The Eyes of Paint Branch - Spring 2003 Newsletter
Volume: 9 Issue: 1
Eyes of Paint Branch Upcoming Events
EOPB & Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church Joint Community Service Day Project
Saturday, March 22 • 10am - 1pm
We will be removing non-native invasive plants that are destroying the natural ecosystem of this beautiful area of the Left Fork of the Paint Branch. Please bring heavy gloves, long sleeves & pants and pruning shears & lopers. Among the most prevalent invasive plants is multi-flora rose, which is very nasty to remove. There are also other less challenging plants to tackle, but please prepare for the worst. Boots might be a good idea, since it will probably be muddy in places.
Directions: From Briggs Chaney Road, turn north onto Claude Lane, then left onto Maydale Dr. and then right into driveway to Maydale Nature Center.
For more information, call Bob Ferraro at 301/890-1998.
Guided Bird Walk
Sunday, April 6, 2003 • 8am
Enjoy a leisurely walk around the Good Hope sub-watershed, through scarce interior forest habitat, with EOPB birder Laura Appelbaum. Meet in the parking lot of Charles R. Drew Elementary School.
ICC Stream Walk
Saturday, April 12, 2003 • 9am to 12 noon
Join us for a leisurely walk through a beautiful mature hardwood forest, wetlands, the primary brown trout spawning and nursery area, and see the path that the ICC would cut through the heart of it all. Meet in the parking lot of Charles R. Drew Elementary School.
University of Maryland’s Earth Day Festival in College Park
Friday, April 18th • 12pm - 8pm
This Earth Day festival includes speakers, games, education booths from both on- and off-campus organizations, art activities, bands, and hopefully you. EOPB will have a display table at Hornbake plaza.
EOPB ICC Community Forum
Thursday, April 24, 2003 and May 22, 2003 • 7:30 to 9pm
Come hear the latest information on the proposed Inter-County Connector, see detailed maps from the previous studies, see a presentation highlighting the issues, and share your concerns with other residents. Held in the meeting room at the Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, MD (1/3 mile east of Rt. 29).
Colesville Community Strawberry Festival
Saturday, late May • 10am to 4pm
Enjoy fresh strawberries and locally made ice cream with your friends and neighbors at this favorite Colesville community event. Stop by the EOPB display booth to tell us about an issue in your area, learn about our activities, or just say hello.
All events are conducted rain or shine. EOPB hopes to hear a response soon to a proposal to conduct our largest stream improvement projects to date. If we receive this grant, a number of additional significant events will be scheduled throughout the coming months. See the calendar of events for the latest information.