Tag: Anacostia River
How Can You Prepare for A Flood?
On Friday, September 1, Mayor Bowser declared September as "DC Preparedness Month." Nationwide in September, governments launch efforts to remind residents and businesses to...
Jumping Back Into the Anacostia
Update: "Out of an abundance of caution," the SPLASH event scheduled for July 8 has been postponed to Sept. 16.
“Recently, we have had several...
Our River, The Anacostia
As we continue to make progress in the improvement of the Anacostia, we begin to discover elements of nature that can help us along. ...
Special Places to Visit Upstream along Our River
We all love our river here close to home, but some very special places upstream have vistas and histories you don’t want to miss....
Cleaning Up the Anacostia One Tire at a Time: The Eastsider
Kent Fothergill describes the Anacostia River as “a beautiful expression of our waterways.” Kent and his partner Kelly Tindall reside in Ward 5 yet...
The National Arboretum – Lucky To Have It Along Our River
The National Arboretum comprises over four hundred and fifty acres along the west side of the Anacostia River, just below the New York Avenue...
The Route to Better Boating on the Anacostia
An important part of the recovery of the Anacostia is to make it feasible, attractive and safe for the public to take out small...
Beautiful Autumn Walks Along Our River
In July I suggested a series of summer walks that got me a lot of thanks. So this month I decided to set out...
World Class Restorations of Nature Benefit the Anacostia
The DC Department of Energy and Environment has undertaken, with the cooperation and support of the National Arboretum and the Friends of the National...
Our Own National ‘River Hero’ – Trey Sherard
Every year the national group, River Network, selects from a large number of proposals a very small number of special people to receive its...
