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Battling bugs come to the aid of Accotink Creek watershed weed warriors as beneficial weevils are released to combat the scourge of invasive Mile-a-Minute vines.
- posted July 24 |
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Thanks to all the Friends of Accotink Creek who joined the Potomac Watershed Cleanup along Accotink Creek in 2010. Thanks to all their efforts, we together removed 218 bags of trash, 22 tires, and junk ranging from a blender to a live animal trap.
- posted May 24 |
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Photos documenting how VDOT and its contractor, Fluor-Transurban, are failing to prevent sediment from the Capital Beltway HOT Lanes project from entering Accotink Creek.
- posted June 10 |
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I-495 Conservation Hike Rated A. Accotink Creek: Impact of the I-495 Expansion
Sat. Feb 20, 10:00 a.m. This hike of about 4 very-moderately paced miles, over possibly muddy trails, will focus on the impacts of road projects, such as the HOT-lanes expansion of the Beltway. More information.
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It's critter counting fun, 9:30 a.m. at Byron Ave Park and 1:00 p.m. at Lake Accotink Park; Postponed to a Saturday in March, 2010.
For more information, click: Winter Stream Monitoring
- posted Jan 15, 2010, Updated Feb 17, 2010 |
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Thanks to all the Friends of Accotink Creek who joined the International Coastal Cleanup along our 13 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek in 2009. Thanks to all their efforts, we together removed 144 bags of trash, 22 tires, and junk ranging from a skateboard to a water tank to an anaconda-size length of plastic pipe.
- posted Nov 5 |
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In May 2009, the Fairfax County Park Authority completed construction of asphalt trail along Accotink Creek downstream from Lake Accotink Park. The project rerouted the Cross County Trail into the floodplain habitat without mitigation. This site documents the damage done.
- posted June 4 |
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Thanks to all the Friends of Accotink Creek who joined the Potomac Watershed Cleanup of Accotink Creek in 2009. We together removed 158 bags of trash, 13 tires, and junk ranging from a vacuum cleaner to an electric hedge trimmer..
Click for more information or Email Philip
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Friends of Accotink Creek join residents and Fairfax County Park Authority Invasives Management Area program staff at noon, Dec 13th to beaver-proof vunerable trees near Lake Mercer with hardware cloth enclosures. Where we met. See pictures of the event and beaver-proofed trees. Contact
Meghan Fellows
, 703-324-8586.
- posted Dec 13 |
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The WAG meeting will be Dec 3, 2008 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Rd., Burke, VA 22015-1683, 703-978-5600. Observers are welcome to attend.
Input from the public will help fill in more details about problem areas and potential projects. Click for more information
- posted Dec 2 |
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Thanks to all the Friends of Accotink Creek who joined the International Coastal Cleanup in 2008. We together removed 169 bags of trash, 14 tires, and junk ranging from an auto bumper to a cement mixer.
- posted Nov 12 |
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Americans send about 38 billion water bottles a year to landfills. Considering the 1.5 million barrels of oil needed to make those bottles, the environmental impact of plastic bottle waste is truly staggering.
- posted May 8 |
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Both the eastern and western branches of Long Branch South may be fed by sources of ground water, rather than just storm drains. Both were observed to continue flowing and supporting fish near the Metro throughout the 2007 drought. This walk documented what can be done to improve this stream, restoring it to a more pristine environment for all to enjoy!
- posted Jan 18 |
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