by Marjorie Rachlin Orchids, orchids, everywhere. You will be amazed at the orchid display in the courtyard of the American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery (between 8th and […]
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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 […]
Backyard Nature: Snug as a bug in an “insect hotel”
by Marjorie Rachlin What is that pile of junk and brush in my garden? It’s a winter hotel – a place for insects and small critters like toads and garden […]
Today’s acorn bombardment produces tomorrow’s fat and happy squirrels… and hawks
In the summer and early fall, sudden downpours would send us running for cover. Now, we risk being bombarded by acorns. The Washington Post confirms Washington’s white oak trees are […]
Backyard Nature: A dragonfly invasion
by Marjorie Rachlin photos by Larry Meade, North Virginia Bird Club Have you noticed the dragonflies lately? Swooping over your front yard? Dodging the cars in the Politics and Prose […]
Photos: Blossoms, grasses and edibles in Forest Hills front yards
by Marjorie Rachlin Some plants and shrubs thrive in the summer heat, and front yards in Forest Hills are using them in various ways. I drove around and took photos […]
Photos: Rock Creek roars again
by Marlene Berlin I was high above Rock Creek when I heard it roar. So I trotted down to creek level. The sight that greeted me was a captivating display […]
Neighbors Recommend: “The Art of Burning Man” at Renwick Gallery
by Marjorie Rachlin “Quirky.” “Lots of fun.” “Amazing.” I heard these remarks from friends who visited the Burning Man exhibit at the Renwick Gallery downtown. So I went too – […]
Photos and videos: Overflowing Soapstone and Broad Branch streams after a record stretch of rainfall
by Marlene Berlin According to the Capital Weather Gang, more than five inches of rain fell in the District last week. The average rainfall for the entire month of May? […]
Backyard Nature: There’s something fishy about this
A sure sign of spring (in one of the un-surest springs we can recall) is the annual herring run. Marjorie Rachlin wrote in 2012 about the annual upstream migration. If […]
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