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Land Restoration

April 7, 2017: Restoring the mighty chestnut tree starts with planting the right seed in just the right way

March 29, 2017: March of mound ants is Rx for Maryland savannah

E-cology Reports

Woman of the Cloth: Diverting fabric from landfills one pair of pants at a time March 23, 2018 by Elizabeth McGowan - WASHINGTON—The average American tosses upward of 70 pounds of T-shirts, jeans, sweaters and towels into the garbage. Each year. Do the math in the nation’s capital alone—and that translates to the annual trashing of some 48 million pounds of clothing and other textiles. That staggering figure from the Council for Textile Recycling so weighed down Read more >
A Brush with Conservation: Artists draw on storm drains to protect the Anacostia River January 22, 2018 by Elizabeth McGowan - WASHINGTON—The Anacostia Watershed Society asked local artists to go wild in D.C. neighborhoods. So they did. Literally. And the results are impressive, colorful and yes, even educational. The artists’ “canvases” are stormwater drains. Through November, they had cleverly covered almost two dozen of the rectangles of concrete with regional flora, fauna and landmarks to remind Read more >
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