Sep 27, 2025 | Litter, Plastic
The Friends have long hated the plastics that litter Little Hunting Creek. Over the years, we have picked up thousands of bags of plastic bottles at sites such as the Janna Lee Avenue bridge, shown above in 2012. But the harms of plastic may be worse than we knew. A...
May 6, 2025 | County projects, Creek Ecology, Preservation
How to save habitats before paving over them As the climate crisis worsens, we must take action to reduce and capture carbon emissions and plan development in urban areas with an eye toward both climate resiliency, sustainability, and protecting our environment....
Apr 9, 2025 | Cleanups, Events, Litter
This year’s creek cleanup was held on April 5, and 156 volunteers working at 11 cleanup sites picked up 171 bags of trash, 14 tires, seven shopping carts, and much more. Mostly, we retrieved the usual trash and recyclables: water bottles and beverage containers,...
