Kogin Anacostia yana da kogin kilomita takwas da ke gudana daga yankin Prince George na Maryland zuwa Washington, DC. Daga Hains Point, Anacostia ya shiga kogin Potomac na kilomita 108 har sai ya shiga cikin Chesapeake Bay a Point Lookout. Sunan "Anacostia" yana samo asali ne daga tarihin yankin na Nacotchtank, wani shiri na Necostan ko Anacostan 'yan asalin Amirka. Yana da sunan mai suna anaquash (a) -tan (i) k, ma'anar cibiyar kasuwancin kauyen.
Anacostia Watershed yana da kimanin kilomita 170 da yawan mutane fiye da 800,000 waɗanda ke zaune a cikin iyakarta.
Kogin Anacostia da kuma wadanda ke da alhakin kai hare-haren sun kai fiye da shekaru 300 na cin zarafi da rashin kulawa sakamakon hadari, asarar wuraren zama, rushewa, lalata, ambaliya, da kuma lalata yankuna. A cikin 'yan shekarun nan, kungiyoyi masu zaman kansu, kamfanoni na gida, da DC, da Maryland da gwamnatocin tarayya sun kafa wani haɗin gwiwa don rage matakan gurɓatawa da kuma kare ilimin tsabtace muhalli. Kungiyoyin al'umma na gida suna ba da shirye-shirye na musamman da ayyuka kamar kwanakin tsabta don samar da ƙarin goyan baya. Anacostia yana sake komawa da hankali kuma an dawo da daruruwan kadada na yankuna.
Gidun hanyoyi na 11 na titin da ke haɗuwa da Capitol Hill da kuma wuraren tarihi na Anacostia za su canza cikin filin wasa na farko na birnin da ke samar da sabon wuri don shakatawa na waje, ilimi da muhalli.
Gidan gada ya tabbata ya zama ɗakin gini.
Shakatawa Tare da Anacostia
Masu ziyara suna jin dadin zama na waje da suka haɗu da kama-kifi, jiragen ruwa da ayyukan yanayi a gefen kogi, tare da wuraren da suke da damar a wuraren shakatawa da aka lissafa a kasa. Anacostia Riverwalk yana da hanyoyi 20-mile da ake amfani dashi a kan gine-ginen motoci, mahaukaci, da masu hikimomi tare da kogin gabas da yammacin kogi daga Yarjejeniyar Prince George, Maryland zuwa Tidal Basin da Mall Mall a Washington, DC.
Manyan abubuwan sha'awa tare da Kogin Anacostia
- Magruder Park - A filin shakatawa 32 da ke 40th Avenue da kuma Hamilton Street a Hyattsville, MD na da kwando da tennis, filin wasa da kuma wani wurin waha.
- Bladensburg Waterfront Park - Gidan da yake a 4601 Annapolis Road yana nuna fasalin jirgin ruwa, jirgin ruwa da kayak iyakoki, da kuma samun damar zuwa gefen bike hanyoyi.
- Kudancin Kenilworth da Gidajen Jirgin Kasa - Aikin shakatawa yana ba da hiking, birding, daukar hoto, zane-zanen da aka fi sani da shi a yankin da ke da noma, ciki har da lotuses, lilies da masu gandun dajin daji.
- Arboretum na kasa - Gwaninta na 446 acres ya nuna bishiyoyi, shrubs da tsire-tsire kuma yana daya daga cikin manyan arboretums a kasar.
- Kolejin Legas na Langston - An gina wannan tsari ne a 1939 a matsayin gidan yari na musamman don samar da 'yan golf a Afirka ta Kudu da hanyar da za su iya kiran kansu. A yau an sanya shi a kan Ƙasa na Labarai na Gidajen Tarihi kuma yawancin 'yan golf na yawancin kabilu.
- Kingman da Heritage Heritage Park - An kafa shi ne a farkon shekarar 1916 daga rundunar soja na injiniyoyi, Kingman da tsibirin Heritage Islands sun zama wurin zama tare da biking, binging, boating and educational programs.
- Kingman Lake - Kogin 110 acre yana samar da mazaunin ga tsuntsaye masu yawa da nau'in kifi da sauran dabbobi masu rarrafe da dabbobi.
- Anacostia Park - Gidan shakatawa yana kan kilomita kogin, marinas, kaddamar da jirgi, koyi na golf na 18 da kuma shimfiɗa wurare, wuraren wasan wasan, wuraren wasanni, da hanyoyi.
- Poplar Point - Poplar Point yana ba da ra'ayoyi mai ban mamaki game da kogi da birni na gari. Ana tsammanin shafin yanar gizo na 110 acre za a ci gaba da zama a cikin zama, kantin sayar da kaya, kayan nishadi, al'adu, da kuma wurin shakatawa.
- Washington Navy Yard - Cibiyar dawakai mafi tsufa a cikin gida na gida ne na Musamman na Yard Museum. Mai rushewa, USS Barry, an kori a nan kuma yana bude wa jama'a.
- Nationals Park - The Washington Nationals filin wasan kwallon kafa shi ne wani yanki na fasaha ballpark attracting Fans baseball daga ko'ina cikin al'umma.
- James Creek Marina - Ginin da yake kusa da garin Washington, DC.
- Hains Point - Wannan batu yana zaune a saman gabashin Potomac Park, a kudu maso gabashin Tidal Basin. Gidan wasanni yana kunshe da golf, filin golf, filin wasa, ɗaki na waje, wasan tennis, wuraren wasan kwaikwayo, da kuma wuraren wasanni.
Karin Bayanai da Bayani
Anacostia Watershed Society - An sadaukar da kungiyar don tsabtatawa da ruwa, dawo da tudun ruwa, da kuma girmama al'adun Anacostia River da kuma yankunan ruwa a Washington, DC da Maryland. Tun 1989, AWS ya yi aiki don karewa da kuma kare ƙasar da ruwa na Anacostia River da kuma yankunan ruwa ta hanyar shirye-shiryen ilmantarwa, ayyukan kula, da kuma ayyukan tallafi. AWS na aiki ne don yin Kogin Anacostia da yankunan da za suyi iyo da fisha kamar yadda Dokar Tsafta ta buƙata.
Anacostia Gudanar da Abun Gudanar da Ruwa - Abokin hulɗar tsakanin hukumomi, jihohi, da hukumomin tarayya, da kuma kungiyoyi masu zaman kansu da kuma 'yan asalin ƙasa suna aiki don karewa da sake mayar da tsarin halittu na Anacostia.
Kungiyoyin yanki na Anacostia na yankin - Ƙungiyoyi suna ƙarfafa yardar jama'a da kuma aikin sa kai tare da shirye-shirye na gari da kuma ayyukan da ke cikin ruwa na Anacostia.
Anacostia Riverkeeper - Kungiyar shawara ta mayar da hankali akan kare Anacostia River, mayar da hankali kan manufofin da kuma yanke shawarar yin amfani da ƙasa da suka shafi tsarin sabuntawa da tasiri kan kogi. Yana aiki don ganowa da dakatar da gurbatacciyar doka, hana hana lalacewar yankunan kogunan ruwa kuma tabbatar da cewa ci gaban ruwa yana kare kogi.