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Do Not Transport Firewood When Camping

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Friday, July 15th, 2011, 2:09pm
Do Not Transport Firewood When Camping

From Fairfax County:

 

The warm days of summer are an excellent time for pitching a tent at Fairfax County Park Authority campsites in Lake Fairfax and Burke Lake Parks. While you’re there, remember the request that’s being made by park agencies throughout the region. Please don’t transport firewood out of Northern Virginia and, when camping outside this region, please use firewood from local sources rather than carrying it with you from Northern Virginia.

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Hit the Trail

Submitted by Little Prints Photography, Nancy de Pastino, Little Prints Photography
Friday, June 24th, 2011, 12:50pm
Hit the Trail

What would you expect a four-and-three-quarter-year-old to say at the end of a four-and-a-half-mile hike that she just finished using her own two feet? “What a wonderful day,” Sofi announced when we walked past the old Tavern (that I was wishing was still a tavern) at Great Falls National Park.

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Riverbend Park Expands Programming Into Historic Properties

Submitted by Ellen Scott, Community Web Producer
Thursday, December 16th, 2010, 10:25am
Riverbend Park Expands Programming Into Historic Properties

From Fairfax County Park Authority:

Located along the Potomac River upstream from Great Falls in the northwestern corner of Fairfax County, Riverbend Park has long been home to a rich variety of nature programs. Thousands of people visit the park each year to learn about local flora and fauna from the park’s staff of knowledgeable and enthusiastic naturalists. However, traveling to Great Falls for a program or class can sometimes be difficult; so many people haven’t experienced these high-quality programs. That’s about to change in the New Year.

 

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