Sligo Creek fix first step in reviving Anacostia River

Salvaging the D.C. area’s “forgotten river” will require unprecedented multi-jurisdictional cooperation, decades of work, countless small but significant projects and billions of dollars, according to a recently released report on the restoration of the Anacostia.

The efforts start with a baby step. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a study last week detailing more than 100 projects that could be undertaken to rejuvenate Sligo Creek and its subwatershed — the 7,085-acre land area that drains rainwater, soils, trash and other pollution into the creek and, eventually, the Anacostia River.