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Operating as usual
A few bluebells have started to blossom at Riverbend Park! We're optimistic that today's weather will go easy on these early blooms. The park's popular Bluebells at the Bend festival is scheduled for Saturday, April 9. http://ow.ly/v0Pl50IhFwr
More baby news from Frying Pan Farm Park! 🐖 🐑
Nike, a year and a half old Hampshire Cross sow, delivered her first litter of piglets on February 24. For her first time, she acted like a pro and delivered in less than two hours.
Bristol, a Suffolk ewe, delivered twins on March 6 at 6 and 6:30 p.m. - a ram and an ewe. The girl needed a little extra support for the first 48 hours with staff giving her a bottle, but we are happy to say she is now nursing from the mother along with her brother!
Staff are at the farm today tending to the animals in this weather. Stay tuned… we’re expecting two more litters of piglets very soon! 👀
Today’s partnership signing at the Great Falls Grange has been canceled due to inclement weather. A rescheduled date will be announced on our website and social media channels.
Remember to set your sundials ahead one hour tonight. Spring ahead. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/turner-farm
Update: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather.
Join us tomorrow (Saturday, March 12) to celebrate a new partnership agreement between the Park Authority and the Great Falls Grange Foundation. The agreement will allow the foundation to operate and maintain this historic property. The event will begin at 1 p.m. https://bit.ly/373ezz8
Laurel Hill Golf Club has been selected as host of the United States Disabled Open Golf Championship, which will be held June 7 through June 9. https://bit.ly/3HCgYNK
This guy is about as stoked as we are about losing an hour of sleep this weekend... but at least this means we are closer to warmer weather and sunnier days! 🐢🌞 #daylightsavings
How does a summer on the lake sound? Our lake front parks are hiring!
🌞 Marina Supervisor
🛶 Marina Attendant
😎 Seasonal Manager on Duty
🌳 Maintenance
⚽️ Camp Counselors
Check out these positions and apply online. www.bit.ly/joinfcpa
#joinfcpa #summerjob #lakelife #parks
Celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival with a free program at Frying Pan Farm Park on April 2. Build a fairy house, make nature-based art and discover soil and water creatures. When your self-guided tour ends, wind down at the Meeting House and enjoy some Japanese teas. https://bit.ly/3KbLks2
On March 14, celebrate Pi Day at Sully Historic Site. Pies have a long history as a classic food. Visit the Sully kitchen and see an interpreter bake a traditional recipe over an open-hearth fire. You may even get to sample a piece. Cost $3.14 (of course). https://bit.ly/3pDPv8i
Frying Pan Farm Park volunteer Pat Zalubski has one of the neatest jobs: she creates fake historic food to show how farm families lived in the 1920s-1950s. Learn more in our latest blog post: http://ow.ly/GES850IeWIH
Apparently, in addition to International Women's Day, today is also Unique Names Day. There is one park in the county that works for both special days: Clemyjontri.
Mrs. Adele Lebowitz, who envisioned this playground and park and generously donated this 18-acre property, was a remarkable woman. The name CLEMYJONTRI is derived from her four children: Carolyn (CL), Emily (EMY), John (Jon), and Petrina (Tri).
Read more about this special park: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/clemyjontri/
⭐Women's History Month Spotlight: Dr. Belinda Straight ⭐
On this day in 1965, Dr. Belinda Crompton Straight - who lived on the Green Spring Gardens property at the time - joined a small team of doctors who traveled to Selma, Alabama to provide emergency aid and triage to civil rights marchers walking from Selma to Montgomery in support of voting rights for Blacks. One of the injured marchers treated by Belinda was John Lewis, who had a fractured skull. In 2007, as a congressman from Georgia, he met with her for the first time since Selma.
Green Spring Gardens owes its existence to Dr. Straight. In 1970, she and her husband Michael Straight gifted their small family estate to the Park Authority. The mother of five was a distinguished psychiatrist, a prominent expert in sex abuse cases, and a civil rights activist.
On International Women’s Day today, we celebrate the contributions of women like Dr. Straight who contributed to our nationally recognized park system. #fairfaxparks #fairfaxcounty #ffxparks #greenspring #greenspringgardens #womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday http://bit.ly/2vLe8Dw
Please use caution in our parks and on the trails today as winds may have caused tree damage. Please report downed trees and branches in the parks here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/tree-removal
It's a sure sign of spring... baby animals have begun to arrive at Frying Pan Farm Park!
🐑 Fluffette, a crossbred ewe, delivered triplet rams (boys) on February 28th from 6 to 7am. Two of them weighed 8 pounds and one was 10 pounds!
🐑 Lane, a Suffolk ewe purchased from Virginia Tech, delivered twins on March 1 at 6am. One ram weighed 14 pounds and one ewe (girl) weighed 12 pounds!
The sheep are all in Kidwell Barn and will go outside near the barn on nice days.
Go on a geocaching adventure for buried treasure in Fairfax County parks. Join a naturalist and discover how to operate a GPS unit, the different rules of geocaching, and the types of caches. Then go on a short walk to find some caches on park property. For 8 and up. Cost $23. https://bit.ly/35JQexz
The Fairfax County Park Authority and the Great Falls Grange Foundation will ratify an agreement on Saturday, which permits the foundation to operate and maintain this historic property. Members of the community are welcome to attend. Find out more about this partnership and what it means for the community. https://bit.ly/373ezz8
They swim. They eat. They fly. They make little ducks. They get to hang out in some of the most beautiful places on earth. They don't have cell phones. Ducks must really be happy.
📷: Jane Gamble
#huntleymeadows #hoodedmerganser #fairfaxcounty #fairfaxparks #parks #ducks #lakes
Mark your calendar! We’re hosting a one-stop shop for summer jobs. Come out to an open hire this week where job seekers will have a chance to interview, and if offered a position, complete hire paperwork on-the-spot!
😎 Water Mine: Monday (3/7/22) from 4 – 5 p.m. @ Lake Fairfax Park. Details: www.bit.ly/3p0U2BH
😎 Rec-PAC: Tuesday (3/8/22) from 1 – 3:30 p.m. @ Providence Rec Center. Details: www.bit.ly/3KACXXW
#joinfcpa #summerjobs #fairfaxva #parks
Please pardon our dust. The Park Authority will soon begin work on a new playground at Laurel Hill Central Green. Construction is scheduled to start the week of March 7 and is anticipated to be completed next month. Visitors may find some traffic by the park entrance on Lorton Road. You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/3KfqurH
Not all construction plans consider the mating habits of amphibians. But the current renovation at Hidden Oaks Nature Center definitely did. Learn how staff planned for the project’s impact on wood frogs and salamanders. https://bit.ly/3vK46mn
🐿️ Hello! Is it me you are looking for?
📸: Jane Gamble
#fairfaxparks #ffxparks #fairfaxcounty #nova
☀️ Registration is open for spring and summer camps and classes. Choose from a variety of outdoor, indoor, and virtual activities.
☀️ Smaller camp sizes are in place. Sign up now to guarantee a spot in your child’s favorite spring break or summer camp.
We get a lot of questions about how to identify invasive plants. This one is bittersweet. We have a great resource online for identifying invasive plants and comparing them to similar plants that are healthy pieces of our county habitats. See our invasive plant control booklet:
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sites/parks/files/assets/documents/naturalcultural/non-native-invasive-id-control-booklet.pdf
📷: Sara Holtz
#fairfaxparks #fairfaxcounty #ffxparks #nova #northernvirginia #virginia #visitfairfax #fairfaxva #invasiveplants #nature #virginiaoutdoors
🎉 Here's a big shout out to our youth volunteer Deven, who planned a day with his squad to pull out the invasive Japanese barberry plant for his Eagle Scout project. In total, 84 volunteers spent 170 hours on Sunday to clear a vast area of parkland in Tattersall Park, Oakton.
Learn more about the invasive plants and how to control them from spreading:
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sites/parks/files/assets/documents/naturalcultural/non-native-invasive-id-control-booklet.pdf
The Fairfax County Park Authority and the Fairfax County Park Foundation have established the One Stride scholarship, dedicated to making Healthy Strides accessible to more individuals. Find out more about these new opportunities. https://bit.ly/3IoFXp4
The Washington Post named Turner Farm Park Observatory one of area’s best stargazing spots. If you haven't been, you're missing an out-of-this-world experience. ✨ http://ow.ly/Cvsp50I823L
The Resident Curator Evaluation Team for the Margaret White Gardens property will hold a virtual public meeting March 29. At this meeting, applicants will present their proposals. Find out how to watch and participate. https://bit.ly/3IlPfSt
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Oak Marr Fitness Director Hannah has an adorable partner for her yoga workouts ... who's not at all interested in demonstrating downward dog. 🐕
Need a rainy day activity to get the whole family moving indoors? Check out this easy Roll the Dice Workout from South Run RECenter's Jessica G. For more ideas on at-home fun and fitness, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/virtual.
Our final winner in the 2020 Fairfax Parks Poetry Contest is JoonWon Lee of Oakton, a sixth-grade student at Oakton Elementary School. JoonWon’s inspiring pledge to the planet is one that we hope everyone will consider making this Earth Day. 🌍 www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/poetry Fairfax County Park Foundation
Next up in our poetry showcase is Fairhill ES 6th grader Eleanor Kim - a winner in our grades 6-8 category. Eleanor’s poetic words transport us to the shores of Burke Lake and inspire us to clean up the world “little by little, hand in hand.” www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/poetry Fairhill Elementary Fairfax County Park Foundation
Our virtual poetry showcase continues with Sophie Yamaoka of Annandale - a 4th-grade student at Canterbury Woods Elementary School. Sophie’s colorful and inspiring words about planet Earth won her a top spot in our poetry contest for grades 3-5. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/poetry Canterbury Woods Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools Fairfax County Park Foundation
Jackson Stear of Burke, a 5th-grade student at Fairview ES, is the first of our poetry contest winners for grades 3-5. You just can’t help but smile while listening to this talented young man share his thoughts on taking care of local parks. www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/poetry Fairfax County Park Foundation
Next up in our virtual poetry showcase is Ali Dane of Springfield, a first-grade student at Garfield Elementary School. Ali’s purr-fectly inspiring poem about cleaning up litter was a winner in our youngest age division. 😻 www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/poetry Garfield Elementary School PTA - Springfield, VA Fairfax County Park Foundation
Our virtual poetry showcase kicks off with our youngest winner. Zahra Quraishi of Ashburn is a kindergarten homeschool student from Ashburn, VA. It’s a family affair for Zahra; her big sister Zoya won in this same category last year! www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/poetry Fairfax County Park Foundation
It's #MakeItMonday! Check out this Tote Bag tutorial from Hidden Oaks Nature Center – using only two materials! Try it at home and be sure to message/tag us with pics of your creations. For more ideas on at-home exploration, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/virtual.
To all the girls finding your passion in our parks, in the classroom and in our communities... we see you. And we can't wait to see what you have in store for us. #internationalwomensday
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