Rock Creek Park Newswire (Page 2)
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News roundup: Tea party seeks a political boost from Obamcare
... an interesting way to help feed the homeless. It's donating the meat harvested from deer killed in D.C.'s Rock Creek Park to a shelter where it will be made into a ragu on top of whole wheat pasta and topped with cheese. [ CityPaper ] Topping the ... Comment?
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Chandra Levy murder trial releasing jurors' questionnaires
... murder, concluding the illegal Salvadoran immigrant had killed Levy while she was alone in Washington's Rock Creek Park. At the time of her death in 2001, the 24-year-old Levy was preparing to return to Modesto, Calif., where her parents still live. ... Comment?
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... designed by Beatrix Farrand and once enjoyed by local gentry, foreign dignitaries and poets, is now part of Rock Creek Park, one of 401 National Parks Service properties across the country. Join the Open House on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 ... Comment?
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Guest commentary: Keeping Boulder clean and beautiful
... himself including the National Mall in Washington, D.C. the White House grounds, the Jefferson Memorial and Rock Creek Park. He was also an early advocate for promoting the Redwoods National Park. In 1903 there was an organization called the Boulder ... Comment?
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Homeless To Get Venison From National Park Service's Rock Creek Deer Hunt
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... D.C.-area homeless shelters. The venison is the bounty from a park service-sanctioned, three-night hunt in Rock Creek Park back in March, part of an effort to manage the park's ample population of white-tailed deer. It was the park's first such ... Comment?
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Rock Creek deer hunt meat donated to food bank
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... the National Park Service is now being put to use at the D.C. Central Kitchen. The venison is from a hunt in Rock Creek Park meant to control the white-tailed deer population , according the the Park Service. It was delivered to the food bank on ... Comment?
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Rock Creek Park Deer Become Pasta Ragu for the Homeless
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The white-tailed deer killed in the National Park Service's recent population-control cull in Rock Creek Park will soon become a ground venison ragu atop whole wheat rotini baked with mozzarella cheese. Comment?
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National Park Service gives venison to food bank
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... organizations serving low-income city residents. The National Park Service donated the meat from a hunt in Rock Creek Park meant to control the white-tailed deer population. Photo: DC Central Kitchen "We'll be using the meat to prepare a hearty ... Comment?
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DC-area Preservation funding grant contest
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... the United States in 1940. The 27 acre Park in historic Georgetown is a unit of the National Park Service's Rock Creek Park. The Conservancy, in partnership with Rock Creek Park, is working to rescue and repair the Park from stormwater and invasive ... Comment?
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Nearly 600 lbs of venison donated to D.C. food bank
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... the National Park Service is now being put to use at the D.C. Central Kitchen. The venison is from a hunt in Rock Creek Park meant to control the white-tailed deer population , according the the Park Service. It was delivered to the food bank on ... Comment?
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Oh, You Bitty Things: Jordan Brown Documents the Lives of D.C.'s Bugs
... deception and subterfuge, of predators and prey. Early mornings, and sometimes late at night, he slips into Rock Creek Park, shuffles through leaf litter, peels back bark, and peeks under fungus to capture the overlooked wildlife of the District, a ... Comment?
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99 Years Later, Electric Car 'Sociability Run' Honored In DC
... electric car-owners to rally in Washington, D.C. for a 14-mile drive, which ended at Joaquin Miller Cabin in Rock Creek Park. The trip took just over one hour and 15 minutes. According to news accounts of the period , this wasn't the first such ... Comment?
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Court: Juror questionnaires in Chandra Levy trial must be released
... murder, concluding the illegal Salvadoran immigrant had killed Levy while she was alone in Washington's Rock Creek Park. At the time of her death in 2001, the 24-year-old Levy was preparing to return to Modesto, Calif., where her parents still live. ... Comment?
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... side. The idea reminded Filner of the 20 years he spent in Washington, enjoying car-free weekends at popular Rock Creek Park. "People are walking, biking, skateboarding, talking to each other-without the cars," he recalled. "You just feel a whole ... Comment?
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Volunteers go to war against Rock Creek Park invader
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Some D.C. residents have volunteered in the war against a foreign invader that threatens the trees in Rock Creek Park. Comment?
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Environmentalists face challenges trying to plant in less-green neighborhoods
... . The city has often been praised for its urban forest , boosted by trees on the federally owned Mall and in Rock Creek Park, but only 36 percent of the overall canopy remains, a decrease from 50 percent in 1950, due in large part to development. Comment?
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The Capital Crescent Trail: A Tree-Lined Route for Bikers, Joggers, and Walkers
... childhood using the trail. "Some stretches of the trail are so densely forested you feel as though you're in Rock Creek Park," she adds, referencing the 2,000-acre park administered by the National Park Service. But the trail's path may soon become ... Comment?
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Muriel's Vetting: Who is Muriel Bowser, and is she ready to be D.C.'s next mayor?
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... residents who feel threatened by the city's rapid growth? Check. Bona fides with white voters west of Rock Creek Park and in gentrifying neighborhoods elsewhere who supported Adrian Fenty and Michelle Rhee three years ago, many of whom now feel ... Comment?
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D.C., Montgomery schools named National Green Ribbon schools
... teachers design science and health lessons around the school garden and students take regular field trips to Rock Creek Park. The school is trying to become trash-free, using composting and recycling to cut down on waste. "We are so incredibly proud ... Comment?
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Nesting Barred Owls Snap Up Hot Georgetown Real Estate
... a natural resource management specialist for Rock Creek National Park. Barred owls are relatively common in Rock Creek Park, according to Ferebee. "It is also likely that the owls are a mating pair and may be using the area for nesting. It is not ... Comment?
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