Updated 10/10/2024: The Friends of Ten Mile Creek and Little Seneca Reservoir will hold our Annual Meeting on October 19 at 1 pm in the Gothic Dairy Barn at the Linden Farm in Dickerson (20900 Martinsburg Road, Dickerson, MD 20842). It will be a Potluck, and there will be live music....
Read MorePoolesville Day is just around the corner, September 21, from 10:00 - 4:00. Poolesville Day is a one-day, family-friendly FREE event in the agricultural reserve. Friends of Ten Mile Creek and Little Seneca Reservoir will have a booth with members available to describe who we are and what we do and brochures with more details.
If you have never attended Poolesville Day, there is an excellent description, with photos and map, online.
For more details, visit the official website, https://www.poolesvilleday.com/
Save the date:
The Friends of Ten Mile Creek and Little Seneca Reservoir will hold their Annual Meeting on October 19 at 1 pm @ the Cinque Farm. It will be a PotLuck. All are welcome! More to come.
The Friends of Ten Mile Creek & Little Seneca Reservoir will be leading a Watershed and Wildflower Walk on Saturday April 13th from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. If it’s raining, we will postpone it to Sunday April 14th at noon.
Read MoreAs earth moving begins on Pulte's Creekside at Cabin Branch development the stream is likely to become cloudy after rainstorms and sediment will be most visible to the public at the stream ford. FoTMC members have also noticed more instances of illegal dumping at the ford and along West Old Baltimore Road. Read more for links to report any violations you might witness.
Read MoreWe are very concerned about the extent of the development of the 200-acre historic COMSAT property, as well as proposals to build new roads, including the Clarksburg By-pass, the extension of Observation Drive, the extension of Little Seneca Parkway, and plans to construct a new I-270 interchange.
Read MoreBoth Ten Mile Creek and Little Seneca Reservoir are located within Seneca Creek watershed, Montgomery County’s largest watershed and a designated drinking water supply. The major threat to these waterbodies is urbanization (a.k.a. sprawl) from proposed development projects. During urbanization, developers take down forests and farms, then they grade, compact and pave-over the land; the resulting runoff over time erodes streams, and silts-in lakes and the Chesapeake Bay with sediment.
Read MoreWater, the elixir of life, is an essential component of our existence. It is a fundamental resource that sustains all forms of life on Earth. Indeed, we can live without a house or clothing for months, we can live without food for weeks, but to live without water is measured in terms of days and hours.
Read More
