls it, “this ‘bamboozling’ menace.” Burwell gave us an update on the work. The transplanted Pinehurst Project crew has been working in Broad Branch between 36th Street and Linnean Avenue […]
Public meetings in the next couple of weeks will discuss some major projects of major import to Rock Creek and Soapstone Trail users and neighbors, and to Connecticut Avenue users and neighbors. All of these meetings will conducted virtually. March 16th – Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation The last time DC Water provided an update, we […]
Less than a month before a DC-ordered deadline for stormwater mitigation, ANC 3F sent the Van Ness Burger King franchise back to the drawing board. In exchange for a nine-year zoning variance that allows the continued use of the parking lot beyond the drive-thru, Potomac Foods Group agreed in 2018 to repave it with permeable […]
by Marlene Berlin As DC heads into what’s typically the region’s snowiest and iciest time of year, home and business owners should consider carefully how they’ll keep our sidewalks free of ice. The National Academy of Sciences says our rivers and streams are becoming saltier, particularly in the densely populated East and Midwest. Casey Trees […]
by Marlene Berlin In July 2018, and after considerable effort by Van Ness Main Street, the DC Council allocated $1.5 million dollars in the FY 2019 budget for the design and public engagement phase of a Van Ness streetscape improvement project. It was a long time in coming. The DC Office of Planning and DDOT […]
Casey Trees, the DC nonprofit that works to build and maintain the District’s tree canopy, watered more than 24,000 trees this summer. It’s getting ready to plant 1,600 trees this fall. And because of the pandemic, it’s had to do it all without the hands-on help of volunteers. Casey Trees has kept its staff of […]
by William J. Sittig Is it safe to swim or engage in other water recreational activities in Rock Creek and its tributaries? First of all, it is important to know that swimming is currently illegal in DC waters and has been since the 1970s. But, to assist in answering the question of whether or not […]
by Jeanne Braha With COVID-19 limiting our indoor activities, Rock Creek Park has been a popular escape as many of us are enjoying and rediscovering the health benefits of time in nature. However, that increased visitation is taking its toll on Rock Creekâs nearly 3,000 acres of green space. We need your help to take […]
My family knew her first as the “Flower Lady.” That’s what my son, then seven years old, called her. We soon got to know her by her real name, Kathy, as she and her husband Steve started transforming the tree boxes on the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue into lush and colorful gardens. Before long, […]
The tree was removed on Wednesday, July 15th. Pay your last respects to the Van Ness “warrior tree.” The oak tree has stood guard over Connecticut Avenue at Windom Place for decades. But the people who watch out for the District’s street trees believe it has become a threat to the many pedestrians and motorists […]
