Share all the ways you #EnjoyTheAnacostia!

The Anacostia is improving in terms of recreation, habitat, and ecosystem services! Share how you #enjoytheanacostia. What are you doing to help improve the watershed? How do you value the river? Share a photo from your last hike, bike or boat trip! Join the conversation online:

 
 
Know what these tubes are? They are created by the Organ Pipe Mud Dauber wasp! These wasps are non-aggressive and prey on orb-weaving spiders. The female will lay one egg in each cell and fill the cell with spiders for her offspring to feed on! This
Spring is just around the corner and these daffodils are about to pop open in the Anacostia’s Tidal River subwatershed. Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead this weekend! #enjoytheanacostia #springforward #springflowers #daffodils
Happy World Wildlife Day! Look at this mink we caught on a wildlife camera in the Indian Creek subwatershed! Post your wildlife photos today and tag us! #enjoytheanacostia #worldwildlifeday #mink #wildlife #trailcam @anacostiariverkeeper @anacostiaws
Gray tree frogs, like this one, overwinter in tree roots and down under the leaf litter. To help them keep from freezing, their bodies produce an excess of glucose which acts like an antifreeze! This frog was spotted this past summer along the Anacos
Happy National Walking the Dog Day! Does your dog enjoy walking along the Anacostia and its tributaries? Share a photo with us and tag #enjoytheanacostia! #nationalwalkingthedogday #anacostiariver #dog #dcdogs #dogsofinstagram #getoutsideandexplore
Even in the winter, there are still fungi to be found, like this beautiful turkey-tail! Have you come across any good fungus while exploring the Anacostia? #enjoytheanacostia #fungi #fungusamongus #turkeytail #turkeytailmushroom #winterwalks #dcfungu
Ever wonder what box turtles, like this one from Montgomery County, do in the winter? They go into a state of brumation, which is the reptile equivalent of mammal hibernation. They prefer areas with loose soil, brush piles and leaf litter to burrow i
It’s cold out there, but the ice sure is pretty! Have you taken a nature break yet this week? #enjoytheanacostia #ice #winter #naturebreak #dc
A view of the #AnacostiaRiver from the #NationalArboretum . . #enjoytheanacostia #sunnydays #views #benchesofinstagram #winterhikes #overlook #anacostiawatershed #naturebreak #theotherdc
Ever see or hear a Belted Kingfisher along the Anacostia? They are a bird species that lives here year-round and dives for fish and crayfish. After eating, they produce a pellet in their gizzards with all the indigestible parts and then cough it up,
Can you identify what bird these feathers came from? They were found in the Anacostia Tidal River Reach sub-watershed, but this bird can be found throughout the #anacostiawatershed. Put your guesses in the comments! #enjoytheanacostia #featheridentif
Ever find a skull while hiking? A lot can be learned from the number of incisors, which are the front teeth between the canine teeth. This raccoon skull, found near a stream in Montgomery County, has six incisors, just like a fox! If you saw our last
Track ID Quiz! These tracks were found under the water in the Tidal River Reach sub-watershed in DC. While often seen in urban settings, this animal’s natural habitat includes wooded areas near streams where it likes to hunt for fish and crayfi
We had 516 of you respond to our Anacostia Watershed survey. Curious to know how you all answered? Check out anacostia.net (link in bio) to see the full results! . . #enjoytheanacostia #survey #watershed @PGCSprout @DOEE_DC @MyGreenMC @MWCOG 📸 #kris
Happy Thanksgiving. Get out there and #enjoytheanacostia, with a walk near your local stream. These lucky turkeys are enjoying themselves near Beltsville, Maryland. #turkeys #birds #thanksgiving @AnacostiaRrkper @PGCSprout @DOEE_DC @MyGreenMC @MWCO
"Ssshhhhame on you. Do your part to keep our waters and my home clean. Use a trassshhh can." #ppe #enjoytheanacostia #snake #canit #trash
Parasitic sea lamprey with suction disk and rasping teeth used to drain the body fluids of the host fish. In the Anacostia. #enjoytheanacostia; #anacostiariver; #happyhalloween
Kingman Lake on a foggy morning, low tide #enjoytheanacostia #anacostiariver
Lion's mane in the Fort Dupont park woods.
Trout in the Anacostia. 2020 is still a struggle, but still holding on. MD DNR summer survey. #enjoytheanacostia https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/brown-trout-s-survival-in-anacostia-tributary-an-upstream-struggle/article_e498146b-270f-50b3-