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Beavers target DC’s Cherry Blossom trees; National Park Service on alert
Beavers causing damage to Tidal Basin trees
The National Park Service is keeping an eye on several beavers who have been snacking on Washington D.C.’s famed Cherry Blossoms. While no trees have been completely taken down, the beavers have been chomping on the bark, and their tooth marks are noticeable. FOX 5’s David Kaplan has the story.
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is keeping an eye on several beavers who have been snacking on Washington D.C.’s famed Cherry Blossoms trees.
While no trees have been completely taken down, the beavers have been chomping on the bark, and their tooth marks are noticeable.
This is not the first time there’s been a beaver or beavers at the Tidal Basin.
Vanessa Petro is a wildlife biologist for the Oregon Department of Forestry who studies beavers.
She says the way the trees have been chewed tells her this is about finding food, not a new home.
“They’re treating those river systems as an interstate, and are stopping at the National Park Service area as kind of like a rest stop because there’s food available there,” Petro told FOX 5. “Granted, it’s not their preferred food species, but there’s food available there.”
Beavers target DC’s Cherry Blossom trees; National Park Service on alert
While the National Park Service continues to monitor this, arborists may put up some protection at the base of these trees, since stripping the bark can be harmful.
Another key factor, according to NPS Spokesperson Mike Litterst, is some of the structural issues of the basin itself.
“The issue we’re having with the sea walls is very much in play here,” Litterst said. “The damaged trees we’re seeing are in the area where the sea has sunk the most. At high tide, surfs up as far as the beavers are concerned. They ride right in, they go right up to the wall there and the trees.”
Repair work to fix the basin and potentially limit the risk the trees face is scheduled to start in 2024.
Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest in DC
D.C. is the latest city to jump on the trend of celebrity look-alike contests, with a Jack Schlossberg look-alike contest being held Sunday at Malcolm X park in Northwest D.C.
WASHINGTON – Hundreds gathered in Northwest D.C. Sunday to crown one person the doppelganger of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s only grandson.
Schlossberg, a political correspondent for Vogue, spoke at the Democratic National Convention earlier this year.
Sunday’s look-alike contest at Meridian Hill Park is the latest in a trend of look-alike contests in major cities throughout the country. Timothee Chalamet himself showed up to his look-alike contest in New York City last month.
Watch the moment the winner was crowned below.
Winner crowned Jack Schlossberg look-alike
One person was named the look-alike of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s only grandson and Vogue’s political correspondent. Video via X user @setotah.
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Starting XI: How the Orlando Pride will line up ahead of the NWSL Championship match against the Washington Spirit | Orlando Pride
Orlando Pride lineup: Anna Moorhouse, Cori Dyke, Emily Sams, Kylie Strom, Kerry Abello, Angelina, Haley McCutcheon, Adriana, Marta (C), Ally Watt, Barbra Banda
Substitutions: McKinley Crone, Celia, Summer Yates, Carrie Lawrence, Morgan Gautrat, Ally Lemos, Viviana Villacorta, Julie Doyle, Carson Pickett
Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.
Banda dribbled into the right side of the box and made a move past a defender before kicking the ball on the ground with her left foot and past the goalkeeper. She became the first player in the NWSL to score in each round of the playoffs.
The Pride’s Angelina was nearly called for a push before passing it to Banda, but the VAR determined that the play was fair.
The Spirit (20-7-2) controlled the game and outshot the Pride 25-9, had two more shots on goal and held onto possession 58% of the time. Rosemonde Kouassi had Washington’s best chance in the 47 minute when she headed a ball from about 10 yards away.
Orlando’s win gave Brazilian star Marta her first NWSL title. The 38-year-old Marta, considered arguably the greatest female soccer player of all time, joined the Orlando Pride in 2017 but had never reached an NWSL championship game until this year.
“(It’s a) magic moment for me because I’ve been in this club for so long and (to) wait for this moment, you know, so it’s… I’m just enjoy every single moment,” she told CBS News Friday ahead of the game. “…This year become like the best year in my club life.”
Top-seed Orlando (21-6-2) went unbeaten in its first 23 matches, a league record. They beat the Kansas City Current in the semifinals before hoisting the trophy at CPKC Stadium, their home field.
Orlando is the first team since 2019 to win the Shield and the title in the same year.
Washington had won its last five playoff games when trailing at the half, but that streak was broken with this loss.
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