**Looking forward to spring? Keep an eye on the National Park Service website today as they are expected to announce the peak bloom date for the region’s cherry trees.**
If you can’t beat ‘em … eat ‘em!
It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week!
Back in October, ICPRB hosted a day-long conference about invasive species in the Potomac watershed. From the dynamics of the invasive species “poster child” of the Chesapeake Bay, the blue catfish, to the economics influencing invasive species management, and marketing them to grocery stores and restaurants, to the other myriad impacts of invasive species like the two-horned trapa (water chestnut) to local ecosystems, expert speakers exchanged their knowledge and experience at this convening.
The conference attendees even enjoyed a lunch of Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish and Chesapeake Channa (aka Snakehead) courtesy of our sponsor, J. J. Mcdonnell & Co Inc.
The Potomac River Conference is an annual event organized by ICPRB. Each year we cover a different topical area of interest to the Potomac River basin and beyond. Stay tuned for information on submitting an abstract and attending the 2025 Potomac River Conference.
Miss this informative event? Speaker presentations can be found here on ICPRB’s website >>>
Rapid River Report
The flow at the USGS Point of Rocks gage is falling after getting a bump from the recent rain and snow melt. It is currently around 7600 cubic feet per second (cfs).
The watershed has received 6.8 inches of rain since the end of November. This is 1.4 inches below average for this time period.