Paint Branch

Since so many were curious about how the school got the name Paint Branch I did a little research.
I knew Paint Branch was a smallish river that runs round here. There is a Paint Branch Park, A high School and Elementary.
I knew it flows into the Potomac and then into the bay.
What I didn't know I found on this website: Restoring Rivers

here is a snippet of their article:


Maryland success combines restoration with watershed management

What does one county in Maryland have in an urban area that many other counties envy?

Trout! Not stocked trout, but naturally reproducing trout!

The Upper Paint Branch Watershed has water that is clean and cool enough for juvenile and adult trout to thrive, with streambeds healthy enough for spawning, and habitat rich enough to support abundant prey for young-of-the-year fish.

The Paint Branch Watershed lies just north of Washington, D.C. Its small streams are tributaries to the Potomac River, which eventually flows to the cherished Chesapeake Bay. The watershed has a large amount of impervious (paved) surface and has many popular suburbs for commuters working in or near the nation's capital. What is responsible for this success story?

Starting in the early 1990's, Maryland National Parks and Planning Commission (MNPPC) purchased much of the undeveloped land along the critical spawning/nursery tributaries, which provided shaded habitat and abundant inputs of riparian leaf litter (fueling the stream's food web) for much of the stream's length.

well there it is..so now we know