Volunteer Opp: Adopt Part of Gulf Branch Nature Center

You've heard of adopting a highway. Now you can adopt something much less noisy and dangerous: a patch of forest at Gulf Branch Nature Center. Naturalist Jennifer Soles is looking for volunteers...

Morning Notes

Arlington Jury Hears Rape Victim's Story -- A 23-year-old University of Maryland graduate student took the witness stand yesterday in the trial of former Henderson Hall Marine Jorge "George"...

To Do Tonight: Entrepreneurship and the Environment

What does entrepreneurship have to do with saving the environment? Martin Ogle, the chief naturalist for the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, says the same entrepreneurial spirit that leads...

Kid Protesters Hopping Mad Over Uncle Julio’s Menu Item

A group determined to kick frog legs off American menus came to Ballston over the weekend to protest in front of Uncle Julio's Rio Grande Cafe. Fifteen demonstrators, including two George Mason...

Group Offering Free Solar Water Heater Installation

In an effort to promote the use of energy-saving solar water heaters, Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment is launching a new initiative this fall. The group will organize volunteers to install...

Goat’s Head Among Weird Things Found in Barcroft Park

A group of 20 volunteers conducted one of the more eventful clean-ups of Four Mile Run over the weekend. The group, which cleaned up the portion of the stream that runs through Barcroft Park,...

Morning Notes

Dangerous Curve Near Roosevelt Island? -- Bicyclists on the Bike Arlington forum say that a sharp curve on the Mt. Vernon Trail near Roosevelt Island has been the site of numerous wipe-outs, at...

Local Eco Heartthrob Spearheading Cleanup Efforts in the Gulf

Philippe Cousteau, grandson of the legendary ocean explorer, has been making headlines lately for his efforts to help spearhead a cleanup of the Gulf oil spill. If you've been watching TV coverage...

Arlington to Hold “Green Office Challenge”

From a county press release: Arlington County has been selected as one of four U.S. local governments to receive assistance to create a Green Office Challenge program. The Green Office Challenge is...