Park Authority

CONTACT INFORMATION: Open during regular business hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
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12055 Government Center Pkwy.
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
Jai Cole
Executive Director

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Help with Some Spring Cleaning in the Parks in April

Help with Some Spring Cleaning in the Parks in April

Help tidy up your local parks and clear the earth’s arteries by volunteering for some spring cleaning in April. It’s a great way for individuals, families and groups to earn service hours, work on team building or simply give back to the local community.

The Fairfax County Park Authority’s annual Watershed Clean-up Days are scheduled in conjunction with the Nature Conservancy at sites throughout the county on April 4, 5, 11 and 18. Most of the volunteer work involves collecting and bagging trash found on park grounds, but other projects may be added. For instance, the cleanup at Lee District Park involves cleaning up landscape beds and mulching.

Cleanups on Saturday, April 4 include:

  • 8 to 10 a.m.: McLean Central Park (meet in the Dolley Madison Library parking lot)
  • 9 to 11 a.m.: Ossian Hall Park (meet in the parking lot in front of the playground)
  • 9 to 11:30 a.m.: Merrybrook Run Stream Valley Park (meet in the Liberty Property Trust parking lot)
  • 9 a.m. to noon: Hidden Pond Nature Center and Lake Fairfax Park

Cleanup on Sunday, April 5 includes:

  • 9 to 11:30 a.m.: Huntley Meadows Park

Cleanup on Saturday, April 11 includes:

  • 9 to 11 a.m.: Lake Accotink Park

Cleanups on Saturday, April 18 include:

  • 8 to 11 a.m.: Royal Lake Park in Fairfax
  • 9 to 11 a.m.: Ellanor C. Lawrence Park and Lillian Carey Park (meet by the tennis courts near the rear parking lot of Bailey’s Community Center)
  • 9 to 11:30 a.m.: Arrowbrook Park, Bren Mar Park (meet in the parking lot), Chandon Park, Cub Run RECenter, Lee District Park (meet in front of the RECenter), London Towne, Scott’s Run Nature Preserve, Sully Historic Site, Sully Station I, Sully Station II, Isaac Walton, Virginia Run and Chalet Woods
  • 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Roundtree Park
  • 10 a.m. to noon: Riverbend Park

Staff will be at each cleanup site to provide trash bags, gloves, guidance and appreciation.

To sign up to volunteer, go to the Nature Conservancy website. For questions about individual cleanups, please contact the site. Find information about Fairfax County parks.

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