Thursday, Nov 2 – Weed Warrior event – open to the public
Want to help our Weed Warriors protect the trees and ecological health of our watershed? Join the public Weed Warrior workday on Thursday, Nov. 2 at Hillwood Manor Neighborhood Park from 10:30am to noon. You do not need to be a certified Weed Warrior to participate, but you need to register here. See details on the Calendar of Events page.
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FOSC-WeedWarriors Listserv (for Weed Warriors only)
News & Updates
Turn your environmental concern into action in your Creek..Branch..Stream..Run
Giving Tuesday for Sligo Creek, Long Branch, Wheaton Branch and all the tributaries of the watershed! Donate now to keep it clean and green! Wildlife in and around [...]
Faring well? Sligo and Long Branch in a warming climate
Faring well? Sligo and Long Branch in a warming climate How healthy are Sligo, Long Branch and NW Branch? The Water Quality Committee of FOSC invites you [...]
East Silver Spring Elementary Students Send a Message
East Silver Spring Elementary Students send a message: Sweep the Creek and Save the Earth! Keep it clean and green! If it's cleaner it's better! No littering [...]
Join FOSC
Sligo Creek connects us. Please join FOSC and help protect and restore the Creek for everyone in our community. It’s simple to do and can be free if you wish.
You can make a donation too, either online (simple and secure) or by check to FOSC, P.O. Box 11572, Takoma Park, MD 20913. Thank you!
FOSC Action Hub
HB 0090, Control of Running Bamboo, was reworked to become Chapter 517, Section 1–1318 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Signed by Governor Moore on May 8, 2023, it allows counties or municipalities to regulate by ordinance the sale, planting, and growing of aggressive bamboo, including bamboo in the genus Phyllostachys. Counties and municipalities are also empowered to include enforcement measures through civil fines and requirements to mitigate bamboo damage.
The original state-wide proposal would have required nurseries to label two species of NNI bamboo as tier 2 invasives without limiting their sale.
FOSC Advocacy has been an active partner with the MoCo Forest Conservation Coalition to craft a bill to strengthen protection of MoCo’s remaining forests. The full Council voted unanimously to pass the Forest Conservation Bill.
Still pending! Find out why FOSC opposes synthetic turf on Ellsworth Drive in DTSS. Write the County Executive to oppose abandonment of Ellsworth Drive unless healthy alternatives are used. Write to Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Executive.
Fall 2023 Top Invasives
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- Porcelainberry
- Multiflora Rose
- English Ivy
- Bush honeysuckle
- Emerging invasives Italian Arum and Incised Fumewort
- Porcelainberry
- Multiflora Rose
- English Ivy
- Bush honeysuckle
- Emerging invasives Italian Arum and Incised Fumewort
Emerging Invasive: Italian Arum
Italian Arum is one of the new EDRR (Early Detection, Rapid Response) invasive species. It has many little “daughter” corms attached to its main corm which makes it difficult to remove completely. Dig it out carefully. Screen the loosened soil for small “daughter” corms. There is some evidence that spraying with glyphosate is effective at killing all its corms.
FOSC on iNaturalist
Heard about FOSC on iNaturalist.org but uncertain how to navigate the site or contribute your own observations? Expert birder and iNaturalist… Read more