“Dear PoPville,
Spotted lantern flies out today in force in Eastern Market/Navy Yard. Cooler temps? Be alert for good stomping. I got 5 during a lunch walk.”
USDA also notes: (more…)
Environment
“Dear PoPville,
So I am totally in love with the DPW compost bins. I go almost daily on my way to work or dropping off the kids’. The bins are convenient but not THAT convenient without a car. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
“NoMa neighborhood is swarming with spotted lanternflies this weekend. They are a destructive invasive species with no natural predators. Kill on sight!” (more…)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr shared Sunday:
“Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek.”
From NPS:
“Stay safe while enjoying Rock Creek Park! Swimming and wading are not allowed due to high bacteria levels.
Stay out of the water to protect streambanks, plants and animals and keep you and your family (including pets!) safe from illness.
Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading, and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health. (more…)
From DC Water on Friday:
“DC Water is preparing for emergency repairs on a large sewer line next to Rock Creek, after discovering significant structural issues. The six-foot pipeline, known as the Rock Creek Main Interceptor, carries as much as 100 million gallons of wastewater a day and could cause significant environmental harm if a failure occurred. (more…)
Thanks to C. for sending from Park View:
“A heads up that I noticed about 20 of these tiny, strange-looking insects on my balcony today. Google informed me that they are lanternfly nymphs, so they were summarily smashed. Stay vigilant!”
at Union Market
Thanks to Alex for sending:
“DC has rolled out more smart compost bins after their successful trial at GW. I used it! Very easy.” (more…)
photo by Jim Havard
From an email:
“On MLK Day, clean water champions to remove trash from Anacostia Park in DC
WHAT: Volunteer trash cleanup to support a healthy Potomac River
WHO: Potomac Conservancy and National Park Service
WHEN: Sat Jan 18 @ 09:00AM
WHERE: Anacostia Park, 1500 Anacostia Drive, Washington, DC 20020
WHY: To honor the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by working for a clean, swimmable, and fishable Potomac River
HOW: For more information or to schedule interviews, contact Jake Hess, Potomac Conservancy, at [email protected], 202-957-3761
SUMMARY (more…)
photo by Jim Havard
From the office of the DC Attorney General:
“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued the United States for its deliberate and ongoing pollution of the Anacostia River, the District of Columbia’s most vital natural resource. For over 150 years, the United States used the River as a cost-free dumping ground for toxic waste and chemicals, including cancer-causing PCBs, dangerous pesticides like chlordane, and heavy metals. In its lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) seeks to require the federal government to pay to clean up the River to protect District residents from ongoing threats to their health and safety and to make the River safe again for fishing, swimming, and wildlife. (more…)
photo by Erin
Speaking of fishing curiosities…
From DOEE:
“The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has recently completed a tissue study of fish caught in DC waters. Results of the study indicate that persons who eat fish caught in the District of Columbia’s Potomac and Anacostia Rivers need to consider eating less of those fish. This notice does not pertain to fish purchased from restaurants, fish vendors, or supermarkets. (more…)