Urban Forestry in Parks
Colter Burkes, Senior Urban Forester at Parks, led a presentation and discussion of tree management in Moco Parks. View the video of the Oct 27th presentation.
Fall Sweep the Creek
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Fall Sweep. Send in photos of your “favorite” finds for the Sweep the Creek photos page.
Join FOSC
Sligo Creek connects us. Join FOSC and help protect and restore the Creek for everyone in our community. Make a donation too, either online (easy and secure) or by check to FOSC, P.O. Box 11572, Takoma Park, MD 20913. Thank you!
FOSC Listservs on 
Friends of Sligo Creek Main Listserv
FOSC-Stewards Listserv (for Section Stewards only)
FOSC-WeedWarriors (for certified Weed Warriors only)
News & Updates
Stream restoration webinar series offered by DEP
Stream restoration is a hot topic in Montgomery County. To engage county residents on the issues, DEP has recently announced a free 4-part webinar series focusing on [...]
Oct 2021 Newsletter
October Event Why are trees being cut down along Sligo Creek and in the Park? Will they be left to decompose? Will their absence affect the Creek ecology? Will they be replaced? Join FOSC on Wed Oct 27 at 7pm to learn [...]
FOSC wins grant to print Spanish language brochure
FOSC won a Community Champion grant from Constellation Energy, an Exelon Company, which will fund a new [...]
What’s 300/300? Hint: it’s the Sweep
Thanks to the 300+ neighbors who came out for the Fall 2021 Sweep the Creek last weekend, Sligo Creek is looking great! It's cleaner, 270 big bags of [...]
FOSC Listserv
FOSC Listserv
FOSC Action Hub
Take the Anacostia River survey! The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), in support of the environmental offices of Prince George’s County, Montgomery County and the District of Columbia, want to understand how much their residents know about the Anacostia River, including their beliefs and opinions about how healthy the river is, and who or what influences the river’s health.
English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
En Español: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
At their July 21st meeting, the Hogan administration successfully pressured the Transportation Planning Board (TPB) to reverse their June decision to remove the I-495/I-270 Beltway Highway expansion project from the region’s long term transportation plans.
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.
FOSC supported the Plastic Bag Reduction Act (HB 314/SB223) which would ban single use bags in MD. It is expected to be reintroduced to House of Delegates, Environment & Transportation Committee. Write to your delegate or Kumar Barve, Committee Chair, to express your support for a ban on single use plastic bags.
The FOSC Stormwater Committee suggested to DEP and DOT that the Wheaton Branch Flood mitigation project incorporate more green strategies and extend the project to Bucknell Drive. Find out more on the Stormwater page and add your voice to the conversation with DEP/DOT. The FOSC Stormwater Committee meeting schedule is posted on the Calendar of Events page.
Remove Invasives from Your Yard & Keep Them Out of Sligo
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