Neighbors of Northwest Branch Home Page

Woodmoor Green Team
A photo essay on a group of neighbors interested in greening the Woodmoor community by encouraging an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
- posted June 10

NNWB Spring Cleanup
Industrious groups tackle bottles, bags, bones, and other junk at several locations along the Northwest Branch on Sat, April 4.
- posted April 6

The ICC in the Northwest Branch
Construction of the Intercounty Connector has come to the Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park south of Bonifant Road.
- posted April 2

Balancing Stewardship and Recreation in Montgomery County Parks
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

Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Plan
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

Comments on Tentative Storm Sewer System Discharge Permit
Comments by Stormwater Partners (including NNWB) on Tentative Storm Sewer System Discharge Permit (MS4) for Montgomery County: a step upward.
- posted December 8

Rain Garden Workday
On Saturday, October 25, 2008, the newly formed Woodmoor Pinecrest Green Team built a demonstration residential rain garden. Members of the Neighbors of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia (NNWB) living in the community agreed that it was important to organize their neighbors to reduce the environmental impacts they were having on the environment.
- posted November 21

Rachel Carson Hike - Nov 1
Ellen X. Silverberg has wonderfully documented the Friends' hike along Northwest Branch. Select "Detail" or "Slideshow".
- posted November 3

Mile-A-Minute Yank
On Wednesday, September 17, 2008, answering a call for help from Brookside Nature Center staff, a sturdy band of Neighbors attacked a field of Mile-a-Minute vine.
- posted October 27

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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

USGS Water Quality Monitoring Stations:

NW Branch

NE Branch

Aquatic Gardens

Out of Range Data at NW Branch USGS Site

	Woodmoor Green Team A photo essay on a group of neighbors interested in greening the Woodmoor community by encouraging an environmentally friendly lifestyle. - posted June 10
	NNWB Spring Cleanup Industrious groups tackle bottles, bags, bones, and other junk at several locations along the Northwest Branch on Sat, April 4. - posted April 6
	The ICC in the Northwest Branch Construction of the Intercounty Connector has come to the Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park south of Bonifant Road. - posted April 2
	Balancing Stewardship and Recreation in Montgomery County Parks 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
	Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Plan 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
	Comments on Tentative Storm Sewer System Discharge Permit Comments by Stormwater Partners (including NNWB) on Tentative Storm Sewer System Discharge Permit (MS4) for Montgomery County: a step upward. - posted December 8
	Rain Garden Workday On Saturday, October 25, 2008, the newly formed Woodmoor Pinecrest Green Team built a demonstration residential rain garden. Members of the Neighbors of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia (NNWB) living in the community agreed that it was important to organize their neighbors to reduce the environmental impacts they were having on the environment. - posted November 21
	Rachel Carson Hike - Nov 1 Ellen X. Silverberg has wonderfully documented the Friends' hike along Northwest Branch. Select "Detail" or "Slideshow". - posted November 3
	Mile-A-Minute Yank On Wednesday, September 17, 2008, answering a call for help from Brookside Nature Center staff, a sturdy band of Neighbors attacked a field of Mile-a-Minute vine. - posted October 27