December 2020 Newsletter
Snowy Sligo at Sunset photo by Michael Wilpers December 2020 Newsletter What's in Sligo Creek Water? Presentation on Dec 14 Wheaton Branch Stormwater Projects Report on Leave the Leaves Presentation Support FOSC Jewelry Artist [...]
Local jewelry artist transforms Sligo glass into jewelry
Local jewelry artist Lauren Reynolds recently sent a check to FOSC from the sales of her recycled Sligo glass jewelry in her Etsy shop. Thank you, Lauren! We're applying it toward the monthly email [...]
November 2020 Newsletter
November 2020 Newsletter Leave Your Leaves & Help Nature: Zoom Talk Nov. 18 Bennington Tributary Restored FOSC Joins Anacostia Riverkeeper to Monitor Sligo's Water Quality Migrating Birds Rest & Refuel in Sligo [...]
FOSC joins the Sierra Club and 49 other groups challenging the Draft EIS for the Beltway Expansion project
FOSC is one of 50 community groups supporting an extensive technical and legal analysis of the state's Draft EIS for the proposed Beltway (I-495 and I-270) expansion. Released to Governor Hogan on Nov. 9, the [...]
Intentional Release of Balloons Banned in MoCo
We note that yesterday the Montgomery County Council passed legislation banning the intentional release of balloons. Many environmental groups supported the ban since balloons can be lethal to wildlife on land and in waterways. You [...]
Sligo Creek Water Quality Testing Results
Sligo Creek Water Quality Summer Testing Results are in Sligo Creek may look refreshing, but summer water quality testing results show that the creek's water quality continues to be impaired, especially after it rains. [...]