Water Stories
Water
Stream Critters - Giant Stonefly
Introduction Picture this: an ancient adult stonefly lands on a stegosaurus. The stegosaurus doesn’t notice. The stonefly is looking for a mate, not a huge
Water
Help Reduce Water Pollution
When it rains, there is water (storm water runoff) that is not absorbed into the ground. Instead, it flows down different surfaces such as rooftops,
Water
Stream Critters - Acuminate Crayfish
Introduction “Look! Right there! Under that rock in the middle of the stream! Is that a lobster?” Nope. It’s a crayfish, the smaller freshwater cousin
Water
Stream Critters
Introduction Eels have mystified people from Aristotle who thought they developed from earthworms to young Sigmund Freud who couldn’t find what makes a male eel
Water Waste Reduction Daily Choices
Plastic Free July
Choose to Refuse Single-Use Plastics The human population is producing and discarding plastic items at an alarming rate. Microplastics, those tiny pieces of plastic such
Water
Day of Service - Neighbors of the Northwest Branch
Blog post by Darlene Robbins, RainScapes Planner The sky was a clear, robin’s egg blue when I met up with a group of folks
Water
Kemp Mill Shallow Marsh Wetland
Wetlands Provide Ecosystem Services A dragonfly lands on pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) at the Kemp Mill Shallow Marsh Wetland Wetlands are often described as the “kidneys
Water Waste Reduction Lawn & Garden Energy Climate
Are you smarter than our Environmental Leaders?
Blog, courtesy of Bethesda Green. Bethesda Green’s Environmental Leaders Program is an experiential school-year long sustainability program for high school seniors in Montgomery County. The
Water
Myths about Dog Poop!
What's the big deal about scooping dog poop? It's natural. It makes great fertilizer. Rain will wash it away. And wild dogs poop in the
Water
