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Park Authority Press Releases-2011

The FCPA Public Information Office functions as a resource for media representatives. Balancing our efforts to publicize, highlight and promote the goals and accomplishments of the Park Authority with our responsibility to provide timely, accurate and honest information is key to our mission.  

Press Releases

December

• Riverbend Park Classes Spill Into Historic Properties (12/22/11)
• Three Park Board Members Reappointed (12/14/11)
• County Parks Top 23,000 Acre Mark (12/14/11)

November

• Online Discussion Set With Park Authority Director; Public’s Questions, Comments Invited (11/23/11)
• Burke Lake Train Track Renovation Gets Rolling (11/16/11)
• Fairfax County Farmers Markets Seek Volunteers for 2012 (11/09/11)
• November Brings All Things Turkey to Area Parks (11/09/11)
• Focus on Jupiter at Riverbend's Night Sky Festival (11/02/11)

October 2011

• Take Back the Forest T-shirt Contest (10/26/11)
• Hollin Hall Playground To Open (10/26/11)
• Listening Forum Comes to Green Spring Gardens (10/26/11)
• Green Spring Garden Announces Restoration of Stone Wall (10/26/11)
• Colonial Days Come to Life at Sully (10/26/11)
• Park Authority Selects Chief Operating Officer (10/19/11)
• Watershed Cleanup Day Seeks Volunteers (10/12/11)
• Centreville Day Celebrates Past And Present (10/12/11)
• VolunteerFest Seeks Your Assistance (10/12/11)
• PACT Summer Camps Made Possible By Generous Donors (10/12/11)
• Become A Part of the Design Team (10/12/11)
• Resource Management Volunteers Honored (10/12/11)
• Huntley Meadows Park to Reopen Boardwalk (10/12/11)
• Fort Willard Historic Site (10/05/11)
• Fearless Fest (10/05/11)
• Pumpkins in the Park (10/05/11)

September 2011

• Basic Gardening Featured At Green Springs (09/28/11)
• Spring Hill Field and Infrastructure Improvements Celebrated (09/28/11)
• Merrilee Park Planning Process Invites Public Comment (09/21/11)
• New Exhibits Featured at E.C. Lawrence (09/21/11)
• Annual Sully Quilt & Textile Show & Sale Rescheduled (09/15/11)
• The Civil War Comes to Fairfax County (09/15/11)
• Colvin Run Mill Hosts International Conference on Mills (09/15/11)
• Observatory Park Ribbon Cutting Slated Sept. 24 (09/15/11)
• Park Director to Host Listening Forum in McLean (09/15/11)
• Huntley Meadows Boardwalk Improvement Nears Completion (09/07/11)
• REI Presents Grant For Invasive Removal (09/07/11)
• Frying Pan Introduces Barnyard Birthday Parties (09/07/11)
• Annual Art Show Approaches (09/07/11)
• Langely Fork Park Planning Effort to Begin (09/07/11)
• Chessies Big Backyard Ground breaking Set (09/01/11)
• Green Spring Offers Three Programs on September 10 (09/01/11)

August 2011

• FCPA Commitment to Aquatics Acknowleged (08/24/11)
• Spring Hill Hula Group Goes to China (08/24/11)
• Riverbend Park Gains Recognition As Underground Railroad Site (08/24/11)
• Farmers Markets Remain Open Into The Fall (08/24/11)
• Virginia Indian Festival Provides Showcase for Native Arts (08/17/11)
• Mason District Park Festival Offers Neighborhood Fun (08/17/11)
• Patriotic-themed Quilts Featured at Sully Quilt & Textile Show & Sale (08/17/11)
• Summer Entertainment in The Parks Continues (08/12/11)
• Hidden Oaks Naturalists Release Snapping Turtle Hatchlings (08/12/11)
• Civil War Weekend Brings Back The Past (08/09/11)
• Cynthia Jacobs Carter Appointed to Foundation Board (08/09/11)
• 2011 Elly Doyle Award Winners (08/09/11)

July 2011

• Stella Koch Named Sally Ormsby Award Recipient (07/27/11)
• Eakin Philanthropy Award's Announced (07/27/11)
• Summer Entertainment Series Wins National Award (07/20/11)
• Kingstowne Dam and Park Planning Meeting Slated For August 9th (07/20/11)
• Park Foundation Receives National Humanitarian Award (07/20/11)
• Pitch A Tent, Leave Out The Wood (07/13/11)
• Park Authority Veteran Receives National Acclaim (07/13/11)
• Temporary Construction Closure Set For Northern CCT (07/13/11)
• Free Class Demonstrates Popular New Workout Program (07/06/11)
• Fairfax County 4-H Fair Returns to Frying Pan Farm Park (07/06/11)
• Invasive Plant Handbook Receives National Honor (07/06/11)
• Park Authority’s Harold L. Strickland Receives National Award For Volunteerism (07/06/11)
• Park Authority Earns Award for Riverbend Exhibit (07/06/11)
• World War II Living History Weekend Set at Sully (07/06/11)

June 2011

• Choose Camps Wisely (06/29/11)
• Five in July Park Pledge (06/29/11)
• New Riverbend Wagon Rides (06/29/11)
• Parks Plan Full Day of Fun at Lake Fairfax on Fourth of July (06/29/11)
• Listening Forum Approaches at Cub Run RECenter (06/29/11)
• Huntley Meadows Boardwalk to Close August, September For Repairs (06/20/11)
• Park Authority Endorses Selection of Seth Cohen For Foundation Board (06/20/11)
• Pohick Stream Valley Construction to Begin (06/20/11)
• Our Special Harbor Sprayground Reopens This Weekend (06/09/11)
• Bridges to be Dedicated as Cub Run Project Nears Completion (06/09/11)
• Banks Master Plan Approved by Park Authority Board (06/09/11)
• It’s Not Too Late to Enjoy Summer Camp (06/09/11)
• This Father’s Day Consider a Park Authority Gift Card (06/09/11)
• Take Dad Outdoors on Fathers’ Day Weekend (06/02/11)
• Our Special Harbor Sprayground Closes For Resurfacing (06/09/11)
• Cardboard Boat Regatta Returns to Accotink (06/01/11)
• Community Asked to Help Plan Skatepark Expansion (06/01/11)

May 2011

• CardBoard Boat Regatta Returns, And Springfield Days Arrive at South Run (05/25/11)
• Annual Car Show Returns to Sully (05/25/11)
• Enjoy Sears House Tours, Ice Cream And Community (05/25/11)
• Parks Focus on Water Safety as Pool Open (05/25/11)
• Help Plan The New Skatepark (05/25/11)
• Liberty Swing Opens (05/17/11)
• Lake Fairfax Bridge Trails Day (05/17/11)
• OSH Spray Park to Open on Weekends (05/17/11)
• MLK Pool to Open on Weekends (05/17/11)
• Backyard Earth Day Approaches (05/11/11)
• Park Summer Camps Are Close And Affordable (05/11/11)
• Farmers Market Are Open And Filled With Seasonal Goodness (05/04/11)

April 2011

• Sully Highlights Spain's Role in Revolution (04/27/11)
• Free Summer Entertainment Returns to Parks (04/27/11)
• Antique Carousel to Open at Frying Pan Farm Park (04/27/11)
• Spraypark and Treehouse to Open at Lee District Family Recreation Area (04/27/11)
• Clemyjontri Liberty Swing Opening Reset (04/27/11)
• Wetlands Awareness Day Set for May 1st (04/27/11)
• Farmer’s Markets Season Offers A Couple of Changes (04/20/11)
• Barbara Lane Connector Trail Construction to Start (04/20/11)
• Park Authority's Pohick Rangers Turn 20 (04/13/11)

March 2011

• Lake Accotink Spring Break Camps (03/30/11)
• Park Foundation Board Members Confirmed (03/30/11)
• Park Authority, Neighborhood and Community Services (03/23/11)
• It’s Nomination Time For Elly Doyle Park Service Awards (03/23/11)
• Merrilee Park Master Planning to Begin (03/23/11)
• Park Authority Forms Salona Planning Task Force (03/16/11)
• Rescheduled Meeting Set For Monticello Master Planning (03/16/11)
• Invasive Management Effort Slated for Churchill Road Park (03/16/11)
• Park Authority Board Approves Hogge Park Master Plan (03/09/11)
• Bicentennial Celebration Planned at Colvin Run Mill (03/09/11)
• Volunteers Needed For Watershed Clean-Up (03/09/11)
• Liberty Swing Will Open at Clemyjontri Park; Donors to be Honored (03/09/11)
• Grand Re-Opening of Sully’s East Wing Exhibit Approaches (03/09/11)
• Park Authority's Take 12 Program Hosts Food, Fitness Event (03/02/11)
• Park Authority Listening Forum to Meet in Lee District (03/02/11)
• New Equestrian Program Benefits Returning Veterans (03/02/11)
• Park Authority Programs Explore The Night Skies (03/02/11)
• Kyoto Costume Institute Tea Celebrates Cherry Blossom Festival at Green Spring Gardens (03/02/11)

February 2011

• Civil War Lecture Series Set to Start at Cabell’s Mill, Sully (02/23/11)
• Get Paid To Play This Summer at Rec-PAC (02/23/11)
• Park Authority Board Holds Annual Elections (02/15/11)
• Rescheduled Monticello Planning Meeting Set for April 4 (02/15/11)
• Sully Offers Slave Life Tour (02/15/11)
• Supervisor Hyland Names Linwood Gorham to Park Board (02/09/11)
• Maple Syrup Boil Down Coming to Colvin Run Mill (02/09/11)
• Seventh Annual EcoSavvy Gardening Symposium Approaches (02/09/11)

January 2011

• Park Authority Adds Facebook to Communication Tools (01/25/11)
• Banks Park Master Plan Meeting Set; Public Comment Sought (01/19/11)
• Rainbow Trout Fishing To Resume at Lake Fairfax Park (01/19/11)
• Invasive Plant Removal Program Reaches Milestone (01/19/11)
• Park Authority Seeks Comment on Fee Packet (01/19/11)
• Park Authority to Demolish Ingleside Avenue Properties (01/13/11)
• Laurel Hill Golf Club to Host 2013 U.S. Amateur Public Links (01/13/11)
• Take 12 Program Still Going Strong After First Successful Year (01/13/11)
• Park Authority Reschedules Monticello Planning Meeting (01/05/11)

Public Service Announcements 

December

• Discover The History of Icemaking in The 19th Century (12/22/11)
• Hidden Pond Nature Center Introduces New Hiking Program (12/22/11)
• Learn More About Trees at Green Spring Gardens (12/22/11)
• Riverbend Winter Camps (12/14/11)
• The Wetland Classroom (12/14/11)
• Look To Christmas Past at Sully (12/14/11)
• Hellebores Discussed During Winter Garden Series (12/14/11)
• Colvin Run Mill Holiday Shopping (12/07/11)
• Park Authority Now on Twitter (12/07/11)
• IONA Concert at Sully (12/07/11)
• Snow Show Puppet Programs at Frying Pan (12/07/11)
• Winter Series At Gardens Keeps Spring Alive (12/07/11)

November

• Green Spring Garden Gift Shops Offer One-of-a-kind Items (11/30/11)
• Parks Offer Family Fun At Holiday Time (11/30/11)
• Take A Horse Drawn Wagon Ride at Lake Accotink (11/30/11)
• South Run Sleigh Ride Offers Fun, Benefits Community (11/30/11)
• Green Spring Gardens to Host Holiday Open House (11/23/11)
• Park Programs Make Holiday Shopping Fun and Easy for Kids (11/23/11)
• Candlelight Tours Illuminate Sully Historic Site’s Past (11/23/11)
• Frying Pan Farm Park Concludes Yearlong Anniversary Celebration with an Old-Fashioned Holiday on the Farm (11/23/11)
• Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show Returns to Wakefield Park (11/23/11)
• Christmas Flower Workshop at Sully Historic Site (11/23/11)
• Enjoy The Horse Show at the Farm (11/16/11)
• Burn Those Calories; Help The Hungry (11/16/11)
• Holiday Ice Skating Show Comes To Mount Vernon (11/16/11)
• Mother Daughter Tea Promotes Storytelling (11/09/11)
• Focus on Jupiter at Riverbend's Night Sky Festival (11/02/11)

October 2011

• Book Signing at Green Spring (10/26/11)
• Moonshine And Mayhem Explored at Riverbend Park (10/19/11)
• Barred Owl Joins in the Campfire Fun (10/19/11)
• All Hallows Explored The Old-fashioned Way (10/12/11)
• Halloween Fun (10/05/11)
• Haunted Programs (10/05/11)

September 2011

• South Run Hoe Down Among Activities Celebration Customers (09/28/11)
• Harvest Festival Comes to Frying Pan (09/28/11)
• Rock N Blades Returns to the Ice (09/28/11)
• Tea and Garden Tour Approaching at GSG (09/07/11)

August 2011

• Chinese Cultural Performance Coming to Ossian Hall (08/24/11)
• Begonia Sale Lures Customers to Green Springs (08/24/11)
• You Can Still Catch Great Entertainment in the Parks (08/17/11)
• Calling All “Fishtastic” Kids to Riverbend Park (08/12/11)
• Find Out About Owls Round The Campfire at Hidden Oaks (08/12/11)
• End Summer With Adventures at Walney Pond (08/12/11)
• Lake Accotink Park Features a Canine Cruise (08/12/11)
• Lee District RECenter Invites Dogs in for a Swim (08/12/11)
• Expand Culinary Knowledge at Green Springs’ Vinegar Tasting Party (08/12/11)
• Enjoy a Garden Stroll & Tea at Green Springs (08/12/11)
• Korean Heritage Night (08/09/11)
• Protect Garden Treasures at Green Spring Gardens (08/09/11)

July 2011

• Starlight Cinema 2011 Features Despicable Me! (07/27/11)
• Book Signing Set For 4H Fair (07/27/11)
• Come to The Farm For Summer Concert Fun (07/20/11)
• John McCutcheon Concert at Nottoway (07/13/11)
• Dairy Days Set For Sully (07/13/11)
• Campfires In Park Offer Adventure, Warm Memories (07/13/11)

June 2011

• Civil War Music at Frying Pan (06/29/11)
• Hot Entertainment Featured at Mason District Park (06/29/11)

May 2011

• Summer Entertainment Series Features Nighthawks And Others (05/25/11)
• Summer Entertainment Series Features Nighthawks, Blues and Country (05/17/11)
• Bring The Dog For a Pontoon Boat Ride (05 /17/11)
• Sunset Cruises Return to Lake Accotink (05/17/11)
• Tea and Chocolate at The Mill (05/11/11)
• Riverbend Family Adventure Offers Nearby Overnight Camping (05/04/11)
• REC Pac Offers Amazing, Affordable Summer Camp (05/04/11)

April 2011

• Invasive Plant Removal Day Arrives (04/27/11)
• Jefferson District GC Garden Sale (04/27/11)
• Mother's Day Fun Abounds in Parks (04/27/11)
• Parks Are For The Birds (04/27/11)
• Facts About Native Bees: Catch The Buzz (04/20/11)
• Discover the Excitement of Bull Riding at Frying Pan Farm Park (04/06/11)
• Huntley Meadows Art Show Underway (04/06/11)
• Sully Offers Easter Fun This Weekend (04/06/11)
• Breakfast with the Birds (04/06/11)

March 2011

• Nottoway Park Features Egg Hunt (03/30/11)
• Easter Fun Goes Into Action at Local Parks (03/23/11)
• Get Into The Holiday Hunt at South Run RECenter (03/23/11)
• Traditional Easter Egg Hunt Slated For Mason District Park (03/23/11)
• Easter Egg Hunt Planned at Nottoway Park (03/23/11)
• Make a Spring Scarecrow for Your Garden at Sully Historic Site (03/16/11)
• Second Cherry Blossom Tea Scheduled at Green Spring Gardens (03/16/11)
• Sip Tea With the Mad Hatter at Hidden Oaks Nature Center (03/16/11)
• Volunteers Sought for Park Authority’s Watershed Cleanup Day (03/16/11)
• Hunt for Easter Eggs at Sully Historic Site (03/16/11)
• Colvin Run Mill Offers Tea And Chocolate Tasting (03/16/11)
• Co-exist With The Wildlife in Your Yard (03/09/11)

February 2011

• Wildlife Information is Just a Click Away (02/23/11)
• Birding For Beginners Helps Sharpen Your Skills (02/23/11)
• Wednesdays Are Wild at Hidden Pond Nature Center (02/23/11)
• Wormy Fun Coming Your Way at Green Spring Gardens (02/23/11)
• Huntley Meadows Features Bees And Bones (02/15/11)
• Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Dance and Love Stories (02/09/11)
• Click to Explore County Museum Collections (02/09/11)

January 2011 

• Consider Going Native When You Plant This Spring (01/25/11)
• Make Valentines at Lake Accotink’s Hearts and Crafts Program (01/19/11)
• Put Deer Resistant Plants in Your Yard (01/13/11)
• Don’t Miss The Fun of Groundhog Day (01/13/11)
• Discover Flying Dragons at Huntley Meadows Park (01/05/11)
• Click to Explore Nature in Fairfax County (01/05/11)