From Rock Creek Park NPS:
“August is National Fishing Month. In Rock Creek Park, fishing is only allowed downstream of the Porter Street Bridge and all angler’s must have a valid DC fishing license!”
I asked why the dividing line was at Porter and was told: (more…)
photos by Ron Cohn
Thanks to Ron for sending:
“Dark Star Park is a small urban patch in Rosslyn, bisected by a street, and easily missed. The odd oasis is home to otherworldly concrete spheres and tunnels, medal poles and pavement markings. Once a year, on Aug 1 at 9:32 am, these objects align. (more…)
Thanks to Terry for sharing the continued sad state of affairs of the beautiful cascading fountain at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park. Apparently the National Park Service does not have the funds to repair, again, this year. Hopefully next year. Stay tuned.
From a press release:
“The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) is excited to announce an immersive celebration of youth and learning: Kids World debuts at Franklin Park for three fun-filled days: Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 30. This action-packed weekend will be free and open to all and will feature a variety of creative pop-ups, hands-on activities, playful installations, and more to entertain and educate young visitors and their families. Attendees can expect to dive into the worlds of literacy, health and fitness, creativity, science and nature, and entrepreneurship. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was glad to see your post about DPR announcing the end of the ridiculous new rule forcing everyone out of the pool for 15 minutes every hour. However, I am at Harry Thomas pool and they are still enforcing the rule. (more…)
Thanks to N. for passing on from DPR yesterday:
“DPR pools have seen 260,000+ visitors this summer! It’s cool to be at the pool, but we must be safe! Starting today, safety breaks returned to only children and guardians exiting the pool for 15 min every hour at the 45-minute mark.”
photo by random lady
“Dear PoPville,
My husband, our teenage son, and I live on Capitol Hill. On Saturday night, July 22, our 16-year-old was confronted by a gunman, shot at multiple times, and forced to hide under a blanket in the woods for an hour with strangers on Kingman Island.
He’d gone for an evening jog and came upon an armed man standing over someone in a field. The gunman pointed his gun at him and shouted. (more…)
Update from CM Parker:
“The 45/15 minute swimming rule is a new citywide policy following the near-drowning incident last week in Ft Lincoln. I’m told the policy is being implemented out of caution to make sure swimmers are safe.”
“Dear PoPville,
It looks like DPR has instituted a new policy at both indoor and outdoor pools to call a roughly (sometimes longer) “safety break” where all patrons have to exit the pool – even lap swimmers. (more…)
photo by Tim Brown
From a press release:
“Join the National Park Service for the 2023 Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Experience the annual blooming of lotus and water lily flowers, enjoy music and dance performances, arts and crafts, ranger-led tours, and more! The festival will begin Saturday, July 15 and runs through Saturday, July 22 with extended, nighttime hours on Thursday, Friday and both Saturdays! (more…)
Ed. Note: On May 14th an off leash attacked a beaver (that had to be euthanized) in Rock Creek Park, Park Police still looking for info.
“Dear PoPville,
It’s impossible to got to any public park these days without getting accosted by off leash dogs. At Tregaron, dogs must be leashed for a simple reason- the area is a fragile urban ecosystem and dogs are the leading cause of damage to it.”