SPRINGFIELD WEATHER

★ #SaveCinderBedWoods! ★
Yet another trees-to-asphalt conversion project. This one would light up the forest like an auto mall!
- Updated May 2, 2023
★ Veterans Day 2024 ★
Thank you to all the neighbors who joined hands to to clean up dumping sites along Americana Drive in Annandale.
- Updated November 20, 2024
General election for Fairfax City Council, U.S. Senate, and U.S. President.
- Updated November 29, 2024
Yellow passionflowers and Purple passionflowers - be "passionate" about the imperiled Accotink Gorge. Our workdays to eliminate invasive wisteria threatening native flora make progress!
- Updated November 29, 2024
Thanks to all the Friends of Accotink Creek who joined the International Coastal Cleanup along our 12 adopted stretches of Accotink Creek in 2024. Thanks to all their efforts, we together removed 183 bags of trash, and junk ranging from a child’s scooter to a commercial cafeteria soup serving station.
- Posted Oct 19, 2024
The citizen's Task Force has presented its findings to the Board of Supervisors. But a resolution may still be far from us.
- Updated October 20, 2024
Fairfax City seeks citizen input on an assessment of Accotink Creek in the City.
- Posted July 17, 2024
Volunteer turtle relocation project before pond dredging project.
- Posted June 26, 2024
Fairfax City's planning document holds significant promise for this section of Accotink Creek.
- Posted June 15, 2024
Canterbury Woods Elementary School students "follow the water" to learn about what lives in their neighboring stream, Long Branch central.
- Posted April 29, 2024
Another plan to pave the woods in the name of supposed 'environmental' benefits.
- Updated June 20, 2024
Many thanks to all the dedicated volunteers who turned out to clean up Accotink Creek during the annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup ! Read the results and see the photos here! Beat the Litterbugs!
- Posted May 26, 2024
Another plan to pave the woods in the name of supposed 'environmental' benefits.
- Updated March 30, 2024
Join this coalition to take an active role in ridding our county of invasive plants and supporting the planting of native species.
- Posted March 5, 2024
The Daventry Homeowners Association in Springfield begins a program of invasive species control on its common property.
- Posted March 4, 2024
Another oil spill at the same spot affected by a 2023 spill.
- Posted January 26, 2024
Another water main break dumps sediment and chlorinated water into an Accotink Creek tributary.
- Posted January 24, 2024
★Contact your legislators now!★
Ask your Virginia senators and delegates to vote in defense of Accotink Creek!
- Posted January 13, 2024
Winter salt hurts Accotink Creek. Citizen science documents the impact. Learn what can be done.
- Posted January 24, 2024
The I-66 project has concluded. We will monitor the growth of the replanted areas and keep watching for any new problem that may crop up.
- Updated December 12, 2023
Another sanitary sewer break contaminates an Accotink Creek tributary.
- Posted November 13, 2023
Ad hoc fixes have are collapsing and the mud rolls on. When will it end?
- Updated September 25, 2023
"Begin with the premise that the automobile must accommodate the earth, rather than vice versa."
- Updated August 9, 2023
Plans to expand sewer capacity promise devastation to the Hunters Branch tributary.
- Updated July 21, 2023
Trading green space for Greenbacks!
An ancient perennial stream has met its tragic and needless end in Fairfax City.
- Updated May 17, 2023
Another ancient stream in the northwestern headwaters is in need of protection.
- Posted May 5, 2023
This tributary stream is the focus of a consolidated long term project to restore watershed health. Learn what is proposed and where changes will happen.
- Updated February 7, 2023
Read about the adventures of Friends of Accotink Creek in defense of our watershed in 2023.
"GET YOUR BRAIN WET!"
- Posted December 14, 2023
What is the future of Friends of Accotink Creek? Is it bright new sunrise or dimming sunset?
- Posted January 23, 2020
Events & More
December 17, 2024
Raise your hand and step forward!
Join the Friends of Accotink Creek Board!

December 14th, 2024
9:30am - 11:30am
Volunteers assess ecological conditions in streams, based on the abundance of invertebrates.
Property enhancement equals watershed enhancement with Conservation Assistance $$$.

Third Tuesdays
Shape the Future of Friends of Accotink Creek. Join our monthly planning meetings!
Most weeks, dates vary
Join us in defending our parks from exotic green invaders.

"The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now."




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