Eyes of Paint Branch
@eopbranch.bsky.social
Citizens for the stewardship of the Paint Branch watershed, a subwatershed of the Anacostia River and Chesapeake Bay
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Thank you to our STUPENDOUS community volunteers and @montgomeryparks.bsky.social for a successful Earth Month Cleanup!! Together we removed 1,805 lbs of trash from the Cloverly Loop Trail:
35 bags of TRASH
17 bags of RECYCLING
15 TIRES, and
~175lbs of oversized items
Happy Earth Month! 🌎
35 bags of TRASH
17 bags of RECYCLING
15 TIRES, and
~175lbs of oversized items
Happy Earth Month! 🌎
April 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Thank you to our STUPENDOUS community volunteers and @montgomeryparks.bsky.social for a successful Earth Month Cleanup!! Together we removed 1,805 lbs of trash from the Cloverly Loop Trail:
35 bags of TRASH
17 bags of RECYCLING
15 TIRES, and
~175lbs of oversized items
Happy Earth Month! 🌎
35 bags of TRASH
17 bags of RECYCLING
15 TIRES, and
~175lbs of oversized items
Happy Earth Month! 🌎
***EARTH MONTH CLEANUP***
*** THIS SUNDAY ***
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE:
montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
*** THIS SUNDAY ***
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE:
montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Earth Month Cleanup at Cloverly Loop Trail - Montgomery Parks
Join Montgomery Parks & Eyes of Paint Branch as we celebrate Earth Month through a volunteer park cleanup!
montgomeryparks.org
April 20, 2026 at 1:48 PM
***EARTH MONTH CLEANUP***
*** THIS SUNDAY ***
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE:
montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
*** THIS SUNDAY ***
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE:
montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
***NEW LOCATION FOR OUR EARTH MONTH CLEANUP***
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Earth Month Cleanup at Cloverly Loop Trail - Montgomery Parks
Join Montgomery Parks & Eyes of Paint Branch as we celebrate Earth Month through a volunteer park cleanup!
montgomeryparks.org
April 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
***NEW LOCATION FOR OUR EARTH MONTH CLEANUP***
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!
REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
APRIL IS EARTH MONTH ☺️! Join EOPB and Montgomery Parks for a volunteer park cleanup :
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Fairland Recreational Park
3928 Greencastle Road
Fairland, MD 20866
SSL hours! REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Fairland Recreational Park
3928 Greencastle Road
Fairland, MD 20866
SSL hours! REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Earth Month Cleanup at Fairland Recreational Park - Montgomery Parks
Join Montgomery Parks & Eyes of Paint Branch as we celebrate Earth Month through a volunteer park cleanup!
montgomeryparks.org
April 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
APRIL IS EARTH MONTH ☺️! Join EOPB and Montgomery Parks for a volunteer park cleanup :
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Fairland Recreational Park
3928 Greencastle Road
Fairland, MD 20866
SSL hours! REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Fairland Recreational Park
3928 Greencastle Road
Fairland, MD 20866
SSL hours! REGISTER HERE: montgomeryparks.org/events/earth...
Today EOPB members assisted with a native planting event at Maydale Conservation Park! Host @montgomeryparks.bsky.social partnered with “Identity” to provide environmental volunteer experiences to its youth program. Together, we planted 370 native plant plugs along the Upper PB stream!!
March 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Today EOPB members assisted with a native planting event at Maydale Conservation Park! Host @montgomeryparks.bsky.social partnered with “Identity” to provide environmental volunteer experiences to its youth program. Together, we planted 370 native plant plugs along the Upper PB stream!!
Our Stream Cleanup Summary from Montgomery Parks shows that in 2025 we
* removed 3,414 lb of trash
* gave 119 hours of service
* were joined by 56 community volunteers and
* removed 42 tires
Thank you to @montgomeryparks.bsky.social and our community for helping to improve our watershed!
* removed 3,414 lb of trash
* gave 119 hours of service
* were joined by 56 community volunteers and
* removed 42 tires
Thank you to @montgomeryparks.bsky.social and our community for helping to improve our watershed!
March 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Our Stream Cleanup Summary from Montgomery Parks shows that in 2025 we
* removed 3,414 lb of trash
* gave 119 hours of service
* were joined by 56 community volunteers and
* removed 42 tires
Thank you to @montgomeryparks.bsky.social and our community for helping to improve our watershed!
* removed 3,414 lb of trash
* gave 119 hours of service
* were joined by 56 community volunteers and
* removed 42 tires
Thank you to @montgomeryparks.bsky.social and our community for helping to improve our watershed!
Last weekend, a sewer line blockage resulted in over 10,000 gallons of sewage entering the Paint Branch, near where it crosses under Rts 95/495 in Adelphi.
UPSTREAM COMMUNITIES, remember: “Keep Wipes Out of the Pipes.”
UPSTREAM COMMUNITIES, remember: “Keep Wipes Out of the Pipes.”
WSSC Water Crews Quickly Respond to Sanitary Sewer Overflow in Adelphi
Overflow Caused by “Flushable” Wipes Blockage
Customers Reminded to Keep Wipes Out of the Pipes
Drinking Water NOT Impacted
READ MORE: www.wsscwater.com/news/2026/fe...
Overflow Caused by “Flushable” Wipes Blockage
Customers Reminded to Keep Wipes Out of the Pipes
Drinking Water NOT Impacted
READ MORE: www.wsscwater.com/news/2026/fe...
February 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Last weekend, a sewer line blockage resulted in over 10,000 gallons of sewage entering the Paint Branch, near where it crosses under Rts 95/495 in Adelphi.
UPSTREAM COMMUNITIES, remember: “Keep Wipes Out of the Pipes.”
UPSTREAM COMMUNITIES, remember: “Keep Wipes Out of the Pipes.”
YOU'RE INVITED!
@MontgomeryParks is hosting a site walk for a TAMARACK NEIGHBORHOOD STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT.
Feb 18, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Tamarack Neighborhood Park
13205 Collingwood Terrace, Colesville
Registration and information here: tiny.cc/v00z001
@MontgomeryParks is hosting a site walk for a TAMARACK NEIGHBORHOOD STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT.
Feb 18, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Tamarack Neighborhood Park
13205 Collingwood Terrace, Colesville
Registration and information here: tiny.cc/v00z001
Microsoft Forms
tiny.cc
February 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
YOU'RE INVITED!
@MontgomeryParks is hosting a site walk for a TAMARACK NEIGHBORHOOD STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT.
Feb 18, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Tamarack Neighborhood Park
13205 Collingwood Terrace, Colesville
Registration and information here: tiny.cc/v00z001
@MontgomeryParks is hosting a site walk for a TAMARACK NEIGHBORHOOD STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT.
Feb 18, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Tamarack Neighborhood Park
13205 Collingwood Terrace, Colesville
Registration and information here: tiny.cc/v00z001
Deer navigating a frozen forest near the Good Hope tributary
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Deer navigating a frozen forest near the Good Hope tributary
WSSC Update 10:20 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026: Essential-Water-Use-Only Request Continues wsscwater.com/news/2026/janu…
https://wsscwater.com/news/2026/janu…
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
WSSC Update 10:20 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026: Essential-Water-Use-Only Request Continues wsscwater.com/news/2026/janu…
Thank you to our selfless volunteers who joined us today for our MLK Day Cleanup!! Together with @MontgomeryParks, we hosted this Cleanup at Cross Creek Club Local Park in Silver Spring. We removed 12 bags of trash, 8 bags of cans/bottles, and a discarded BBQ grill!
January 19, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Thank you to our selfless volunteers who joined us today for our MLK Day Cleanup!! Together with @MontgomeryParks, we hosted this Cleanup at Cross Creek Club Local Park in Silver Spring. We removed 12 bags of trash, 8 bags of cans/bottles, and a discarded BBQ grill!
NEXT WEEK: Join us and our partner @montgomeryparks.bsky.social for a 'Day of Service' Stream Cleanup! SSL hours!!
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/events/mlk-c...
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/events/mlk-c...
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
NEXT WEEK: Join us and our partner @montgomeryparks.bsky.social for a 'Day of Service' Stream Cleanup! SSL hours!!
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/events/mlk-c...
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/events/mlk-c...
EOPB stream cleanup teams are featured in the Anacostia Riverkeeper 'Litter to Action' 2025 Report! Find the report here anacostiariverkeeper.org/resource-libra…
Thank you ARK for the support and collaboration!
Thank you ARK for the support and collaboration!
January 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
EOPB stream cleanup teams are featured in the Anacostia Riverkeeper 'Litter to Action' 2025 Report! Find the report here anacostiariverkeeper.org/resource-libra…
Thank you ARK for the support and collaboration!
Thank you ARK for the support and collaboration!
Free native plant kits for Spring 2026 for homes in the Paint Branch communities, from local environmental organization Nature Forward!
natureforward.org/anacostia-ga...
natureforward.org/anacostia-ga...
anacostia garden kits - Nature Forward
Nature Forward seeks to create a larger and more diverse community of people who treasure the natural world and work to preserve it.
natureforward.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Free native plant kits for Spring 2026 for homes in the Paint Branch communities, from local environmental organization Nature Forward!
natureforward.org/anacostia-ga...
natureforward.org/anacostia-ga...
Please join us and our partner @MontgomeryParks for a 'Day of Service' Stream Cleanup! SSL hours!!
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/.../mlk-clea...
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/.../mlk-clea...
MLK Cleanup at Cross Creek Club Local Park - Montgomery Parks
Join Montgomery Parks & Eyes of Paint Branch in celebrating MLK Day through at a volunteer park cleanup! Help beautify your community green spaces, keep litter out of our streams, and protect wildlife...
montgomeryparks.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Please join us and our partner @MontgomeryParks for a 'Day of Service' Stream Cleanup! SSL hours!!
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/.../mlk-clea...
MLK DAY Monday, January 19, 2026
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Cross Creek Club Local Park
3530 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Register here montgomeryparks.org/.../mlk-clea...
Happy 2026 to our community and supporters, helping to conserve, educate, and protect in the Paint Branch watershed!
January 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Happy 2026 to our community and supporters, helping to conserve, educate, and protect in the Paint Branch watershed!
We had a last minute Cleanup at Pilgrim Hills Park today with host @anacostiariverkpr.bsky.social! A small but mighty group of volunteers braved the cold temps to pull cans, bottles, and trash from the parkland around the Paint Branch Stream.
December 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We had a last minute Cleanup at Pilgrim Hills Park today with host @anacostiariverkpr.bsky.social! A small but mighty group of volunteers braved the cold temps to pull cans, bottles, and trash from the parkland around the Paint Branch Stream.
Happy Holidays from Eyes of Paint Branch!
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy Holidays from Eyes of Paint Branch!
Thanks to our small group of stalwart volunteers, and our partner Anacostia Riverkeeper, we had a productive cleanup this morning at Valley Mill Special Park! After collecting trash, we sorted it to be weighed by category, in support of a student environmental grant project.
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Thanks to our small group of stalwart volunteers, and our partner Anacostia Riverkeeper, we had a productive cleanup this morning at Valley Mill Special Park! After collecting trash, we sorted it to be weighed by category, in support of a student environmental grant project.
Our Stream Cleanup Collab with @AnacostiaRrkper is next Monday!
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: Litter to Action : Valley Mill www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: Litter to Action : Valley Mill www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
Litter to Action : Valley Mill
Join us and Eyes on Paint Branch to clean up the area around Valley Mill!
www.eventbrite.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Our Stream Cleanup Collab with @AnacostiaRrkper is next Monday!
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: Litter to Action : Valley Mill www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: Litter to Action : Valley Mill www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
EOPB partnered with Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church today for a Stream Cleanup at Hillandale Local Park, sponsored by @montgomeryparks.bsky.social! The PBUUC team provided a generous donation toward our environmental work, then ‘walked the walk’ and got their hands dirty with us!
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
EOPB partnered with Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church today for a Stream Cleanup at Hillandale Local Park, sponsored by @montgomeryparks.bsky.social! The PBUUC team provided a generous donation toward our environmental work, then ‘walked the walk’ and got their hands dirty with us!
We’re planning a Stream Cleanup Collab with @anacostiariverkpr.bsky.social!
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
Litter to Action : Valley Mill
Join us and Eyes on Paint Branch to clean up the area around Valley Mill!
www.eventbrite.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’re planning a Stream Cleanup Collab with @anacostiariverkpr.bsky.social!
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
MONDAY, NOV 17
10:00a - 1:00p
Valley Mill Special Park
Colesville, MD
SIGN UP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/litter-to-...
Our fall colors were not quite as vibrant this year due to the dry conditions, but the Maryland Upper Paint Branch stream valley still showed some pretty, seasonal tones!
October 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Our fall colors were not quite as vibrant this year due to the dry conditions, but the Maryland Upper Paint Branch stream valley still showed some pretty, seasonal tones!
It’s raining acorns! (Sound on!) Chestnut oaks, including these on the UPB Trail in Burtonsville, are having a “mast year”, or a bumper crop of acorns. Many oaks mast every 2-3 yrs, but chestnut oaks mast every 4-5 yrs. Deer, wild turkey, squirrels and more will enjoy this feast!
October 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It’s raining acorns! (Sound on!) Chestnut oaks, including these on the UPB Trail in Burtonsville, are having a “mast year”, or a bumper crop of acorns. Many oaks mast every 2-3 yrs, but chestnut oaks mast every 4-5 yrs. Deer, wild turkey, squirrels and more will enjoy this feast!
The Gray Hairstreak, a North American butterfly, uses its orange wingspot, together with hair-like projections on the hind wings, to mimic a head. When at rest, the butterfly animates the hind wing ‘eye’ and ‘antennae’. Duped predators lose as the hairstreak escapes the other way
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Gray Hairstreak, a North American butterfly, uses its orange wingspot, together with hair-like projections on the hind wings, to mimic a head. When at rest, the butterfly animates the hind wing ‘eye’ and ‘antennae’. Duped predators lose as the hairstreak escapes the other way