Dyke Marsh and Beyond
Wetland Restoration Focus of Upcoming Public Meeting
Huntley Meadows Park wetland restoration plans will be presented at two upcoming public meetings.
After 18 years of worrying, planning, meeting, debating, designing and redesigning, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) will restore and stabilize Huntley Meadows Park’s central wetland, Huntley Meadows Park manager Kevin Munroe said on a recent walk in the park. Park officials will hold two public meetings to present restoration plans. Park managers and the contractor, Wetlands Studies and Solutions, will explain the proposed design and purposes. The “crown jewel” of the 1,500-acre park, according to many of its 200,000 annual visitors, is the 50-plus-acre, non-tidal wetland, the largest of its kind and a rarity in the Northern Virginia suburbs. Accessing it by the boardwalk that winds over the water, many visitors delight in seeing…
Wynne Kelch
8:27 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
Thanks for the update. I've been wondering about the status of the intervention. more ›