Documenting the plants, animals, habitats, and ecology of the Sligo Creek watershed (past and present); pursuing habitat improvements; and providing educational experiences through nature talks and outings.
Natural History Committee Projects
FOSC’s Natural History Committee helps us humans near Sligo Creek Park appreciate the variety and abundance of plants and animals with whom we share the watershed. We do this by promoting citizen sightings of Sligo wildlife, documenting the flora and fauna of Sligo, advocating for new natural areas, helping to conserve existing ones, and organizing talks and outings about our diverse habitats and the many living things that inhabit them.
Spotlight on:
Natural History Chair Michael Wilpers will be
the featured speaker on Tues, Feb 28
You’re invited to Creating Wildlife Habitat Under In Our Powerline Corridors at the Tues, Feb 28 meeting of the Maryland Native Plant Society Monthly Program. This virtual meeting starts at 6:45pm. Registration required at http://www.mdflora.org/event-5180444
Bark Talks and Walks: Identifying Sligo’s Trees Through Their Bark
Ever wonder how to identify the trees that surround us in Sligo Creek park and our neighborhoods? From the smooth gray bark of beech and ironwood to the deeply furrowed bark of walnut and chestnut oak, we looked at easy ways to know what’s towering over us in woodlands throughout the park.
Sligo Creek Park Kiosk Posters



Italian Arum-Emerging Invasive (Dig don’t pull)
Electrofishing in Sligo
Green Herons of Sligo
Takoma Park Tree Study
Great Egrets of Sligo
TSS: New Partnerships
Common Snapping Turtles
Eastern Box Turtles
Bald Eagle in Sligo

A bald eagle seen in Hillwood Neighborhood Park by Ellen Maidman-Turner, Dec 2021.