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Background Information
Press Coverage
CCRIC Photo Album
Indian Creek Watershed Info
Announcements:
Environmental Network:
Check out other groups' events on
Environmental Greenbelt.Org
New:Visit our new watershed neighbors:
Friends of Lower Paint Branch
CCRIC is part of the
Anacostia Watershed Network
WSSC initiative:
Can the Grease: don't pour grease down the drain to keep pipes clean and prevent backups.
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Recent events:
March 2008
AWS and CCRIC have been in contact with developers of the Konterra site in
Laurel, concerning the unusual level of turbidity (cloudiness) in the water
of Indian Creek since December of 2007.
On a site visit March 31 at Konterra, representatives of AWS and CCRIC met
with C. Gould and Konterra engineers.
A large stormwater pond where fine particles are precipitated out of the water
has been completed and the water quality is slowly improving
as fewer stormwater discharges are necessary from the Kontera site.
April 2008
Potomac Watershed Cleanup
We attempted to clean up a wooded area north of the former "concrete mountain" site.
There was a tremendous amount of trash in a large area that was flooded on
April 6. Subsequent inspecion by Masaya Maeda (Anacostia Watershed Society)
revelaed that there are two storm drain outfalls along Cherrywood Lane from
whence the trash is coming.
During the April 5 cleanup along Sunnyside Avenue BCWWG and CCRIC folks found a large
trash deposit 200 yards downstream in the creek that needs to be cleaned up
at a later time as well.
Upcoming events:
| April 2008 |
| Sat. |
26. |
9:00 AM
to
12:00 noon |
AWS
CCRIC
BCWWG
FoSCr
City of Greenbelt
others |
Earth Day activities
Join CCRIC at Springhill Lake Community Center (corner of Cherrywood Lane and Springhill Drive) for a cleanup along Cherrwyood Lane!
We intend to go all-out and clean up trash hot spots below several stormwater
outfalls that drain water from Springhill Lake into the woods on the other
side of Cherrywood Lane.
Volunteers will get a 2008 Anacostia Watershed Earth Day Cleanup t-shirt.
After the cleanup the
Anacostia Watershed Society will have their annual
Earth Day Rally and Celebration from 12 noon to 2 PM at the Seafarers Yacht Club in south-east D.C.
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| May 2008 |
| Sun. |
4 |
5:00 PM |
CCRIC |
Meeting at the Greenbelt Community Center.
Bi-monthly meeting. Agenda to include planning for
the Green Man Festival later in May and the Annual Meeting in June.
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| Sat./Sun. |
10.
11. |
9:00 AM
to
5:00 PM |
CCRIC
BCWWG
FoSCr
Chears |
Green Man Festival at the Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt.
Local environmental groups will be there.
See the Greenman Festival Website for more information.
The three Greenbelt Watershed groups have signed up for two shared spaces.
Sign up to staff the tables; here's the schedule! Thank you.
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| Thu. |
May 21 through October 2 |
PM |
BCWWG
Calvert Farm |
Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) starts delivering to subscribers
in the week of May 18.
Delivery to Greenbelt (New Deal Cafe, Roosevelt Center) is on Thursdays.
For CSA subscriptions contact Calvert Farm.
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| June 2008 |
| Sun. |
1 |
3:00 PM
to
6:00 PM |
CCRIC |
Annual Meeting at Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road (room 103).
We will have a talk by an invited speaker, review and plan CCRIC activities,
discuss new challenges, and elect officers.
Detailed agenda to be announced.
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Organizations mentioned:
AFF - Alice Ferguson Foundation (Hard Bargain Farm)
AWS - Anacostia Watershed Society
BCWWG - Beaverdam Creek Watershed Watch Group
Chears - Chesapeake Education and Arts Society
FoSCr - Friends of Still Creek
Greenbelt Green Man Festival
MWCOG - Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Last Update: March 7, 2008 (Lutz Rastätter).
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