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Fairfax County Animal Shelters Adjust Programs for COVID-19

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Laurel Hill Gardens Cut the Ribbon and the Middleman

Garden plots hold promise of food for the table

gardens

Governor Signs Bills to Protect Research Dogs and Cats

Area Democrats Boysko and Kory work across aisle for bill passage.

Dogs and Cats

Virginia Legislators Join In Call for Research Dog Adoptions

Several Virginia legislators this week signed their names to an appeal to save 80 beagles used in toxicity tests

Newest Community Garden Plots to Open in Lorton

Rental Offerings Coming Mid-Season

Garden Plots

Virginia Is for Pet Lovers, Too

Cosmetics testing, research dogs/cats, dangerous dogs, pet store employees come under scrutiny

The 2021 Virginia General Assembly had only six companion animal-related bills before it this session; a small number compared to the roughly two dozen during the 2020 session, and a dozen in 2019.

NAACP Recognizes NOVA Park’s Paul Gilbert

NOVA Parks award

Read On Young Readers

Volunteers pass on love of reading

Surovell Defends Vote Against Virginia Assault Weapon Ban

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Popular Sites and Sights Around South County

Sites around Town

Beagles Find Heroes in General Assembly

Beagles

Celebrating Librarians on Library Week

Pohick’ Regional’s Unsung Library Heroes

Libraries

Proposal: From Landfill to Park Land

Will this park proposal be approved?

After repeated past disappointments, Lorton residents who have looked forward to the prospect of a...

FIRST Chesapeake District Names Robotic Champions

District teams to compete in international event in Texas

Robotics

NOVA Parks Commemorates Winkler Founder

Celebrates first year of successes at 44-acre conservation gem

NOVA Parks, the City of Alexandria, and its public schools, commemorated philanthropist and environmentalist Catherine Winkler Herman, founder of the Winkler Botanical Preserve, with the unveiling of a new permanent sign on the grounds on Nov. 28.

Northern Virginia Regional Parks Land Acreage

New parcels grow two parks.

NOVA Parks will mark the acquisition of land to add acreage to two existing parks with ribbon-cutting ceremonies: this week at Occoquan Regional Park, in Lorton, and later, in July, at Pohick Bay Regional Park, located on Mason Neck.

Volunteer Uncovers Brickwork Mystery in Lorton

Extensive brickwork pathways, lined culverts, and walls found at Laurel Hill Park.

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Welcome Pollinators to Improve the Environment

Native plants are your garden’s welcome mat

Pollinators

Virginia Puppy Stores Face Regulation, Inspection

Public invited to comment on new requirements.

Puppy regulation

Franconia District Holds Budget Town Hall

Public hearings on the budget April 16 - 18

Budget

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