Rock Creek Park

The last phase of the final segment of the yearslong rehabilitation of Beach Drive is finally here.

The best place to see them is right at the bank of Rock Creek near Peirce Mill in Northwest D.C. At the right time of year, there might be hundreds of fast-moving shadows slipping through the water, chasing one another upstream.

The three-year effort to completely rehabilitate Beach Drive from Rock Creek Parkway to the Maryland line is entering its final phase.

As many as 10,000 volunteers are expected to hit the outdoors on Saturday, and they’ll have trash bags in hand. The annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup has been a spring tradition in the D.C. area since 1989.

A modest crowd of about 30 people turned up at an open house at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center on April 3rd, which provided new insight on the complex’s future renovations by reviewing its Environmental Assessment (EA) and holding a…

If you’ve ever been for a hike in Rock Creek Park after a rainstorm, you probably know the smell.

Over the last six years residents of Forest Hills may have noticed regular late fall bulletins from the National Park Service (NPS) announcing a “window of opportunity” for sharpshooters to kill deer in Rock Creek Park. NPS claims that the…

Stories abound of citizens pitching in to pick up trash on federal land while government workers are furloughed have made headlines. But hundreds of volunteers are being turned away: people with regular volunteer gigs are being told to stay…

WASHINGTON — Two strangers out to take photos of a beautiful, snowy night ended up in a life-or-death situation together in the height of Sunday’s snowstorm. The rescue in Rock Creek Park involved one of WTOP’s very own.

On a misty December morning, two women in high rubber boots stood in a babbling stream in Northwest Washington, gushing over bugs.

“I think people often forget or don’t recognize that urban areas are actually part of nature, too."

WASHINGTON — Eels were once a tasty meal for early Washingtonians and Native Americans who lived along the banks of the Potomac River. The American eel thrived in the rivers and streams of this area, but are now rare — victims of the urban…

WASHINGTON — Annual deer population management at Rock Creek Park in Northwest D.C. starts Tuesday, leading to possible, temporary road closures at night.