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Press Releases The follow press releases are available for download in Adobe Acrobat portable document format. You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 (or newer) installed on your computer to view and print these files. December 2007 Park Authority Controlled Burn Program Approved For 2008 (12/20/07) Popularity of Birding Reaches New Heights (12/20/07) Great Parks, Great Communities Planning Efforts Get Underway (12/14/07) Latest Stewardship Brochure Explores Water (12/14/07) New Entrance Leads To Holiday Fun, Entertainment (12/14/07) Winter Solstice Celebrations Mark Sun's Return (12/07/07) Holiday Fun Abounds in Our Parks at a Great Price! (12/07/07) Park Authority Begins Kings Park Master Plan Revisions (12/07/07) November 2007 Park Authority and School Board Hold Joint Meeting (11/30/07) Park Authority Offers Children's Holiday Shopping (11/30/07) The Festive Season Gets Underway at Sully (11/30/07) Celebrate The Season With Music at Sully Historic Site (11/29/07) Park Authority Presents Inaugural Environmental Stewardship Award (11/16/07) New Survey Reveals High Use, Favorite Park Amenities (11/08/07) Program Highlights African-American History at Sully (11/08/07) Marketing & Communications Pros Honor Park Authority (11/08/07) Thanksgiving Offers Fun in FCPA Parks (11/02/07) Community Connections Receives Programming Award (11/08/07) Park Foundation Receives Grant for Trail Maps (11/02/07) October 2007 Park Authority Opens New Baseball Field in Herndon (10/25/07) Ribbon Cutting For Synthetic Turf Field at Lake Fairfax (10/25/07) Springfield District Rep for Park Board Named (10/25/07) Kidwell Farm Pig "Ginny" Garners National Attention in Bid For Presidential Pardon (10/19/07) Park Authority Bans All Fires on Parkland (10/19/07) Patriot Park Set to Open Phase I Improvements (10/19/07) Park Authority Board Meeting Schedule for 2008 Announced (10/19/07) Long Time Park Authority Volunteers Honored (10/12/07) Storm Drain Education Effort Underway in Fairfax Co. (10/12/07) Park Resource Management Division Honors Volunteers (10/12/07) Park Authority's PACT 2007 Program Helped More Children Enjoy Summer Camp (10/12/07) Mount Air Open House, Recognition Ceremony Slated (10/12/07) Informational Series Continues on Wetland Restoration (10/12/07) Frying Pan Farm Park Sets Harvest Day (10/12/07) Park Authority to Open New Recreation Areas in Laurel Hill (10/05/07) New Stewardship Brochure Explores Underground World (10/05/07) Local Parks Host Spook-tacular Halloween Events (10/05/07) Fall Farm Babies Arrive At Frying Pan Farm Park (10/05/07) September 2007 Hispanic Heritage Day Comes to Sully in October (09/28/07) Park Authority Offers Harvest Time Activities (09/28/07) Second Meeting Set For Mount Gilead Area Master Planning (09/28/07) Park Authority Water Quality Improvement Grant Recipient (09/28/07) New Turf Field Completion Nears at Sandburg Middle School (09/21/07) ResOURces Receives Prestigious Silver Inkwell Award (09/21/07) Cool Counties Concert and Poetry Slam Set For October 6th (09/21/07) Park Authority Receives Three Awards From VRPS (09/21/07) Corporate Farm Olympics Brings Area Companies to Frying Pan Farm Park (09/19/07) Braddock History Comes to Life at Oak Hill Festival (09/21/07) Historic Brigade Napoleon Rides at Sully Historic Site (09/07/07) August 2007 Danbury Forest Bridge Opening Set for September 8th (08/30/07) Community Built, ¾ Mile Trail to Open in McLean (08/24/07) Park Visitors Asked to Help Collect Native Plant Seeds (08/24/07) Park Authority and Soil Conservation Partner For Coastal Clean-up (08/24/07) Park Authority Presents International Film Fest (08/24/07) Park Authority Hearing to Discuss Mount Vernon Properties Scheduled in September (08/24/07) Old Friends and New at Sully Quilt Show and Sale (08/15/07) Sundial Garden's Time Has Come at Observatory Park (08/15/07) Volunteers Save Trees in Neighborhood Parks (08/15/07) Riverbend Hosts Virginia Indian Festival September 8th (08/15/07) Americorps Team Restores Park Habitat (08/10/07) Book Signings by Local Authors Featured at Sully Civil War Weekend (08/10/07) Wetland Restoration Conversations Continue at Huntley (08/10/07) July 2007 US National Team Conducts Free Park Authority Soccer Clinic (07/25/07) Mark Newton Band to Perform at Frying Pan Farm Park (07/25/07) Civil War Weekend Encampment Returns to Sully (07/25/07) Public Invited to Wetland Restoration Walk at Huntley (07/20/07) Park Board Names 2007 Elly Doyle Park Service Honorees (07/13/07) Three Ribbon Cuttings to Mark New Fields, Playground (07/10/07) Starlight Cinema Offers Free Drive-In Movies (07/10/07) Volunteers Needed at Lose The Training Wheels Camp (07/06/07) John Mastenbrook Honored by Park Authority and Community (07/03/07) World War II History Weekend Comes to Sully ((07/03/07) Park Authority to Break Ground at Lake Fairfax Park For Synthetic Turf Fields And New Core Area (07/03/07) June 2007 Huntley Meadows Park Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers (06/26/07) Park Authority Field Events Slated For This Weekend (06/26/07) Fourth of July Features History and Fireworks in the Parks (06/26/07) Invasive Plants Program Benefits From Summer Interns (06/22/07) New Agreements Provides For Route 28 Interchange, Site Entrance For Sully Historic Site, Udvar-Hazy Center (06/22/07) Park Authority Garners Seven Communications Awards (06/22/07) Clothing For The Colonies Explores 17th And 18th Century Fashions (06/22/07) Stewardship Card Explains The Benefits of Dead Wood (06/22/07) Ribbon Cutting Slated for Laurel Hill Golf Clubhouse (06/12/07) Park Authority to Dedicate Gazebo at Green Spring Gardens (06/12/07) Cross County Trail Receives National Recognition (06/8/07) Park Authority Pass Sales Offer On-line Convenience (06/8/07) Classic Automobiles and Airplanes Displayed In Chantilly (06/01/07) May 2007 National Trails Day Celebration Set For Holmes Run (05/24/07) South Railroad Street Park Groundbreaking Approaches (05/24/07) Ossian Hall Park Ribbon Cutting, Clean-up And Concert Set (05/24/07) Public Hearing for Pine Ridge Park Master Plan Amendment Set (05/24/07) Hidden Oaks Nature Center LID Parking Lot Started (05/24/07) Information Meeting on Pimmit Run Stream Valley Set (05/24/07) Audrey Moore Pool Closes During Renovations; RECenter Still Open (05/18/07) Park Authority Continues Land Acquisition Efforts (05/18/07) Information Meeting on Pimmit Run Stream Valley Set (05/18/07) Sully Historic Site Hosts War of 1812 Muster (05/11/07) Concert Series Expands to Ossian Hall Park (05/11/07) Status Report Offered at Huntley on Wetlands Restoration (05/11/07) Parks Offer Interesting Mother's Day Possibilities (05/03/07) Huntley Meadows Celebrates Champion Trees And Land Transfer (05/03/07) Park Authority Wins Three NAGC Communication Awards (05/03/07) Ellanor Lawrence Park Marks 25th Anniversary(05/03/07) South Run RECenter Expansion Project Groundbreaking Approaches(05/03/07) April 2007 2007 Elly Doyle Park Service Award Nominations Open in May (04/27/07) Public Hearing for Fairfax Villa Park Master Plan Revision Set (04/27/07) Park Authority Increases Land Holdings (04/13/07) Park Authority Completes Colchester Acquisition (04/13/07) Park Authority Announces Stewardship Awards (04/04/07) New Stewardship Card Focuses on Elusive Foxes (04/04/07) Parks Offer Brochure on Native Backyard Plants (04/04/07) Expanded Park Performance Series Gets Set for Summer (04/04/07) Park Authority Leadership Changes Announced (04/04/07) Friends of Historic Huntley Host Open House (04/04/07) March 2007 Cultural Diversity Hallmark of Children’s Day (03/23/07) Rain Garden is Latest Feature Added to Leven Preserve (03/23/07) New Director of Park Planning Division Named (03/15/07) Park Authority Board Names Park Veteran Acting Director (03/15/07) Mason District History Day Scheduled for April 1st (03/15/07) Park Authority Director Resigns to Accept NRPA Post (03/07/07) Park Authority Approves Master Plan For Historic Fort (03/02/07) Trail Caucus to Explore Opportunities, Recent Accomplishments (03/02/07) New Providence Park Authority Board Representative Named (03/02/07) Top Bluegrass Ensemble to Perform at Frying Pan Farm Park (03/02/07) Park Authority and Animal Shelter Work Together (03/02/07) February 2007 Park Authority Registers Seven Sites For Watershed Cleanup (02/23/07) Groundbreaking Set For Synthetic Turf at Poplar Tree (02/15/07) Groundbreaking Scheduled for Patriot Park (02/07/07) Controlled Burn Set For Huntley Meadows Park (02/07/07) The History of Medicine in Early America Explored (02/02/07) Celebrate Love at a Valentine's Day Tea (02/07/07) Synthetic Turf Groundbreaking Scheduled at South Run Park (02/07/07) January 2007 Park Authority Board Selects 2007 Leadership (01/26/07) Pine Ridge Park Planning Effort Gets Underway (01/26/07) Preschool to Host Open House at Old Floris Schoolhouse (01/26/07) Planning Process Initiated at Fairfax Villa Park (01/26/07) Conservationists Encouraged by Results of Replanting Program (01/26/07) Trout Fishing Returns to Lakefront Parks (01/19/07) Providence RECenter Celebrates 25 Years of Service (01/19/07) New Brochure Speaks to Pets in The Parks (01/12/07) Historic Oakton Schoolhouse Set to Move Sunday (01/04/07) Park Authority Schedules Meeting on Fee Changes (01/04/07) Public Service Announcements December 2007 Grab The Kids For a Sunday Matinee (12/20/07) Meet Holiday Babies at Frying Pan Farm Park (12/20/07) Puppet Show Highlights Animal's Winter Preparations (12/07/07) Hot Chocolate, Hayrides & Santa Spell Fun at Lake Accotink (12/07/07) Novmeber 2007 Holiday Ice Show at Mt. Vernon RECenter December 15th (11/30/07) RECenter to Host Annual Holiday Arts & Craft Show (11/30/07) Catch Falling Stars at Sully Woodlands (11/30/07) Bob Brown Puppet Show Set For Holidays at Frying Pan Farm (11/30/07) Hidden Oaks Features Creatures (11/16/07) Riverbend Park Offers Raptor Feeding (11/16/07) Children's Holiday Shopping at Sully Historic Site (11/08/07) Critters and Cookies; Calling All Youngsters! (11/08/07) Night Hikers to Explore Woods at Lake Accotink (11/08/07) Children's Holiday Shopping at Sully Historic Site (11/08/07) Help Remove Invasive Plants From Riverbend Park (11/02/07) Create Your Holiday Ornaments At Riverbend Park (11/02/07) Bluegrass Legends To Perform at Frying Pan Farm Park (11/02/07) October 2007 Sully Colonial Day Highlights Yesterday (10/25/07) Explore Charlottesville With The Park Authority! (10/25/07) Fall: A Magical Time at Riverbend Park (10/25/07) RECenter Hosts Family Friendly Halloween Party (10/19/07) Riverbend Park Offers Happy Haunting For Kids (10/19/07) Historic Huntley Opens Its Doors to The Public (10/12/07) Experience Early American Life at Sully's Harvest Festival (10/12/07) Lake Accotink Hosts Canine Costume Contest (10/12/07) Get to Know Snakes at Riverbend Park (10/05/07) Honey Harvest Creates Buzz at Colvin Run Mill (10/05/07) September 2007 Riverbend Park Hosts Family Campfire And Night Hikes (09/28/07) Green Spring Gardens Invites You to Save Your Treasures (09/28/07) Perfect For Fall: Scarecrow Making at Frying Pan Farm (09/19/07) Untangle the Truth About Spiders at Cub Run RECenter (09/19/07) Gather Round The Campfire And Meet Riverbend's Reptiles (09/19/07) Let The Park Authority Take You Places! (09/19/07) Mantis Mayhem Program Returns to Cub Run RECenter (09/07/07) Program Digs Up Truth About Soils at Hidden Pond (09/07/07) Search The Twilight Skies For Bats at Cub Run RECenter (09/07/07) August 2007 Discover the Secrets of Salamanders at Riverbend Park (08/30/07) Magic Toyshop Puppet Show Comes to Frying Pan Farm Park (08/30/07) Plants and Pollinators Featured at Green Spring's Fall Fling (08/30/07) Information on Fall Vegetables Served at Garden Class (08/30/07) Cruise the Shoreline of Lake Accotink on Grandparents Day (08/30/07) Ooey, Gooey, Slimy Slugs Spotlighted at Slugfest (08/24/07) Indian Heritage Night Set For Ossian Hall Park (08/10/07) Riverbend Invites Adventurers to Bird Watch by Boat (08/10/07 July 2007 Turn the Backyard into a Wildlife Habitat with Hidden Oaks (07/25/07) Hummingbird Program Scheduled for Green Spring Gardens (07/25/07) Shooting Stars Fall Over Sully on Saturday, August 11 (07/25/07) Park Authority Announces Change to Concert Schedule (07/13/07) Climb Over the Hedge for a Movie Under the Stars (07/13/07) Drive Into the Curse of the Museum August 18th (07/13/07) Get Happy Feet with Starlight Cinema August 11th (07/13/07) Superman Returns to Starlight Cinema for a Drive-In Screening (07/13/07) Music Series Still Growing at Frying Pan Farm Park (07/13/07) Parks Offer Family Activities on Local Bugs and Frogs (07/06/07) Slither to Ellanor C. Lawrence to Study Water Snakes (07/06/07) Capture The Beauty of Huntley Meadows Park (07/06/07) Explore Nature in the Parks Friday, July 20 (07/06/07) Flower Fairies Program Enchants at Green Spring (07/06/07) Meet Nature's Bloodsuckers at Hidden Pond (07/06/07) Feel the Rhythm at Colvin Run Mill (07/06/07) Crank Your Own Ice Cream at Colvin Run Mill (07/06/07) Wanted: Mad Scientists at Riverbend Nature Center (07/03/07) Vets of Tomorrow Care For Riverbend's Exhibit Animals (07/03/07) Hidden Pond Channels the Superstitious (07/03/07) Pinecrest Swings Into Fight Against Prostate Cancer (07/03/07) June 2007 Afternoon Stroll Offers Woodland Adventure (06/26/07) Arts in the Parks Brings Bob Brown Puppets to Lake Fairfax (06/26/07) Bob Brown Puppet Show Featured at E.C. Lawrence (06/26/07) Adapted Aquatics Seeks Volunteer Teacher's Aides (06/22/07) Nottoway Nights Present The Winstons on July 5th (06/22/07) Braddock Night Series Features Annandale Symphony (06/22/07) Navy Commodores to Perform at Lake Accotink (06/22/07) Big Band Music Slated for Lake Accotink (06/22/07) Park Authority Makes Trail Maps Available Online (06/15/07) Visit The Wetlands by The Light of The Moon (06/15/07) New Music Series Growing at Frying Pan Farm Park (06/15/07) Earthworm Offers Chance For Environmental Learning (06/15/07) Go Fish Offers Catch And Release Opportunities (06/15/07) Programs at Night Offer Adventures in Local Parks (06/12/07) Greet Summer Solstice in Green Spring Gardens (06/12/07) WBO Provides Russian Folk Entertainment (06/8/07) Enjoy an Evening Stroll Along The Banks of The Potomac (06/8/07) Vendors Needed for Community Flea Market (06/01/07) Rhodes Tavern Troubadours Offer Kids a Great Show (06/01/07) Army Blues Perform at Braddock Nights (06/01/07) Legendary Seldom Scene Perform at Nottoway Nights (06/01/07) Nottoway Nights Brings Eastern Europe to Vienna (06/01/07) Nottoway Nights Brings Klezmer Music to The Forefront (06/01/07) Nottoway Nights Offers The Grandsons' New Orleans Rock (06/01/07) Temporary Closing of Hidden Oaks Announced (06/01/07) May 2007 Survival Skills Camp Offers Adventure And Learning (05/24/07) Kids Can Discover Life's Challenges in Jamestown (05/24/07) Frying Pan Farm Park Moo-tivates You on Dairy Day (05/24/07) Lake Accotink Hosts Cardboard Regatta During Springfield Days (05/24/07) Colvin Run Mill Offers Family Fun Close In(05/18/07) Mason District Park Hosts Bob Brown Puppets (05/18/07) Dive Into Science at Hidden Pond Nature Center (05/11/07) Take a Night Hike at Lake Accotink Park (05/11/07) Hidden Oaks Offers a Full Day of Adventure For Youngsters (05/11/07) Camping by The River Offered as Special Program (05/11/07) Pink Lady Slippers' Arrival Marks Change of Season (05/11/07) Mason District Park to Host Annual Flea Market (05/11/07) Find Great Summer Jobs in Local Parks (05/11/07) Get Summer Camp Bound in The Parks (05/11/07) Sheep And Wool Day Returns to Frying Pan Farm Park (05/03/07) Celebrate Colonial History at Riverside Campfire (05/03/07) Fairfax Park Authority Annual Report Available (05/03/07) April 2007 RECenter Hosts D.C. Area's Only Arthritis Water Walk (04/13/07) Program Reveals Wonders of Area Wetlands (04/13/07) RECenter to Deliver President's Volunteer Service Award (04/13/07) Youth Garden Receives National Grant (04/04/07) March 2007 Teddy Bear’s Picnic Puppet Show Comes to Frying Pan (03/23/07) Jeepers Peepers! The Forest Comes Alive! (03/15/07) Colvin Run Mill Offers Plan “B” Symposium (03/15/07) Park Authority Offers Two Programs to Address Invasive Plants (03/15/07) Game Playing Encouraged At Frying Pan Farm Park (03/07/07) Sully Explores Enslaved Communities in Virginia (03/07/07) Join in The Holiday Fun This Easter (03/07/07) Enjoy a Sunday Matinee at Frying Pan Farm Park (03/02/07) February 2007 Experience The Buzz at E.C. Lawrence Park (02/23/07) Take a Walk in The Park: Nature And Fitness Combined (02/23/07) Park Authority Gears Up For Summer Rec-PAC Employment (02/23/07) Maple Syrup Boil Down Set For Colvin Run Mill (02/15/07) Celebrate Love at a Valentine's Day Tea (02/07/07) Frying Pan Farm Park to Hold Game Day (02/07/07) Walney Garden Guild Sponsors First Art Show and Sale (02/07/07) Valentines Day Animal Sweetheart Dance Set For Nature Center (02/02/07) January 2007 Sunday Matinee Movie Set at Frying Pan Farm Park (01/19/07) Casablanca Hits The Screen at Frying Pan Farm Park (01/19/07) Puppets to Narrate Traditional Native American Tales (01/19/07) Beetles And Fungi Uncovered at Hidden Pond Program (01/19/07) Come Play Games at Frying Pan Farm Park Authority (01/19/07) Owl Duo Poised to Steal Show at Local Film Fest (01/12/07) RECenter to Show Over The Hedge at Pool Party (01/12/07) Café Cattail Brings Out The Artist in You! (01/04/07)