Ten Mile Creek Watershed-Wildflower Walk, April 13, 2024
It was a beautiful, cool and breezy Saturday, on the 13th of April, for our annual Friends of Ten Mile Creek & Little Seneca Reservoir Watershed and Wildflower Walk. Jay Cinque ferried our group on the tractor-pulled hay wagon to our starting point at the Beck Farm, which is now part of the Ten Mile Creek Conservation Park. From there, John Parrish, widely known for his botanical expertise and intimate knowledge of the area, led an intrepid group of about 15 people on a 1.5-mile circuit through the forests and floodplains of the Ten Mile Creek Watershed. There were some challenging creek crossings, slippery slopes, thorny thickets to navigate, and hilly terrain – and we all made it through relatively unscathed!…
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Ten Mile Creek Watershed & Wildflower Walk
The Friends of Ten Mile Creek & Little Seneca Reservoir will be leading a Watershed and Wildflower Walk on Saturday April 13th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. If it’s raining, we will postpone it to Sunday April 14th at noon.
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Creek Watch
As earth moving begins on Pulte's Creekside at Cabin Branch development the stream is likely to become cloudy after rainstorms and sediment will be most visible to the public at the stream ford. FoTMC members have also noticed more instances of illegal dumping at the ford and along West Old Baltimore Road. Read more for links to report any violations you might witness.
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Clarksburg Gateway Sector Plan is on a Fast Track
We are very concerned about the extent of the development of the 200-acre historic COMSAT property, as well as proposals to build new roads, including the Clarksburg By-pass, the extension of Observation Drive, the extension of Little Seneca Parkway, and plans to construct a new I-270 interchange.
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Rare and Beautiful Drinking Water Creeks in the Upcounty Are Worth Fighting to Protect
Both Ten Mile Creek and Little Seneca Reservoir are located within Seneca Creek watershed, Montgomery County’s largest watershed and a designated drinking water supply. The major threat to these waterbodies is urbanization (a.k.a. sprawl) from proposed development projects. During urbanization, developers take down forests and farms, then they grade, compact and pave-over the land; the resulting runoff over time erodes streams, and silts-in lakes and the Chesapeake Bay with sediment.
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The Importance of Water: Life's Precious Essence
Water, the elixir of life, is an essential component of our existence. It is a fundamental resource that sustains all forms of life on Earth. Indeed, we can live without a house or clothing for months, we can live without food for weeks, but to live without water is measured in terms of days and hours.
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