Tag Archives: Anacostia Watershed Society

An event to allow swimming in the Anacostia River was postponed again after water quality tests failed. Continue reading

Route 1 Nonprofit Aims to Bring More Bats to the Anacostia River
A Route 1 nonprofit is working to make the Anacostia River more bat-friendly to keep the population of mosquitoes, beetles and other insects in check. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg, Brentwood, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge
- Tagged Anacostia Watershed Society, nature
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In the 1990s, there were no nesting eagles along the Anacostia River. But amid a years-long cleanup, they have returned to Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Continue reading

River Otters Spotted at Heurich Park in Hyattsville Amid Wildlife Rebound
The cleanup of the Anacostia River watershed has led to a rebound in local wildlife, including river otters spotted at Heurich Park in Hyattsville. Continue reading
- Posted in Hyattsville
- Tagged Anacostia River, Anacostia Watershed Society, Colmar Manor, Dueling Creek, Heurich Park, wildlife
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This Earth Day, one of the best ways that residents of the Route 1 corridor can help the environment is to focus on the Anacostia River. Continue reading

As part of an effort to make the Anacostia River swimmable, an environmental group on the Route 1 corridor has been helping spread mussels throughout the river. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg
- Tagged Anacostia River, Anacostia Watershed Society, nature
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New birdhouses have been installed along the Anacostia River on the border of Hyattsville and North Brentwood as part of an effort to help restore the area’s declining bluebird population. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg
- Tagged Anacostia River, Anacostia Watershed Society, birds, nature, wildlife
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