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Park Manager Walk & Talk

Park Manager Walk & Talk
and Wetland Project Update

- One Saturday each month -
Meet in the Huntley Meadows Park visitor center
(off Lockhead Blvd.)

*August 23 - 5PM to 7PM*
*September 13 - 4PM to 6PM*
*October 25 - 4PM to 6PM*
FREE


We've had about a dozen Walk & Talks so far - the staff look forward to continuing these monthly walks throughout the summer and fall.

This is a great opportunity to look for evening wildlife (so far we've seen eagles, herons, bitterns, tree frogs, dragonflies, beaver and muskrat), walk the wetland boardwalk with the park manager and have one-on-one discussions regarding ideas and updates on the restoration project.


Visit the county website, www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley/restorationproject.htm to view the following information:
Arial Photography, Topography Map, Site Succession Time-line, May 30th Public Forum: Power Points and Public Comments, Project Guidelines and Components, Conceptual Drawing, Site Plan Rough Draft - viewing info. & discussion meetings, Program Dates and Descriptions


For more information, please call Huntley Meadows Park at 703-768-2525, email the park manager at kevin.munroe@fairfaxcounty.gov or stop by and visit us.

 

Common Whitetail Dragonfly
Photo courtesy Jerry McHale


Wildlife in Watercolors

Paintings by B.J. Opfer

June 29 - August 31

Huntley Meadows Park
Visitor Center

3701 Lockheed Blvd.
Alexandria, VA 22306
703 768-2525


 

Who We Are
Founded in 1985, Friends of Huntley Meadows Park is a nonprofit organization of individuals dedicated to the protection of Fairfax County's premier wetland wildlife sanctuary. The more than 400 members represent an active influential voice for the Park and for open space throughout the county.

Officers:
President:
Kathi McNeil
Vice President:
Sarah Stromayer
Secretary: Glen Curtis
Treasurer:
Sally Cureton
Newsletter Editor: Marianne Mooney

 

Acorn Weavil
Acorn Weavil
Photo courtesy Ed Eder


Great Parks, Great Communities
The Park Authority has held a series of meetings to solicit citizen comments and input to an initiative called 'Great Parks, Great Communities'. This was a chance to let the Park Authority hear what you had to say about parks. More information is found on the following Park Authority website, http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/greatparks.htm


BIRDATHON 2008
Prothontary warblers checking out a cavity in stump
Photo courtesy of Ed Eder

 

Friends of Dyke Marsh
www.fodm.org

All Friends of Dyke Marsh member meetings are open to the public. They feature an expert speaker who will discuss a topic relevant to Dyke Marsh. Meetings are held at the Huntley Meadows Visitor Center, 3701 Lockheed Boulevard, Alexandria, VA 22306 and begin at 7:30 p.m. The meetings will be on September 17 and November 19.

Visit Friends of Dyke Marsh

 

 



The Park


3701 Lockheed Blvd.
Alexandria, Va. 22306
703-768-2525


Nestled in Fairfax County's Hybla Valley, Huntley Meadows Park is a rich, natural island in the vast suburban sea of Northern Virginia. Its 1,424 acres harbor majestic mature forests, wildflower speckled meadows and acres of wetlands bursting with life. It is ideal wildlife habitat for beaver, otter, heron, ducks, deer, many songbird and butterfly varieties, as well as a host of other animals.

Operated by the Fairfax County Park Authority , Huntley Meadows is forever preserved in a natural state for hiking, biking, wildlife watching, relaxing and discovering.

Facilities include a Visitor Center with exhibits and auditorium, a 1/2 mile boardwalk wetland trail, 2-mile interpretive trail system and wildlife observation tower

Click Here for Visitor Center Hours and Directions to the Park .

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