May 16, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: parks

Volunteers clean up Lake Accotink Park

#environment, #Lake Accotink, #litter, #parks, #stormwater, #streams, #volunteers
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Mountains of trash collected by volunteers at Lake Accotink. [Michael A. Richards] The Spring Cleanup at Lake Accotink Park on April 2 netted an estimated 975 pounds of trash, reports park supervisor Julie Tahan. The cleanup was one of many scheduled for Saturday at parks and streams throughout Fairfax County, including Annandale Community Park, Long … Continued

Neighborhood Spotlight: Parklawn

#community organizations, #housing, #neighborhood groups, #parks, #real estate
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Original Parklawn houses along Yellowstone Drive. Like so many other subdivisions in the Annandale/Mason area, Parklawn was built on farmland to meet the needs of population growth following World War II. The neighborhood, generally between Columbia Pike, Holmes Run Stream Valley, and Lincolnia Road, was built in 1955 on what had been the Clark family’s … Continued

Fairfax County to revise master plan for Lake Accotink

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The Fairfax County Park Authority is beginning the process of revising the master plan for Lake Accotink Park. A public meeting on the plan revision will be held March 14, 7 p.m., at Cardinal Forest Elementary School. Fairfax Board Chair Sharon Bulova; supervisors John Cook (Braddock), Jeff McKay (Lee), and Pat Herrity (Springfield); and members … Continued

Stream restoration project in Pinecrest Golf Course to start this month

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Pinecrest Golf Course. The Fairfax County Park Authority expects to begin work in mid-February on renovating a portion of Turkeycock Run within the Pinecrest Golf Course, at 6600 Little River Turnpike in the Alexandria portion of Mason District. The project is being done to stabilize Turkeycock Run to reduce erosion and sedimentation within the watershed.  … Continued

Friends group forming for Oak Hill Park

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An overgrown trail in Oak Hill Park. [Glen Erickson Bell] Oak Hill Park in Annandale has long been neglected by the Fairfax County Park Authority. Nearby residents have done some maintenance on their own over the years, but now Glen Erickson Bell is mobilizing his neighbors to become more active advocates by creating a friends … Continued

Body found in Annandale park

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Tollhouse Park [FCPD] The body of man was discovered in Annandale’s Tollhouse Park at the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Annandale Road Jan. 13, the Fairfax County Police Department states in the daily police blotter. A citizen had called the police shortly before 1 p.m. to report “a suspicious man, possibly sleeping.” Responding officers … Continued

Bridge project under way at Green Spring Gardens

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The bridge/stream restoration project should take about three months. [Photo by David Seigel] Construction of a new pedestrian bridge at Green Spring Gardens is well under way. The old bridge was damaged during Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. The $300,000 project includes a longer steel-frame bridge and stream bank restoration. In related Green Spring Gardens … Continued

Stream restoration projects under way in Wakefield Park

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Accotink Creek in Wakefield Park The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services is carrying out two stream restoration projects at Wakefield Park in Annandale.  Work along 3,700 feet in the Accotink Creek watershed area will include the installation of various in-stream structures, a pedestrian bridge crossing, and pipe culverts, as well as … Continued