Your participation and generous contributions enable us to improve the health of the Northwest Branch.
Membership levels:
Salamander Saver - $20 (student)
Wood Frog Friend (and joint)- $35
Brook Trout Backer - $50
Kingfisher Keeper - $100
Great Blue Heron Hero - $250
ALL donations are appreciated!
Prefer a check? Send to P.O. Box 4314, Silver Spring, MD 20914. Thanks!
Nov. 7, Saturday, 10:00 to noon
Alderton Road, NWB trailhead
Leaders: Kirstin Backert and Michael Evans
Cut off number: 15
Nov. 7, Saturday, 10:00 to Noon
Lamberton Tributary of the NWB
Leader: Laura Turbe
Cut off number: 10
We invite you to join us! Here's what's new: You must sign up with MoCo Parks at the link below, and sign the waiver, which is good for other cleanups in MoCo Parks later as well. And YES, SSL hours can be earned. Those under 18 need to print the waiver and bring it signed by a parent/guardian.
Click the Parks Website button below to sign up. For more information about accessing the sites, with maps, click the second button below.
Please note that with the current efforts to keep everyone healthy, no drop-ins will be able to join the group and use bags, gloves, and grabbers supplied by Parks. However, individuals are always welcome to take their own bag and gloves along and pick up litter wherever they walk.
This first NNWB NWB cleanup using the MNCPPC protocol was in cooperation with the Anacostia Watershed Society. The maximum number of participants allowed (10) plus the leaders attacked an area truly savaged by recent deluges. Debris and trash piled up against the footbridge, which was closed for repair. See pictures on the Events page via the button below. Photo by James Graham.
(Pictured is the Northwest Branch at the monitoring site.) The water quality monitoring results for the most recent testing, on 9/16/20, are also posted there.
With so many things closed, and people working at home, the parks have become extremely important for getting the exercise we need to stay healthy. The NWB trails map now includes some new trails between Colesville Rd. and the Prince George's line. (Click on the picture to link to the trails map via the Montgomery Parks site.) Information about park road closures to provide yet more space to walk and bike is provided here. Enjoy, and stay safely away from everyone else! And please carry your trash and recyclables to the cans now at trailheads. The trash is unsightly, unhealthy, and is a danger to wildlife.
Wetlands trail in Magruder Park, NWB