Winter Is Here
Kicking off the winter storm season, the FOSC Water Quality team has rounded up these three handy resources: Ways to manage your use of salt this winter - the County's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) [...]
Salt Watch Is Gearing Up for the Winter – Join Us
WQ Committee to Continue Two SaltWatch Initiatives This WinterVolunteers needed! The FOSC water quality team is gearing up for the winter season. We're monitoring Sligo Creek salt levels because excessive salt, from roadways, parking [...]
Fall Sweep Results
Thank you, Sweep Participants! The Fall Sweep results are in! Volunteers removed 200+bags of trash and recyclables from the creek and adjacent parkland! Thank you to everyone who took the time to come out. [...]
Tell us a story…pleeeze
Sligo Creek stories Do you have a funny story, cool experience, or special memory about Sligo Creek park or Friends of Sligo Creek that you'd like to share? Did you find an unusual piece [...]
Kudos to Section Stewards Ross and Steve
Kudos to Ross & Steve (Stewards and Weed Warriors in Section 6) who were out yesterday clearing a large hillside that was densely covered with Canadian Thistle, a nasty non-native invasive plant. The transformation was [...]
County Council to include 35% green cover req’mt for optional development in DTSS Plan
This report comes from longtime FOSC member Kathleen Samiy, creator of the Tree Canopy Fact Sheet / Action Plan: Something really great happened on May 3, something good for our environment and good for public [...]