Sweep the Creek is almost here -
New Date: Sat Sept 30 and Sun Oct 1
Due to the storm, we postponed Sweep the Creek to the Sept. 30/Oct. 1 weekend.
The NEW times and locations for FOSC volunteer check-in and supply tables are available on the Sweep the Creek page. All are welcome! Grab some friends and neighbors and spend some time cleaning up the creek and park for people and critters.
Summer Water Quality testing – Have you taken the training already for summer water quality testing? There are open slots for testing through the end of September. For more info and to sign up for a test date, please email [email protected].
FOSC Listservs on
Friends of Sligo Creek Main Listserv
FOSC-Stewards Listserv (for Section Stewards only)
News & Updates
East Silver Spring Elementary Students Send a Message
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MOCO forests need your help by Tuesday
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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.
Summer 2023 Top Invasives
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- Bush Honeysuckle
- Porcelainberry
- Multiflora Rose
- English Ivy
- Emerging invasives Italian Arum and Incised Fumewort
- Bush Honeysuckle
- Porcelainberry
- Multiflora Rose
- English Ivy
- 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