May 9, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: water

Water quality experts meet in Wakefield Park to study impact on Chesapeake Bay watershed

#education, #environment, #stormwater, #streams, #water, #wildlife
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Vickie Blazer of the USGS and her assistants dissect a fish to demonstrate the history of fish health problems in the Chesapeake Bay watershed [Fairfax County] About 50 people from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency, congressional staff, and the Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division gathered at Wakefield Park in Annandale on … Continued

New environmental group focuses on ridding streams of plastic water bottles

#community events, #community organizations, #environment, #streams, #water
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Trash in Accotink Creek. [TAWF] A new organization, the Northern Virginia Trash Action Work Force, invites the public to a peaceful demonstration to highlight the environmental damage caused by disposable plastic water bottles. The event, the group’s first civic action, will be May 8, 7-10 a.m., in front of the headquarters of the International Bottled … Continued

Lake Barcroft celebrates Earth Day

#community events, #environment, #Lake Barcroft, #nature, #water, #wildlife
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Kent Knowles, president of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia, with a gyrfalcon. Lake Barcroft residents celebrated the community’s seventh annual Earth Day Sunday with a birds of prey demonstration, native plants and seeds, barge rides, and displays from organizations that promote sustainability and protect the environment. Lake Barcroft supports at least 22 fish species, including … Continued

Fairfax County to revise master plan for Lake Accotink

#community events, #environment, #Lake Accotink, #nature, #parks, #Recreation, #streams, #water

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

#environment, #infrastructure, #parks, #stormwater, #streams, #water

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

Fairfax Water plans to use eminent domain to take property in Merrifield

#businesses, #land use, #Mosaic District, #redevelopment, #water
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8515 Lee Highway [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Water Authority is planning to use eminent domain to acquire a property at 8515 Lee Highway in Merrifield for a new maintenance facility. The agency is conducting a public hearing on the issue Nov. 19 at Fairfax Water’s offices at 8570 Executive Park Ave., Fairfax. According to … Continued

Contacts for weather-related problems

#emergencies, #water, #weather

Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads Friday afternoon. Hurricane Joaquin appears to be heading out to sea, but the National Weather Service is still predicting heavy rains tonight and tomorrow. Flood watches are in effect. If you experience weather-related problems, here are some useful phone numbers: Fairfax County emergency information: 703-817-7771. Police non-emergency: 703-691-2131. Dominion Virginia … Continued