Bird outing with Dave Blockstein and Mary Sanger. Sat June 19, time TBD. Keep your eyes open (and check your spam folder) for the details, coming in a FOSC email. Open to the first 20 people who respond to the email. We’ll create a waiting list as well.
Migratory Fish in Sligo Creek? Tuesday July 20 at 7:00pm via Zoom. What are the prospects for migratory fish like shad and herring in Sligo Creek? Come find out from Phong Trieu of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Anacostia Program who will describe his findings and observations about these migratory fish entering Anacostia watershed tributaries in recent years. Meeting details are in the Calendar on the Calendar of Events page.
Cicada party: Saturday, June 5 at 5:00pm at the backstop of the Dennis Ave ballfields next to Sligo Middle School. John Lill, Biological Sciences Dept chair at GWU, and Diane Lill, Greenkids Program Director at the Audubon Naturalist Society, will lead a walkabout at this cicada party. Bring camera/phone, and wear long pants.
The ARK/FOSC/NNB Summer Water Quality Monitoring Program is underway and reporting results. Find out the latest on the Water Quality page.
Sligo Creek connects us. The varying murmurs and roars of the Creek, the raindrops glistening on the tree leaves, the surprising plant and animal life all offer opportunities for reverie and reflection, comfort and respite.
Friends of Sligo Creek works to protect and restore Sligo Creek. We organize neighbors like you to:
- remove non-native, invasive plants;
- monitor water quality and report illegal pollution through Water WatchDogs;
- present Zoom programs on Sligo’s natural history and challenges;
- conduct stream litter clean-ups such Sweep the Creek;
- manage local stormwater projects and educate our community about stormwater management;
- advocate for Sligo-friendly practices with local, state and other officials; and more.
Please help support Friends of Sligo Creek for everyone in our community. Join FOSC, and make a donation today. Donating online is easy and secure. Or donate via check to: FOSC, P.O. Box 11572, Takoma Park, MD 20913.
Many volunteer efforts are underway now. Find out about them and plan to be a part of protecting Sligo Creek and park.
Thank you very much.
-Mike Smith, President of FOSC
News & Updates
Summer WQ Testing Results
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May 2021 Newsletter
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Summer Water Quality Monitoring Program 2021
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FOSC Action Hub
Unless you are a MoCo certified Weed Warrior, please don’t cut or remove plants in Sligo Creek park. Recently someone mistakenly cut a native grape vine. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. If you’d like to become a Weed Warrior, email [email protected]
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 supports the Plastic Bag Reduction Act (HB 314/SB223) now in House of Delegates, Environment & Transportation Committee. Introduced by Del. Brooke Lierman, the bill would ban single use bags in MD. Write to your delegate or Kumar Barve, Committee Chair, to express your opinion.
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.
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