tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82211952186874011512024-03-12T19:07:02.279-04:00Slow the Flow: Three Oaks HOASlow the Flow: Protecting Our Creek stormwater management project will help Three Oaks community lower its impact on Sligo Creek, the Anacostia River, and the Chesapeake Bay. The grant-funded project will collect water runoff from asphalt and gutters and help it seep gradually into the soil, reducing pollutants going into storm drains. Slow the Flow will protect our creek, our trees and our landscaping.
Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-58832178048615002252018-12-14T19:41:00.001-05:002018-12-14T19:41:26.373-05:00Last day when the site is planted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The section where the water will enter the conservation landscape area is lined in stones to help slow down the water and have it soak into the ground. </div>
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At the same time, the plants are set in place. Micro-berms are laid perpendicular to the water flow, which also helps slow down the stormwater entering the garden.<br />
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A new bay magnolia tree anchors the north-west side.<br />
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Large stones lead up from the playground to the Three Oaks homes on the upper level.<br />
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Day 3 and the plants are going in.</div>
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Large stepping stones will lead the families to the upper level homes.<br />
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<br />Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-76995266887023812192018-11-28T12:57:00.003-05:002018-11-28T12:57:53.552-05:00Day 2: Conservation Landscape ConstructionToday is the final removal of turf and ground cover.<br />
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We put up a temporary sign to let local owners and pedestrians know what's coming soon for storm water management.<br />
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Kit Gage (Friends of Sligo Creek) and Mark Dennis (Back Yard Bounty) review the water diversion placement. A trench or speed hump will direct the water into the conservation landscape area.<br />
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The ground will need to be dug out in order for it to dip down off the curb. This will allow rain water to pool and then flow slowly down hill.<br />
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As the water flows down hill, the goal is to "slow it down, spread it out, and soak it in."<br />
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The micro-berms are set up to slow down the water. Their placement is critical to make sure the water does not "blow out" a berm and then overflow into the street.<br />
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Jeff Popp (Chesapeake Bay Trust) arrived on site to meet our team leaders and to make sure things were progressing properly according to grant rules.<br />
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<br />Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-67608780452745599892018-11-27T17:50:00.001-05:002018-11-27T17:50:36.747-05:00Day 1: Conservation Landscaping Construction<br />
The landscapers arrived early. Most of the day was digging up grass, invasive ground cover (vinca) and honeysuckle bushes.<br />
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Before: Looking uphill over ground cover</td></tr>
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On Day 1 there's a lot of digging and pulling to get the invasives loose. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before: Looking downhill over invasive growth</td></tr>
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As you look downhill (before) you can see the honeysuckle bushes and English ivy (with poison ivy hidden underneath). </div>
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ran up and starting digging and poking, saying, "This is where they are planting a new garden. I'm going to draw some lines to show the workers where to put things." </div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">For quite a few years, Friends of Sligo Creek, Three
Oaks Association, and neighbors who live near Seven Oaks have talked to Montgomery County representatives from
the Department of Parks and the Department of Environmental Protection about erosion and rain i</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">ssues on the steep hill leading from Hamilton Avenue down to the playground. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">This photo shows the</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;"> erosion on the hill that goes up to Hamilton Avenue during a 2017 rain storm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">The County has tried several remediation efforts, such unclogging the upper and lower storm drains and
re-planting the grass on the hill. Nothing has been very effective, partly due
to prior erosion paths, the steepness of the hill, </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">the </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">deep shade in this </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">area, and the fact
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erosion means that muddy stormwater collects at the bottom of the hill, which
stops up the storm drain or sits below the drain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">Then the mud and silt </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">overflow down the Three Oaks sidewalk and parking area, and run
down the street and into our storm drains, which empty into Sligo Creek.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">In August 2018, representatives from Three Oaks HOA and
Friends of Sligo Creek initiated a new collaboration with Montgomery County
Parks and Montgomery County Rainscapes (DEP). After meeting at the site,
attendees discussed several solutions that would help, such as removing one impervious walkway, re-grading the area, and adding plants to absorb water. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">There is not one
easy, simple solution due to mature trees and electric and water lines. A few
drawings were produced and a follow-up meeting was held on November 15, 2018
with a County Parks</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">engineer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">Three Oaks Association signed a letter of collaboration, expressing our agreement if the sidewalk removal and planted area was partly on Three Oaks Association (3OA) property. 3OA also will pay our landscapers to maintain the planted area. </span></div>
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agreed that the mutual collaboration would make the project more viable. Plus this effort pairs nicely with the nearby Conservation Landscaping being installed by 3OA under a Chesapeake Bay Trust grant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12pt;">The 11/15/2018 meeting included representatives from County Parks, DEP, FOSC, and
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Look for our sign near the Little Free Libraries in Seven Oaks Park and Playground. You'll see the concept drawing and an arrow pointing to the planned construction next to the street, up above the large boulders.<br />
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<br />Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-48537914890622104682018-11-10T17:05:00.001-05:002018-11-10T17:05:27.707-05:00Storm Drain stickers help alert people to where drains exit<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">It's important to inform and educate the public about storm drains. Many of us do not know </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">that around 70% of all storm drains lead directly into open waterways, without any treatment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">That is certainly true of the storm drains on Three Oaks Drive. Our storm drains run directly into Sligo Creek. Street pollutants, silt, pet wastes, pesticides, asphalt granules from our roofs: These all run into our open storm drains, and these items damage the creek's water quality. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">And since Sligo Creek runs into the Anacostia and from there into the Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay, the health of every waterway affects the next part of the water system -- all the way to the ocean. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A drain marker </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">provides a visual "warning sign" to help inform and educate people that anything that is poured/dropped into the drain will go into waterways untreated.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Montgomery County supports individuals, groups, and communities that want to install drain markers on their storm drains. Go to the links below to learn how to help and to get your free materials. It's a great project for a family, a scout troop, a classroom, or a church group. </span><br />
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<br />Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-2454952104797647202018-11-03T13:25:00.001-04:002018-11-03T13:25:58.331-04:00Telling families at the park & playground about our Conservation Landscape projectThe Three Oaks Association and Friends of Sligo Creek are getting closer to the installation of the Conservation Landscape project.<br />
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In October, we spent some time in the Seven Oaks Park and Playground. The park is busy with children and families who play here, as well as numerous joggers, dog walkers, and bike riders who are passing through, enjoying the fall weather.<br />
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We are telling people about the upcoming construction, what the purpose is, what it will look like, and how it will benefit them and our environment.<br />
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Nina is showing friends where the new landscape will be, and how children should walk around the new plants as they are getting established.<br />
<br />Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-87586530597350729742018-11-02T20:58:00.005-04:002018-11-02T20:58:40.820-04:00More presentations to Three Oaks Association homeowners<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Molengo; font-size: 14.85px;">The Storm Water Grant Team held another information session with HOA owners.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Molengo; font-size: 14.85px;">It was a great chance to hear how Montgomery County and the Chesapeake Bay Trust are working with property owners to control stormwater and help get it back into the ground instead of running into storm drains. Every effort to divert rain water into the ground helps reduce pollution in Sligo Creek.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Molengo; font-size: 14.85px;">A speed bump is one way to divert water across a road. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Molengo; font-size: 14.85px;">But on our street, there's a steep uphill curve. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Molengo; font-size: 14.85px;">Answer: The weeding and mulching will be added to the 3OA annual landscaping contract. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Molengo;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Answer: 3OA currently cleans out our drainage system once a year. The trench drain could be added to that contract. </span></span><br />
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Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-80403763140269786992018-10-19T14:00:00.001-04:002018-10-19T14:00:13.220-04:00Information Sessions for Homeowners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our Three Oaks Association Storm Water Grant Team held several information sessions with the HOA owners and renters.<br />
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First we gave background information on what storm water is, why it can be a problem in our neighborhood, and what we can do about it.<br />
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We have some terrific presentation posters to illustrate all of those points.<br />
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Second, we handed out material that shows what our Grant budget looks like, including how much is matched by our HOA reserve funds and by "in-kind" donations from our neighbors.<br />
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Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-19902648834870202682018-10-19T13:10:00.000-04:002018-11-03T13:06:20.599-04:00Prior to Construction: Perc Test completed! We needed a perc test!<br />
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As we get closer to the construction of our Conservation Landscape (CL), a Three Oaks Association owner (Katherine) enlisted the help of her grandchildren to dig a hole and check if the water would drain according to CL rules.<br />
This drainage check is commonly called a "perc test," where you see if the water percolates quickly enough into the soil to allow proper drainage. If the soil does not "perc" quickly enough, then the rainwater will simply run downhill and pool at the lowest point.<br />
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This test is ideal for eager hands and a strong shovel. You also need a measuring tape to make the hole the proper depth.<br />
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After digging the hole, you fill it with water. After waiting 24 hours, check the hole. If the water has all drained and the hole is empty, the perc test is successful. Some standards ask for a repeat.<br />
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While doing this test, be sure to cover the hole or fence it off so no one will hurt themselves. And then fill the hole when the test is completed.<br />
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<b>Here's a great pdf that gives easy illustrations for doing a perc test: </b> https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DEP/Resources/Files/downloads/rainscapes/How-To-Do-a-Perc-Test.pdf<br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At one of the 5 Books and Bulbs events in </span>Montgomery County, MD<span style="color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span></h2>
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October is Energy Action Month! Montgomery County is celebrating with programs and events that can help residents and businesses save energy and money.</div>
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<b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Books and Bulbs </b>are free events where County residents bring their old, inefficient light bulbs and trade them for free for up to 3 LED bulbs, a kids’ activity book, and a reusable bag. </div>
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More information on Montgomery County's Energy Events<br />
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A crew of volunteers were out this weekend picking up trash near Long Branch Library <span style="font-size: 12pt;">. They had Orange M-NCPPC County Park trash bags, and everything they picked up kept it out of the nearby storm drain, which flows into Long Branch. A great demonstration of the power of volunteers. </span></div>
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Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-25935571961433525222018-08-09T19:48:00.001-04:002018-08-09T19:48:36.188-04:00See the Slow the Flow message in the Friends of Sligo Creek kiosks<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As you walk the Sligo Creek trail, the several kiosks give us pertinent information on enjoying nature as well as keeping our stream healthy. </span></div>
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In August, the Slow the Flow team set up the kiosks to promote our message.</div>
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Here is a knowledgeable mother explaining stormwater management to her child. This is a good example of "Each one teach one."</div>
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Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-44000810336804502222018-07-01T19:39:00.004-04:002018-07-01T19:39:55.536-04:00<h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">The Ocean Plast</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">ics Lab -- Part 2</span></h2>
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Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-79729423946911234252018-06-30T22:22:00.002-04:002018-07-01T19:16:16.883-04:00<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our every day choices affect not only Sligo Creek, but also eventually the Ocean!</span></div>
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Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-89474303350070593062018-05-20T00:15:00.003-04:002018-05-20T15:28:20.860-04:00Girl Scouts Meet with our Slow the Flow Team!<span style="font-family: inherit;">Local Girl Scout troop 4005 spent a recent troop meeting in Three Oaks Association learning about stormwater management. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Posters and handouts gave them insights into how stormwater can be harmful to our local streams, and, ultimately to the Chesapeake Bay. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The girls talked about a volunteer project: Installing storm drain markers in Three Oaks Association and other streets near their homes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Girl Scout troop agreed to install storm drain
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For more details on storm drain making and
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Sample materials that the Slow the Flow grant team uses to illustrate stormwater management.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How stormwater moves from our homes to our streams <i>(Courtesy: Montgomery County, MD Dept of Envrionmental Protection) </i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dry wells and rain gardens can capture stormwater <i>(Courtesy: quinaultindiannation.com)</i></td></tr>
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Where does rain water go in your neighborhood? The best way to find out is to take a walk outside during a storm. Put on your boots and raincoat and go see what happens!</h2>
In this first photo, you can look up at the hill from the Seven Oaks Park and Playground. The water is running down the steep hill because the ground is not porous enough to absorb the water. The result is erosion and the topsoil is carried down into a storm drain (between the two trees on the left side).<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The fine particles of soil, called silt, go into the drain and end up in Sligo Creek. Silt is not beneficial to the stream, because it causes a cloudy plume, which blocks sunlight and kills vegetation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: inherit;">This second photo shows the mud that collects at the bottom of the hill. The hard-packed earth does not absorb the water easily, and it sits on the low-lying sidewalk. The mud is made up partly of silt, some of which washes into the storm drain near the playground (in the center of the photo). The rest of the mud sits on the sidewalk, a nuisance to pedestrians. </span><br />
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If you walk down the Three Oaks Association parking lot, you will see the water sweeping down the asphalt, picking up oils, pollutants, and trash on its way, until it reaches a storm drain. From there the water goes into a large pipe and gets dumped into Sligo Creek.<br />
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Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-84731567471885512432018-05-11T00:29:00.000-04:002018-05-20T00:33:51.696-04:00Children are Eager Learners<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span>
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It does not take much to show children how to be "all in" with environmental campaigns. </h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">On Earth Day several friends were talking in the <a href="http://threeoakshoa.org/" target="_blank">Three Oaks Homeowners Association</a>. We heard a voice behind us say, "Kids, there's another one." Turning around, we saw two children who quickly stopped in their tracks, bent down to pick up a single soda straw, and add it to their father's bag. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It takes just a little time and energy to engage children and show them what is needed to improve our world. Thank you to all our neighbors who walk down Three Oaks Drive to enjoy <a href="http://www.fosc.org/" target="_blank">Sligo Creek</a>! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class="_5afx" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px;"><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sligocreek?source=feed_text" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="font-family: inherit; unicode-bidi: isolate;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">SligoCreek</span></a></span><br />
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<span id="goog_1464181239"></span><span id="goog_1464181240"></span><br />Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-82367656536619951002018-05-09T21:26:00.002-04:002018-05-20T00:35:42.809-04:00Friends of Sligo Creek (FOSC) Kiosk<h2>
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Equally lucky is that we live near a terrific kiosk maintained by <a href="http://www.fosc.org/" target="_blank">FOSC</a> on the hiking trail <a href="http://www.fosc.org/TGMap5.htm" target="_blank">at the footbridge between Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue</a> near the intersection of Bennington Drive. This is where the Bennington Tributary runs into Sligo Creek.</h4>
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Every month or so volunteers post animal facts, photos, poems, and nature commentary in the kiosk. There is usually information about upcoming events that relate to the environment and caring for our local Sligo Creek and the broader community. Check it out to see what gem is there this month!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Right now (to celebrate the April <a href="http://www.fosc.org/SweepTheCreek.htm" target="_blank">"Sweep the Creek"</a> clean-up day)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">into the Anacostia River into the Potomac, and then into the Chesapeake Bay. </span></div>
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<br />Marion H. http://www.blogger.com/profile/10156366097759255534noreply@blogger.com03 Oaks Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20901, USA39.0053585 -77.01410249999997939.0022735 -77.01914499999998 39.0084435 -77.009059999999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-22202729623700322232018-05-08T09:03:00.001-04:002018-05-08T09:03:26.399-04:00Going Native<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-24782705658679438452018-05-08T08:42:00.000-04:002018-05-08T09:17:35.470-04:00Montgomery County GreenFest<div style="background-color: white;">
<span style="font-family: calibri, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Members of our community attended GreenFest in Jesup Blair Park on May 5. GreenFest is the largest, annual enviromental festival in Montgomery County, MD. This community-building event gives residents, businesses, nonprofits, and neighbors a chance to enjoy exhibits, kids' activities, and workshops that are all focused on building community and improving our environment. This year's activities included: </span></div>
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Slow the Flow project team members attended the festivities and saw booths by two of our partners, the Friends of Sligo Creek and the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, who sponsors the <span style="font-size: 12pt;">RainScapes program that we support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Every effort helps move us closer to a healthy watershed, rivers, and Chesapeake Bay. </span><br />
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Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-57465854523795935522018-05-03T09:15:00.000-04:002018-05-03T09:15:28.924-04:00Parking Lot WoesA third site that we are looking is the center "Y" of our parking lot, which has the largest volume of storm water runoff of any site in our community. It would be an ideal place to collect storm water if we can identify a way to redirect the water into the ground rather than the storm drains. One thought we have is to replace the grass in the green areas around the parking lot with deep-rooted conservation landscaping. This would allow the parking lot runoff to flow into the loose soil, where the plants could soak it up. The challenges here are that the grassy areas are not large and they are limited in how much water they could absorb. We would also have to work around utilities and water lines across some of the green sections. Lastly, a flood of rain water might harm trees that are already planted in those green areas. We are consulting with an environmental engineer and experienced landscape contractors to leverage their critical expertise as we explore the options for storm water remediation in our community.<br />
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Slow the Flow Project: Three Oaks HOAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034100018234541637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221195218687401151.post-21786100766606190902018-04-28T17:30:00.003-04:002018-04-29T19:57:35.483-04:00Swales and Drip Lines<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
On April 26, several Three Oaks owners and a FOSC representative walked several storm water project sites with the BayLand engineer. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">The engineer pointed out ways we can transform a concrete swale into conservation landscaping. Our goal is to have storm water seep into the ground instead of running down the swale and into the parking lot. One of our sites currently has a swale that empties into our parking lot, and the other site has a swale that flows down a steep hill, empties onto a cul-de-sac and flows into a storm drain leading to Sligo creek. </span></div>
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Both sites have challenges. The downhill swale is extremely steep, and we would like to slow the flow of rain water during heavy rain fall so that it seeps into the ground rather than flows into the storm drain. The<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> best management practice will likely require us to build concrete or timbered berm that can hold a significant amount of water.</span><br />
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The second area is flat, but it has only a small area of open space and a great proximity of mature trees. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Large trees would be at risk if we dug deeply around their root systems. Standard practice is not to dig deeply within a tree's "drip line" (the furthest out that the tree's branches reach). </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Storm water remediation underneath trees is more costly than projects in open areas. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The engineer suggested using "filtration cells" to help maximize the space use. These cells temporarily collect and pond one foot of rain runoff, and they have two feet of sand and stone underneath to promote infiltration. Excess water is absorbed by native plants. Overflow goes into the storm system. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Implementing this type of solution means the majority of the storm water is absorbed into a planted area instead of running into the parking lot. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thinking about ways to redirect runoff<br />
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