**The Dutch doorbell just for fish is open for business. Keep your eye on the camera and ring the doorbell when you see a fish so the boat lock operator can open the door. Learn more about the doorbell that makes international news every year >>>**
Cherry blooms help international relations blossom
Cherry blossoms are in the news. The National Park Service predicts peak bloom will fall between March 28 and March 31.
Did you know that the Potomac River has a sister river and that these iconic pink blooms tie us to that river across the world known as the Arakawa?
The Arakawa-Potomac Sister River Agreement, co-signed by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin and the Arakawa Sakura Club in March of 1996, set in motion efforts to actively develop an international friendship between residents and communities of the Arakawa and Potomac watersheds. This relationship still blossoms today with friendship and information exchanges.
Just as the Potomac flows through our nation’s capital, the Arakawa flows through Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The rivers have similar struggles, and successes, from which we both can learn.
Learn more about the Arakawa and the sister river agreement on ICPRB’s website >>>
ICPRB in the community
- Mar. 29 – Walk in the Woods: Potomac Marble (Dickerson, MD)
- Apr. 13 – Stream Cleanup (Frederick, MD)
- Apr. 21 – Earth Extravaganza (Gettysburg, PA)
- Apr. 27 – Rockville Science Day (MD)
- May 4 – Anacostia Festival (DC)
- May 10 – Walk in the Woods: Frederick Municipal Forest (MD)
- May 31 – Earthfest 2025 (Frederick, MD)