The Potomac sewage spill is affecting folks who make a living on the water. A "small group of users" can try the feature on ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) — The Potomac will reach flood levels from all the rain we got in the past week. As devastating as the floods have been in the Potomac’s watershed, the flooding is helpful.

It didn’t take long for people to pollute the Potomac. By the early 19th century, agriculture and deforestation caused silt to build up in the river. This water grew dirtier as the area’s population ...

A second species of invasive water chestnut, Trapa bispinosa, covers the surface of a lake in Fairfax County, VA. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Rybicki) It springs to life each year in freshwater ponds and ...

The Potomac River, called by some “the nation’s river,” may seem to always be in the backdrop, especially in the public’s mind, but the health of the river and its tributaries is vitally important to ...

Chantilly, VA, May 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associa Community Management Corporation (CMC) and Select Community Services (SCS) are proud to have sponsored the 2022 Potomac Watershed Cleanup Day ...

The 25th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, April 6, at the Dashiell Marina on board Naval Support Facility Indian Head from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Join NSF Indian Head and ...

They made their way down the Potomac River in dozens of canoes, scanning the calm waters and wooded shorelines for anything that didn’t belong: floating tires, bottles, cans, pieces of furniture — the ...

Fort Belvoir, Va. (April 10, 2014) - Volunteers collected record amounts of trash along Fort Belvoir's shorelines last weekend during Fort Belvoir's annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup. "This was ...