In a somewhat unexpected move, the County Board has voted 4-1 against the creation of a connector path from the Washington and Old Dominion trail to N. Carlin Springs Road. County Manager Barbara Donnellan and her staff had recommended the Board approve the connection, which would link N. Carlin Springs Road with the W&OD rail trail. The
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Within the next decade, Fairfax County could see pedestrians and bicyclists split up along its stretch of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, among other
A "high adventure" ropes course that allows users to swing at the same level as treetops is one of several improvements set for Upton Hill Regional Park. The
Proposed state funding in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate budgets could bring the Save River Farm campaign closer to the purchase and preservation of the historic River Farm, a 27-acre property once owned by George Washington.
On Feb. 10, Alexandria State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D) and Mount Vernon Del. Paul Krizek (D) announced that proposed funding for the preservation project had advanced in both the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee budgets.
The House Appropriations Committee requested $2 million in direct funding for the preservation of River Farm, while in the Senate budget, $5 million in combined land conservation funds would go toward the preservation of both Chickahominy tribal land and River Farm. At least $2 million of the $5 million will go toward River Farm, though discussions are ongoing and legislators have to determine whether to take the funding route proposed by either the House or Senate, Ebbin said.