WASHINGTON (7News) — Rock Creek Park, considered the first federally managed urban park in the nation, could finally be renamed to Rock Creek National Park, if Congress approves a bill filed by ...

WASHINGTON — Rock Creek Park in Northwest D.C. is one of the oldest parks in the nation, and a favorite among DMV residents. Now, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a bill to rename ...

Environment 1,100 trees to be cut in Rock Creek Park to repair golf course National Park Service and golf course designers promise a reforestation plan will result in more green canopy in the future ...

The National Park Service is exploring eliminating the one-way reversible lanes in place during morning and evening rush hours along Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway in D.C., citing crash data and ...

Rock Creek Park was one of the nation’s first national parks, designated as such in 1890—before Grand Canyon, Mount Rainier, or the Great Smoky Mountains. But unlike those parks, Rock Creek primarily ...

The National Capital Planning Commission holds hearings on a plan that includes cutting and replanting more than 1,000 trees.

Kelsey Graczyk/National Park Service A longtime National Park Service employee has been promoted to be the superintendent of Rock Creek Park, the sprawling park in the nation’s capital.

The National Park Service enforces the swim ban not just to protect people, but also the ecosystem. Trampling in and out of the creek can erode fragile streambanks, harming the habitat of fish, ...

Looker, Henry B National Zoological Park (U.S.) Notes USNM No. 21853 Print mounted on board. Summary "Plat Prepared for Committee on Parks and Reservations, Washington Board of Trade" shows a small ...

District Department of Transportation Director Sharon Kershbaum wrote the National Park Service last week to oppose the agency’s plans to end the reversible lanes on Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway ...