May 5, 2025
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Tag: environment

Volunteers clean up Stuart Park

#environment, #parks, #volunteers
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More than 50 volunteers collected nearly 100 backs of invasive species debris and a truckload of logs at the first Stuart Park Cleanup event Sept. 29.    J.E.B. Stuart High School students and faculty, Ravenwood Park residents, Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club members, and other volunteers participated in the clean-up, which was organized by Stuart biology … Continued

Betsy Washington of Lake Barcroft honored for environmental activism

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Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova presents an Environmental Excellence Award to Betsy Washington Lake Barcroft community leader Betsy Washington is among several conservation advocates presented with a Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Award by the Board of Supervisors Sept. 25. The awards recognize county residents, organizations, businesses, and county employees who dedicate time and energy … Continued

Help Friends of Accotink Creek with the International Coastal Cleanup

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Accotink Creek near Wakefield Park By Elizabeth Kirchner Friends of Accotink Creek (FAC), a volunteer waterway protection group, invites you to join 152 countries and millions of people around the world in the 2012 month-long International Coastal Cleanup. Starting at Fullerton Bridge on Sept. 15, cleanup crews will work their way upstream along Accotink Creek, … Continued

Fairfax County seeks input on new stormwater ordinance

#environment, #redevelopment, #stormwater
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This stormwater management facility, on Degroff Court, is considered inadequate to prevent flooding in the Annandale Acres neighborhood. The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES)  is seeking community input in the development of a new stormwater management ordinance. The new ordinance, required to comply with new state regulations, could have a … Continued

FXCO sues EPA over stormwater runoff rules for Accotink watershed

#environment, #land use
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Accotink Creek Fairfax County and the Virginia Department of Transportation filed a joint lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) July 12 charging that federal regulations aimed at protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed would impose an unfair, costly burden on the county and homeowners. The regulations impose limits on stormwater runoff aimed at reducing … Continued

NEPP grant funding bears fruit in Annandale

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The current entrance to Camelot on Little River Turnpike  By Elizabeth Kirchner Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPP) grants awarded to Fairfax County communities this spring are beginning to bear fruit. Since the Board of Supervisors established NEPP in 2008, the program has evaluated 153 applications and made 87 awards to community groups and nonprofits. One … Continued

Transurban needs to do more to restore environmental damage

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The Little River Turnpike/Beltway intersection. This photo was taken in February from the roof of the Heritage Center. By Liz Kirchner Since 2010, Transurban, the private partner with VDOT on the I-495 express lanes, awarded grants ranging from $250 to $5,000 to county agencies, non-profit organizations, Brownie troops, and neighborhoods affected by the beltway construction … Continued

Public comments sought on beltway landscaping

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The beltway exit at Gallows Road The public is invited to submit comments on the Virginia Department of Transportation’s landscaping plan for the “express lanes corridor,” which extends for 14 miles from the Springfield interchange to the Dulles Toll Road. The $1.4 billion beltway project is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. … Continued