Environmental organizations are marshaling thousands of volunteers to take part in the 22nd annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup this weekend. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at ...

The Potomac River Basin or watershed covers 14,670 square miles through five geological provinces. The river flows over 400 miles spanning Washington, D. C. and four states -- Virginia, Maryland ...

High-ranking members of federal, state and local jurisdictions talked trash recently at the Potomac Watershed Trash Summit. The goal of the session, led by the Alice Ferguson Foundation, is for ...

Stormwater runoff from urban areas is now causing the rapidly rising levels of pollution in the Potomac River according to a recent report by Potomac Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental group.

That’s a lot.” — Del. David Bulova The news was both grim and hopeful on April 11, when officials at the Potomac Watershed Roundtable heard about the Potomac River basin and area water supplies.

The FWS reports that the fish species is typically found in the Lower Potomac watershed that’s between Maryland and Virginia and the Susquehanna River watershed that includes parts of New York ...

While removing trash during the past 18 annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup events, volunteers have stumbled on items ranging from abandoned refrigerators to car chassis. "Anything you can think of ...

<P> The annual Potomac River cleanup is part of the larger Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative, which seeks to have the watershed trash-free by 2013.<P> Joining the Mirant employees in the ...

The annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup will take place Saturday, and features seven sites in Rockville. Volunteers should arrive at their site at 9 a.m. and will work no later than noon.