City arborist and volunteers tackle invasive species one park at a time
BY ILANA WILLIAMS Wearing neon orange vests and crouching behind tall grasses and trees, City Arborist Dawn Taft and a…
Hyattsville turns on the lights for alternative energy
BY ILANA WILLIAMS The future of Hyattsville is renewable energy. At least that’s what the city hopes. The Hyattsville Public…
Prince George’s Audubon Society partners with homeowners to create wildlife habitat
By Michael Purdie Spring is right around the corner, and the Prince George’s County Audubon Society is resuming their Wildlife…
Trolley Trail trees carry IDs
By Michael Purdie The City of College Park’s Committee for a Better Environment (CBE) launched an initiative late last fall…
Opposition to Adelphi Road Sector Plan mounts
By Sophie Gorman Oriani Last October, when University of Maryland President Darryll Pines announced that plans to develop Guilford Woods…
Hyattsville supports county climate plan, opposes flood plain development
By Rebecca Marx On Jan. 14, the Prince George’s Climate Action Commission submitted a draft climate action plan (CAP) to…
My Two Cents: Hyattsville: The Anacostia River starts here
By Becki Young As a longtime resident of Hyattsville, I am embarrassed to admit I always thought the Anacostia River…
From Where I stand: Leaf blowers: nuisance or necessity?
By Nan Roche This time of year is beautiful, as we enjoy the change of seasons, but a week ago,…
City defends Hyattsville’s tree canopy
BY WINTER HAWK AND KIT SLACK Saturday, Oct. 23, Defensores de la Cuenca (Defenders of the Watershed) collaborated with the…
Fall leaves blow as city debates leaf blower ban
By Winter Hawk At their Oct. 18 meeting, some city councilmembers were hesitant to phase in a ban on gas-powered…