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Join Sarah Kellett and Scientist Bob Dover for a rare educational tour of streams in order to learn how to help save local wildlife from unnecessary habitat destruction.
Bob Dover is a surface water hydrologist, geologist, NEPA expert (National Environmental Protection Act), and an expert on stream morphology. He has passionately been working to protect our streams and surrounding forests by standing against misguided stream restoration practices, and will be sharing the details of their realistic impacts during this tour. These stream restoration projects have been rapidly growing in popularity, despite unfavorable scientific reviews of results. It is now more important than ever, for the animals, and for the preservation of our local ecology, to learn why these practices are so destructive, and how to stop them from damaging your neighborhood.
We’ll start at Elkhorn Branch Trail and Stream, a stream declared to be in need of restoration, then we’ll continue on to 2-3 other sites (depending on timing) where the streams have already been “restored” to see the results of these projects first hand.
We’ll finish with an optional meal at Great Sage to further discuss and reflect upon our observations.
You will never look at streams the same way again after this!
What to bring:
Plenty of water
Snacks
Fruit to share (optional)
Sun protection (hat, etc)
Natural insect repellent (please no sprays of any kind)
Good walking shoes
Walking sticks if needed
A way to take notes (optional)
Please note that since we’ll be going to multiple places, carpooling is encouraged. This will be organized after our time at Elkhorn Branch.
For a sneak peak into the world of concerns about “stream restoration” here’s a quick video: https://youtu.be/NvTvPnG6Qs8?si=1VQC6Rp1lv1-o244
Please note that the meeting locations is at the end of Tamar Drive at the beginning of the trail head. The address listed is only for your GPS.

End time is approximate.
We look forward to seeing you!

Join Sarah Kellett and Scientist Bob Dover for a rare educational tour of streams in order to learn how to help save local wildlife from unnecessary habitat destruction.
Bob Dover is a surface water hydrologist, geologist, NEPA expert (National Environmental Protection Act), and an expert on stream morphology. He has passionately been working to protect our streams and surrounding forests by standing against misguided stream restoration practices, and will be sharing the details of their realistic impacts during this tour. These stream restoration projects have been rapidly growing in popularity, despite unfavorable scientific reviews of results. It is now more important than ever, for the animals, and for the preservation of our local ecology, to learn why these practices are so destructive, and how to stop them from damaging your neighborhood.
We’ll start at Elkhorn Branch Trail and Stream, a stream declared to be in need of restoration, then we’ll continue on to 2-3 other sites (depending on timing) where the streams have already been “restored” to see the results of these projects first hand.
We’ll finish with an optional meal at Great Sage to further discuss and reflect upon our observations.
You will never look at streams the same way again after this!
What to bring:
Plenty of water
Snacks
Fruit to share (optional)
Sun protection (hat, etc)
Natural insect repellent (please no sprays of any kind)
Good walking shoes
Walking sticks if needed
A way to take notes (optional)
Please note that since we’ll be going to multiple places, carpooling is encouraged. This will be organized after our time at Elkhorn Branch.
For a sneak peak into the world of concerns about “stream restoration” here’s a quick video: https://youtu.be/NvTvPnG6Qs8?si=1VQC6Rp1lv1-o244
Please note that the meeting locations is at the end of Tamar Drive at the beginning of the trail head. The address listed is only for your GPS.

End time is approximate.
We look forward to seeing you!

Please join us for improv (& skit) practice (or just to watch!). We will be having a improv show in the fall and this is a practice for the show. This show will combine education of zero waste lifestyle topics through fun skits and improv. This will be the 3rd annual show at the Glenwood library. You're invited to practice with us even if you don't intend to perform in the show. Everyone is welcome! No experience necessary.

It's ok if you come late. Just let us know in the comments.

Sol Aziz, an improv teacher, will be joining us to guide us. This is a focused practice based on the zero waste topic to educate people utilizing improv to engage the audience. If you would like to join a general beginners improv practice, Sol offers this through the Rockville Vegans Meetup group.