Sweep The Creek / Weed Warrior Stewardship Next Weekend
Sat, Sept. 28 (Public Lands Day) and
Sun, Sept. 29
Sweep the Creek is coming next weekend! This year we’ll also be adding invasive weed removal at two sites. Check out the site schedule on the Sweep the Creek page and grab your friends and neighbors to help clean up in Sligo!
The creeks have been through a lot this year – excessive salt in the winter and drought during much of the summer, continuing into the fall. Show them some love and help out wildlife too!
FOSC is again partnering with Howard EcoWorks’ Seeds of Change nursery program to offer pre-ordered native plants at great prices for local pickup in Takoma Park. Here is the ordering link.
Anyone can order, so you are welcome to share the link and flyer with your neighborhood listserv.
The sale closes on Oct. 3rd at 11:59pm.
Plants will be available for pickup on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 4, and during the day on Sat, Oct. 5 and Sun, Oct. 6.
Tree Hug Sat, Oct. 5 at 10:00am – 12:00pm
OK, it’s actually a Tree Appreciation Tour and Native Tree Planting
Litter Hotspot Cleanup at Long Branch Community Center – Sat, Oct. 5 at 1:30p
News & Updates
The Sligo Garden Program is Sold Out!
The Sligo Garden Program 2024 has sold out of both the garden kits and the design consultations. Every native plant counts for pollinators, and every sq ft of permeable conservation landscape helps absorb rainwater and reduce the stormwater entering the creek. You are adding resilience to our local ecology. Thank you to all who have participated in this program. We hope to obtain further grant funding to bring back this popular program.
Want to know what it was all about? Check out the Sligo Garden Program page under the Stormwater tab above.
Sligo Trail Improvements in upper Sligo Creek
Planned Sligo trail and other improvements to Sligo Creek parkland at the Colt Terrace Neighborhood Park (at the headwaters of Sligo Creek) will be presented by Montgomery Parks [...]
President’s Day Sweeps pulled a huge amount of litter from Sligo
Mini-sweeps at 3 trash hot spots yielded an impressive amount of trash from the creeks over the President's Day weekend. Altogether, 101 volunteers hauled 118 bags of trash, [...]
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 [...]
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. Membership gives you early notice of events and the FOSC newsletter.
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 Listservs on
Friends of Sligo Creek – Main Listserv
FOSC Advocacy Listserv
FOSC-Stewards Listserv (for Section Stewards only)
FOSC-WeedWarriors Listserv (for Weed Warriors only)
FOSC Action Hub
Summer 2024 Top Invasives
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- Porcelainberry
- English Ivy
- Bush honeysuckle
- Italian Arum
- Porcelainberry
- English Ivy
- Bush honeysuckle
- Italian Arum
Invasive: Italian Arum
Italian Arum is back in force around Sligo Creek and Long Branch. One of the 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