Nature Forward Rates Area Streams Just ‘Fair’
A State of the Streams report released Thursday by Nature Forward gave Little Falls Branch, Rock Creek, Seneca Creek and Sligo Creek a “fair” rating, earning between 66 and 74… Read More
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County Accepting Applications for Free Trees Through Feb. 8
Reforest Montgomery opened applications for its free shade tree program Thursday. The initiative, one of six programs within this unit of the Montgomery County Planning Department, provides households with trees… Read More
Department of Environmental Protection Announces Arbor Day Celebration
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Wheaton Urban District are hosting an Arbor Day celebration on April 28. A tree planting will take place in Wheaton Veterans Urban… Read More
County Loses Thousands of Acres of Trees, Forest Canopies
Montgomery County lost more than 4,000 acres of trees and forest canopies to development, the second highest amount out of all the counties in Maryland, according to the Chesapeake Bay… Read More