Updates
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 8:46pm
Where Does Rain Water Go and Stormwater Management
When it rains, the water hits the ground, the pavement, the roof tops, driveways, parking lots, etc. Some of it soaks into the ground (...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 5:24pm
Urban streams like Little Falls Branch have it tough in the winter. As usual, the culprit is us. Because it's safer to have clear streets free of ice and snow, the people that...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 10:41pm
Great news for the watershed! Montgomery County just announced that the homeowner Rainscape rebates for landscaping that manages stormwater will increase to $7,500 per residence. Rainscape...
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 10:54am
Watershed groups have a positive impact on local water quality, study finds
October 12, 2018 by Chris Branam, Oregon State University
Economists have found that in the United States, watershed...
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 10:11am
A new study from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute has linked the decline in backyard birds with the abundance of non-native plants. Song birds depend on insects to feed their young and...
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 10:05am
A new study from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute has linked the decline in backyard birds with the abundance of non-native plants. Song birds depend on insects to feed their...
Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 9:40am
New Smithsonian Study Links Declines in Suburban Backyard Birds to Presence of Non-native Plants
Findings Give Landowners a Simple Roadmap To Provide Essential Habitat for Breeding Birds...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 2:54pm
Developer Proposes to Treat Only Half of Stormwater On Site
The plans for the new shopping center and town house complex at Westwood in Bethesda were submitted in May 2018 by Regency Centers. ...
Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 8:33pm
Montgomery County is in the middle of budget hearings for FY 19 Operating budgets. Our Executive Director, Sarah Morse, presented to following in support of fully funding Montgomery Parks both...
Thursday, March 1, 2018 - 11:45am
All over the snowy regions, scientists are finding that road salt runoff poses an increasing threat to aquatic ecosystems. Although, the salt keeps the roads safer by lowering the melting temperature...
