On Saturday, April 26, 2008, 12 Neighbors of the NW Branch removed 552 pounds of garlic mustard from the park.
- posted May 8
Ellen X. Silverberg has contributed another collection of great photos of NW Branch.
- posted Apr 16
About 20 volunteers worked at the Burnt Mills trail head and collected about 20 bags of trash.
- posted Apr 9
Ellen X. Silverberg, a local photographer, has wandered along NW Branch this winter and has shared a host of wonderful photos.
- posted Feb 2
Masaya Maeda of AWS documents a pollution incident on Oct 31 that was handled by DC and not handled by Prince Georges County.
- posted Nov 8
The Friends of NW Branch cleanup and outreach event on Sat, Sept 15, at Burnt Mills was a success.
- posted Sept 17
On June 16, Jim Fary and his friends constructed a rain garden in his frontyard with the assistance of Montgomery Department of Environmental Protection.
- posted June 20
Join us at Austin Grill on Mon, July 9. Austin Grill will donate 33% of the proceeds from sales between 5pm and 9pm to Neighbors of NW Branch.
- posted June 19
Ellen has added ten new photos to the Nature Scenes section of our Photo Gallery. Her new photos are the first ten on the web page.
- posted June 12
Masaya Maeda of AWS has compiled a map showing the erosion sites identified by the AWS' Stream Corridor Assessment surveys of both the NW and Paint Branches
- posted May 15
Ellen has donated several of her nature photos to the Nature Scenes section of the NNWB Photo Gallery
- posted May 3
Dr. Geoff Patton has documented work to drain transitory wetlands that are inconsistent with good environmental management.
- posted Apr 9
Heather Phipps has formed a Water Quality Committee of Neighbors of NW Branch. The first meeting was on Jan 20.
- posted Feb 7
Masaya Maeda has photographed an outfall into NW Branch over several months to document changes in turbidity.
- posted Dec 22
Bill Howard has compiled a listing of NNWB meetings and events of 2006
- posted Dec 16
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has released this health index for the Anacostia River.
- posted Nov 1
This 1997 study has been placed on-line.
- posted July 15
Masaya Maeda of the Anacostia Watershed Society has completed his stream corridor assessment of the NW Branch with the study of a site along NW Branch - Downstream from Norwood Rd. This makes a total of 25 surveys from Norwood Road to the mouth of NW Branch.
- posted June 8
Bill Howard has documented polluted runoff from a stormwater pond into NW Branch
Second letter sent Feb 6
- posted Jan 30 & updated Feb 6
Jan Ducnuigeen of Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) has created a relief map of the Northwest Branch watershed . - posted Jan 17
Chris Pohlhaus has provided photos of the hike he lead along NW Branch on Saturday, Oct 29. The trek started at Burnt Mills (Colesville Rd) and ended at Adelphi Mill (Riggs Rd). - posted Nov 3
An application built upon Google Maps that allows one to find the distance between 2 points. - posted Oct 12
Links to Montgomery and Prince Georges County websites provide maps for trails in Northwest Branch - posted Oct 11
Maps showing impervious areas, stream condition and management categories have been downloaded from the Montgomery County website. - posted Oct 4
Bill Howard has reported a a sewer leakage to WSSC and provided photos documenting the spill.- posted Sept 18
Christopher Pohlhaus has provided photos taken during a hike conducted by Laura Connelly of Park & Planning - posted Sept 11
Maps show the sanitary sewer leakages in the Anacostia watershed from Sept 2002 to Nov 2003 and the areas of sanitary sewer service and septic systems in the watershed. - posted Aug 12


Events

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