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The volunteer efforts of this project strike a blow against invasive alien plant species in Lake Accotink Park!
- posted May 30 2013 |
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Many thanks to all the dedicated volunteers who turned out to clean up Accotink Creek during the 25th annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup ! Read the results here and join us for our Post-cleanup "Thank You" Gathering for volunteers! Beat the Litterbugs!
- posted May 5 2013 |
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What if the beleaguered streams of our community could be at least partly returned to their once-healthy condition? Many attempts to do just that are taking place around us. Here we will try to tell the story of one such attempt.
- posted March 29, 2013 |
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Irving Middle School student Zachary Korff's video with an Accotink connection is a winner in the Young Reporters for the Environment USA 2013 competition. Wet or dry, mountain bike and BMX trails scar the habitat.
- posted May 6 2013 |
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See our discussion of the the county lawsuit against the EPA over terms of the latest Accotink Creek TMDL plan. The Friends of Accotink Creek are urging a positive comprehensive approach to the challenge.
- reposted Jan 17 2013 |
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The efforts of Katie Keating, Girl Scout Troop #1140, volunteers, and business donors resulted in the elegant rebirth of a Cross County Trail kiosk!
- posted Dec 11 2012 |
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Thanks to all the Friends of Accotink Creek who joined the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek in 2012. Thanks to all their efforts, we together removed 303 bags of trash, 15 tires, and junk ranging from a baby stroller to a bowling ball.
- posted Oct 21 2012 |
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Park Authority and Stormwater Planning Division come together to initiate bioretention to mitigate planned paving along the Cross County Trail in Americana Park. The paving of the CCT has been a perennial sore spot for Friends of Accotink Creek. Could this be a turning point?
- posted Oct 19 2012 |
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Plans for replanting along the 495 Express Lanes (formerly HOT) are proceeding. See what is happening and let VDOT know your opinion.
- posted May 18 |
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On December 7th, Philip Latasa and Olivier Giron walked a section of the Accotink Watershed, looking at different problems that are plaguing Accotink Creek and its tributaries. They found areas of heavy erosion, litter that is washing down from parking lots and roads, and illegal dumping. (Including mysterious piles of nothing but auto bumpers.) Learn more about the problem and contribute to the effort to spread awareness of our responsibilities to our environment.
- posted Jan 14 |
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Be afraid! Big construction projects are rolling across the Accotink Creek watershed permanently removing tree cover and habitat and filling Accotink Creek with construction sediment. Our report on a neighborhood turned into a ghost town awaiting its end before the blades of bulldozers.
- posted Dec 28 |
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