OUR ADVOCACY AGENDA

Rock Creek Conservancy is the voice for Rock Creek, working to create change at the individual, community, and policy levels to promote clean water and healthy lands throughout the Rock Creek watershed. From activating volunteers and community members as stewards of the watershed to engaging local leadership across the watershed’s jurisdictions, the Conservancy works to improve the health of Rock Creek and the watershed that surrounds it.

  • Beach Drive

    Reimagining Upper Beach Drive for the 21st Century

    In November, Rock Creek Park (National Park Service) announced their final decision to permanently open Upper Beach Drive for recreation. We celebrate this historic decision! Rock Creek Park continues to lead, modeling the next century of first-class park management and holding this urban oasis in trust for all Americans.

    Thanks to PARC, WABA, and all the members of the Rock Creek community who have voiced support for this change for decades.

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  • Green Streets

    Recommendations for Green Infrastructure Community Engagement

    Green streets are valuable infrastructure improvements that offer many co-benefits to the Rock Creek community: green streets provide such benefits as water quality improvement, flood minimization, increased bird and pollinator habitat, enhanced community livability, and promotion of pedestrian and bicycle access on streets.

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  • Beltway Widening

    Environmental Impact of Maryland Highway Expansion

    The state of Maryland has proposed to widen the Beltway (I-495) (including the American Legion Bridge) and I-270 using a public-private partnership (P3) to finance the expansion and managed toll lanes (express lanes of the variety seen on I-495 and I-66 in Virginia). This $11 billion, 48-mile project includes about 5 miles of Beltway in the Rock Creek watershed, including more than 3 miles that run adjacent to Rock Creek.

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