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Food Forest Workdays Study How to Fight Invasive Vines

  • by Maryam El-Amin

On Saturday, June 23 a Food Forest Volunteer Workday was held on the grounds behind Springhill Lake Recreation Center, co-sponsored by local nonprofit CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society) and Greenbelt’s Department of Public Works. Chesapeake Conservation Corps intern Maryam El-Amin, who has been working at the Department of Public Works, is conducting a comparative study to determine how best to manage invasive plant species in the Food Forest, using only manual, organic methods.

The Food Forest was separated into four square sections, each measuring 10×10 feet. In three sections, unique methods of controlling the invasive plants were used: mulching the ground with layers of wood chips and cardboard, cutting all vegetation with hedge trimmers and weed-whackers, and pulling the invasives’ roots from the ground. The fourth area was the control, to be left alone for comparison. The main targeted weeds were porcelain-berry vines and mile-a-minute vines.

Read more of this story in the July 5 News Review.

Greenbelt’s Department of Public Works. Chesapeake Conservation Corps intern Maryam El-Amin and a group of volunteers who helped with the Public Works Food Forest.
A map of Greenbelt shows orange highlighted areas to the north and east of the municipal city limits. Area 1, at the northwest, is labeled WMATA and USDA Land. Area 2, at the northeast, is labeled USDA Land. Area 3, at the east, is labeled USDA and NASA land.

Public Hearing on Proposed Annexation Rescheduled to March 9

The City of Greenbelt has rescheduled a public hearing on proposed annexation resolutions. The new date is March 9, 2026

A brown-skinned woman with long brown hair, in a blue dress with a white grid pattern, and black boots. She stands at a wooden lectern with upraised hands and wide-spread arms. Behind her is a flag of Israel draping down from an indoor pole-stand, in front of a gray stone wall.

County Executive Aisha Braveboy Talks All Things with Residents

Greenbelt’s Mishkan Torah Synagogue hosted Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy for a community discussion on Sunday, February 8, with

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Snowcrete Recovery Challenging; Franklin Park Felt Forgotten

As various communities in the city attempted to deal with the aftermath of the storm, some areas were clear sooner

City Council Considers State Legislation, ATHA and Snow

The Greenbelt City Council met Monday, February 2 for a worksession focused primarily on proposed state legislative bills deemed relevant

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