This #greenheron was too busy fishing to be bothered by my presence. #birdlovers #wildlife #anacostiariver #birdnerd
September 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This #greenheron was too busy fishing to be bothered by my presence. #birdlovers #wildlife #anacostiariver #birdnerd
Stormwater leaving Washington Navy Yard on the Anacostia River is carrying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at levels that make the word "exceedance" feel almost too polite. Effluent testing on August 8 found PAH concentrations at one outfall running 5…
#AnacostiaRiver #PAH #Superfund #WaterQuality
#AnacostiaRiver #PAH #Superfund #WaterQuality
Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain — Speak for the Trees
www.speakforthetrees.com
August 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Stormwater leaving Washington Navy Yard on the Anacostia River is carrying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at levels that make the word "exceedance" feel almost too polite. Effluent testing on August 8 found PAH concentrations at one outfall running 5…
#AnacostiaRiver #PAH #Superfund #WaterQuality
#AnacostiaRiver #PAH #Superfund #WaterQuality
August 15, 2026 at 8:34 PM
August 14, 2026 at 10:57 AM
#WashingtonDCwillconsiderbottlebill to tackle litter & container pollution in the #AnacostiaRiver. It aims to have a 70% recycling rate its 1st year, diverting 80% of city waste away from landfills/incineration by 2032.
February 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#WashingtonDCwillconsiderbottlebill to tackle litter & container pollution in the #AnacostiaRiver. It aims to have a 70% recycling rate its 1st year, diverting 80% of city waste away from landfills/incineration by 2032.
My best finish in a trivia night was a combo of #bikedc and #anacostiariver topics and my team still only came in second.
I still have the hydroflask pint cup we won though. Worth it.
I still have the hydroflask pint cup we won though. Worth it.
June 24, 2026 at 2:13 AM
My best finish in a trivia night was a combo of #bikedc and #anacostiariver topics and my team still only came in second.
I still have the hydroflask pint cup we won though. Worth it.
I still have the hydroflask pint cup we won though. Worth it.
Amazing! #anacostiariver
🚨 NEW STATION ALERT 🚨
We have a new station in Prince George’s County at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. 🚲♥
We have a new station in Prince George’s County at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. 🚲♥
January 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Amazing! #anacostiariver
Today’s DC high schoolers only think the #anacostiariver is dirty because we’ve told them that. Ask them, unsolicited, and they say it’s beautiful and wild.
A reminder to my colleagues in the humanities: a twenty year old was likely born in 2004, which means their cultural memory begins in roughly 2014 when they were 10. Pixar’s Inside Out came out in 2015, 45 was elected in 2016, Adele and Rihanna were the top singers.
August 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Today’s DC high schoolers only think the #anacostiariver is dirty because we’ve told them that. Ask them, unsolicited, and they say it’s beautiful and wild.
(Posting in my personal capacity.)
The story is out! Please like and follow @baragonasteve and me for more stories.
38,000 river-cleaning mussels released into Washington, DC’s Anacostia River, and counting!
#AnacostiaRiver #FreshwaterMussels #CleanWater
The story is out! Please like and follow @baragonasteve and me for more stories.
38,000 river-cleaning mussels released into Washington, DC’s Anacostia River, and counting!
#AnacostiaRiver #FreshwaterMussels #CleanWater
July 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
(Posting in my personal capacity.)
The story is out! Please like and follow @baragonasteve and me for more stories.
38,000 river-cleaning mussels released into Washington, DC’s Anacostia River, and counting!
#AnacostiaRiver #FreshwaterMussels #CleanWater
The story is out! Please like and follow @baragonasteve and me for more stories.
38,000 river-cleaning mussels released into Washington, DC’s Anacostia River, and counting!
#AnacostiaRiver #FreshwaterMussels #CleanWater
Recovered from decades of industrial waste dumping, one river in the nation’s capital is again threatened—this time by federal budget cuts.
Full story: progressive.org/magazine/unc...
#washingtondc #anacostiariver #environmentalracism
Full story: progressive.org/magazine/unc...
#washingtondc #anacostiariver #environmentalracism
Uncharted Waters
Recovered from decades of industrial waste dumping, one river in the nation’s capital is again threatened—this time by federal budget cuts.
progressive.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Recovered from decades of industrial waste dumping, one river in the nation’s capital is again threatened—this time by federal budget cuts.
Full story: progressive.org/magazine/unc...
#washingtondc #anacostiariver #environmentalracism
Full story: progressive.org/magazine/unc...
#washingtondc #anacostiariver #environmentalracism
🌍Have you registered to participate in AWS's 40th Annual Earth Day Cleanup? Registration is open until April 21st, but don't delay, register today! Visit our Earth Day webpage for details and to register! bit.ly/awscleanup
#EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #earthdaycleanup #volunteer #dmv #anacostiariver
#EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #earthdaycleanup #volunteer #dmv #anacostiariver
April 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🌍Have you registered to participate in AWS's 40th Annual Earth Day Cleanup? Registration is open until April 21st, but don't delay, register today! Visit our Earth Day webpage for details and to register! bit.ly/awscleanup
#EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #earthdaycleanup #volunteer #dmv #anacostiariver
#EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #earthdaycleanup #volunteer #dmv #anacostiariver
Sharkey found several bags of yard waste dumped in the park in West Laurel, Maryland. He pulled them out of the brambles so the #PrinceGeorgesCountyMD Highways Department can pick them up. 🦈 #SharkeyAttack #SharkRanger #IndianCreek #AnacostiaRiver #PotomacRiver #ChesapeakeBay #BetterThanYouFoundIt
March 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Sharkey found several bags of yard waste dumped in the park in West Laurel, Maryland. He pulled them out of the brambles so the #PrinceGeorgesCountyMD Highways Department can pick them up. 🦈 #SharkeyAttack #SharkRanger #IndianCreek #AnacostiaRiver #PotomacRiver #ChesapeakeBay #BetterThanYouFoundIt
D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb filed a landmark lawsuit against the U.S. government, citing over 150 years of pollution in the Anacostia River.
Read More at: www.washingtoninformer.com/district-dc-sues-us-government
#environmentaljustice #anacostiariver
Read More at: www.washingtoninformer.com/district-dc-sues-us-government
#environmentaljustice #anacostiariver
January 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb filed a landmark lawsuit against the U.S. government, citing over 150 years of pollution in the Anacostia River.
Read More at: www.washingtoninformer.com/district-dc-sues-us-government
#environmentaljustice #anacostiariver
Read More at: www.washingtoninformer.com/district-dc-sues-us-government
#environmentaljustice #anacostiariver
Rain or shine, our IBSS team showed up to make a difference!
Thank you to the Anacostia Watershed Society for leading such an important initiative and to every volunteer who stepped up to keep our waterways clean!
#EarthDay2025 #IBSSGivesBack #AnacostiaRiver
Thank you to the Anacostia Watershed Society for leading such an important initiative and to every volunteer who stepped up to keep our waterways clean!
#EarthDay2025 #IBSSGivesBack #AnacostiaRiver
April 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Rain or shine, our IBSS team showed up to make a difference!
Thank you to the Anacostia Watershed Society for leading such an important initiative and to every volunteer who stepped up to keep our waterways clean!
#EarthDay2025 #IBSSGivesBack #AnacostiaRiver
Thank you to the Anacostia Watershed Society for leading such an important initiative and to every volunteer who stepped up to keep our waterways clean!
#EarthDay2025 #IBSSGivesBack #AnacostiaRiver
The next big community science event in our region — the #AnacostiaRiver Bioblitz — is Sept 11–14! A “Census of the Natural World” led by @AnacostiaWS & M-NCPPC.
Nature Forward is proud to take part in this celebration of local biodiversity!
🔗 www.inaturalist.org/projects/bio...
Nature Forward is proud to take part in this celebration of local biodiversity!
🔗 www.inaturalist.org/projects/bio...
This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I
According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️
According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️
August 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The next big community science event in our region — the #AnacostiaRiver Bioblitz — is Sept 11–14! A “Census of the Natural World” led by @AnacostiaWS & M-NCPPC.
Nature Forward is proud to take part in this celebration of local biodiversity!
🔗 www.inaturalist.org/projects/bio...
Nature Forward is proud to take part in this celebration of local biodiversity!
🔗 www.inaturalist.org/projects/bio...
For the second year in a row, the Committee on Transportation and the #Environment stepped in and fully restored the funds cut in the Mayor’s proposed budget to the #AnacostiaRiver Clean-Up and Protection Fund: youtu.be/dBg2oeq8yaM
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Bite-Sized Transportation & Environment Budget Update #2: The Bag Fee
YouTube video by DC Councilmember Charles Allen
youtu.be
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For the second year in a row, the Committee on Transportation and the #Environment stepped in and fully restored the funds cut in the Mayor’s proposed budget to the #AnacostiaRiver Clean-Up and Protection Fund: youtu.be/dBg2oeq8yaM
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Foggy morning today overlooking the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on the Anacostia River. #foggymorning #fog #FrederickDouglassMemorialBridge #anacostiariver #washingtondc
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Foggy morning today overlooking the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on the Anacostia River. #foggymorning #fog #FrederickDouglassMemorialBridge #anacostiariver #washingtondc