Invasive, non-native plants pose a huge threat to Rock Creek Park. The Weed Warriors want to do something about it.
In its fifth year of work, the Rock Creek Songbirds continue to engage in community outreach, planting, and regenerating the park for migratory birds. The Songbirds work with organizations like D.C.’s Audubon Society to...
Nightly road closures in Rock Creek Park. Armed government employees. Hundreds of dead deer. Since 2013, winters in Rock Creek Park have featured deer kills in which “highly-trained firearms experts from the U.S...
More than 200 non-native invasive plant species have infiltrated Rock Creek Park, disrupting the ecological balance of the District’s largest green space.
The day after a September rainstorm, objects that don’t belong are strewn across Rock Creek Park, the largest green space in Washington, D.C. Plastic bags. Toppled trees. Sewage. These items pollute the picturesque...
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