Monday, March 18, 2013
Join the Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup on Saturday, April 6.
Last year, more than 14,000 volunteers across five states hauled 262 tons of trash out of the Potomac River watershed during the annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup, Tom Smerling of the Rock Creek Conservancy posted on Patch. This year, there will be volunteers at more than 40 sites along Rock Creek (see the map at Rock Creek Conservancy) picking up trash on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. Join them at one of two places year you, Smerling posted on Patch: Click on a site—Meadowbrook or Ray's—to see the registration page, which includes directions, parking and more details. Walk-ins are welcome, but registering in advance helps everything go more smoothly on clean-up day. Supervised children and pets are welcome. Student Service …
Join the Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup on Saturday, April 6.
Last year, more than 14,000 volunteers across five states hauled 262 tons of trash out of the Potomac River watershed during the annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup, Tom Smerling of the Rock Creek Conservancy posted on Patch. This year, there will be volunteers at more than 40 sites along Rock Creek (see the map at Rock Creek Conservancy) picking up trash on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. Join them at one of two places year you, Smerling posted on Patch: Click on a site—Meadowbrook or Ray's—to see the registration page, which includes directions, parking and additional details. Walk-ins are welcome, but registering in advance helps everything go more smoothly on clean-up day. Supervised children and pets are welcome. Student Service…
Monday, October 29, 2012
National Weather Service: Hurricane Sandy likely will cause 'extensive flooding' in local creeks and streams.
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Monday for Rock Creek in Washington, DC, and predicted that the Potomac River will be in flood stage Wednesday through Friday. A flood warning means flooding is imminent or has already been reported. As of 12:23 p.m. Monday, Rock Creek was "approaching the action stage of six feet. It is likely that the creek will exceed flood stage ... and major flooding is possible along Rock Creek later today and tonight," according to the National Weather Service. Flood gates are in place at the Washington Harbour complex. The runoff from the rain also will cause flooding on highways and in underpasses, the National Weather Service reported.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
At Rock Creek Conservancy, Braeden Bumpers is making a difference right after graduation
Braeden Bumpers is spending his first year after college graduation as a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteer at Rock Creek Conservancy in Bethesda. Bumpers is putting his Environmental Studies degree from Elon University into immediate use, coordinating the Conservancy’s Stream Teams as well as handling other projects. “I definitely made the right choice,” says Bumpers, who grew up in Cabin John. “I’m directly making an impact.” A Degree in Environmental Studies Lays the Groundwork for Green Career Options Bumpers did not begin college with a focus on Environmental Studies. “I went to Elon undecided,” says Bumpers. “I took a bunch of classes to figure out what was interesting to me, and really liked the Environmental Studies courses…
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Rock Creek Conservancy has a new name and a new home, but their mission to preserve Rock Creek will never waiver.
The newly renamed Rock Creek Conservancy held an evening open house Tuesday at their new home at Bethesda Green. The Conservancy now shares office space with other green startups at the downtown headquarters as part of Bethesda Green’s incubator program. The Rock Creek Conservancy is a nonprofit group working to protect and restore Rock Creek and its waters, parks and lands. Rock Creek covers 1,700 acres and 33 miles of creek running through the Washington metropolitan area, and the Conservancy focuses on the creek and surrounding area in Maryland and Washington, D.C. It’s a unique swath of green for anyone driving from D.C. A drive through parkland is a rarity for cities and a relief for local residents who love the outdoors. I used to …
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The impervious cityscape washes flood-inducing levels of water into Rock Creek, but experts say residents can change that.
Navigating the roads that hurtle down Rock Creek Park towards downtown Washington, D.C. can prove hazardous enough to some motorists. But, as all experienced commuters who use this route are well aware, there is another element to the winding thoroughfare that can compound difficulties: the gushing, road-side tributary which funnels into the Chesapeake and the park's namesake itself, Rock Creek. The curb-creeping danger of Rock Creek flooding is common knowledge among Chevy Chase residents. But there's also something about the season-dictated danger that many of them don't know, says river expert Beth Mullin: they have they power to stop it. Mullin is the Executive Director of Friends of Rock Creek's Environment, a non-profit whose …
