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Come along as the team takes a second collection of bugs, including a mystery worm. Can you name it?
- posted July 22 |
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On June 17, 2010, eleven children, ages 8-12, and their parents and grandparents participated in a Macroinvertebrate Stream Study hike sponsored by Neighbors of Northwest Branch and Hiking Along.
- posted July 3 |
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Our mission is to protect, promote, and restore the water quality, natural habitat, and ecological well-being of the Northwest Branch watershed through environmental education and direct action, and to enlist broad-based public participation in these goals and activities. What did we do in 2009 to advance this mission?
- posted May 13 |
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Cleaning the Earth starts close to home, right here on the Northwest Branch! On April 10 and 24, volunteers at 4 sites hauled out a combined total of over 100 bags of trash and yanked out 317 pounds of alien invasive garlic mustard.
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Monday, April 19, a number of our elected officials pledged fealty to the idea of restoring the Anacostia River at the official roll-out of the Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Plan.
- posted Apr 23 |
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Neighbors of the Northwest Branch has undertaken a new Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) Water Quality Monitoring Site--in the Northwest Branch near Kemp Mill Road just south of Randolph Road. Click to see what we're looking for and what we found! More pictures to come.
- posted Apr 19 |
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An album of photos showing the beauty of NW Branch in the snow.
- updated Feb 21 |
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A 3.36 miles section of NW Branch between Norbeck and Randolph Roads will be restored using trees harvested from the construction of the ICC.
- posted Feb 17 |
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Restoration plan for the NW Branch Creek subwatershed developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, along with partners at the state and local levels.
- posted Jan 9 |
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Wondering what to give as a gift that will last a lifetime? Gift donations to save trees from the threat of non-native invasive plant species are now available through www.WeedWarriors.org. Click above for more information.
- posted Nov 25 |
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Ed Murtagh has documented a trail project that spans the Sligo and NW Branch watersheds.
- posted Nov 17 |
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Masaya Maeda of Anacostia Watershed Society has created a video showing the sediment discharge from a construction site after only 0.67 inches of rainfall. Turn on your speakers before clicking above.
- posted July 11 |
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A photo essay on a group of neighbors interested in greening the Woodmoor community by encouraging an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
- posted June 10 |
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Industrious groups tackle bottles, bags, bones, and other junk at several locations along the Northwest Branch on Sat, April 4.
- posted April 6 |
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Construction of the Intercounty Connector has come to the Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park south of Bonifant Road.
- posted April 2 |
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Did you miss our Feb. 3 program with Dr. John Hench and Jai Cole of the Parks Department, or want to review what you saw? It's all here: the soils, the plants, including geologic and dominant tree species maps--guiding the delicate balancing act between stewardship and active recreation. PDF File
- posted February 17 |
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This Interim Report is the first product of a two-year planning effort to produce a systematic 10-year restoration plan for environmental and ecological restoration within the entire Anacostia River watershed.
- posted January 16 |
Northwest Branch Recreational Park Master Plan framework
NW Branch Recreational Park Master Plan: description for Planning Board
Northwest Branch Watershed Study
by Maryland DEP
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Corridor Plan