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Pohick Church, Still Thriving after 250 Years

“As we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of our church home, let us admire the witness of our spiritual ancestors – not because they are pillars of morality and perfection -- but precisely because they are not. Because they answered the call anyway and entered into a lifetime process of transformation that formed them into true leaders.” — The Very Rev. Dr. Lynn Ronaldi, Rector

Much More Than a Highway in Mount Vernon

George Washington Memorial Parkway is a national park.

Parkway

Rapid Bus System Central to U.S. 1 Revitalization

Planners envision a 7.5-mile section as an urbanized Main Street centered around six mixed-use business centers.

Revitalization

Bald Eagles Delight on New Year’s Day Walk

Eagles

‘No Environmental Concern’

Pond

New Trail to Little Hunting Creek Is Coming

Trail

Rarely-seen Spoonbills Draw Fans to Huntley Meadows Park

Their flat, six-to-seven-inch, spatula-like bills look like long-handled spoons swishing back and forth in the Huntley Meadows Park wetland.

Prioritizing Preservation

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust gala at Meadowlark

Fairchild Park: Supervisors Approve a New Park near U.S. 1

Park approval

Honoring Courageous Soldiers

Army Museum Commemorates D-Day’s 80th Anniversary

D-DAY

Girl Scouts Take on Ivy Removal to Save Trees

Scouts and ivy

Butterflies Bring Cheer at Summer’s End

Butterflies

The Potomac River: Progress Yet Problems

Potomac River

New Police Commander Urges Community Dialogue

“This is your police department.”

“It takes a lot to work in the Mount Vernon district,” Fairfax County police Captain Marc Mitchell told his audience at an Aug. 30 “Meet the Commander” gathering at the Sherwood Regional Library.

Documenting Butterflies

Volunteers fanned out across Northern Virginia to survey butterflies, part of the North American Butterfly Association’s nationwide count.

Butterflies are free to fly

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It’s Nest-Building Season

Saving the Parkway’s Trees

National Park Service forests are at risk of failure in the national capital region and beyond.