Category Archives: Parks

Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program Begins Saturday, September 9, 2023

The Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program begins Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Under the oversight of the Fairfax County Police Department, in collaboration with the Fairfax County Park Authority, NOVA Parks, and other public landholders, the archery program is conducted in parks and other locations throughout Fairfax County. These signs are posted in

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Deer Fawning Season – For Their Welfare, Leave Them Alone

Spring is here and calls to our Animal Protection Police and Wildlife Management Specialist about white-tailed deer fawns will shortly begin. With the onset of fawning season, also comes new restrictions related to disease management and deer herd health that will affect fawn rehabilitation within Fairfax County. Effective May 1st, the rehabilitation of deer fawns in Fairfax County will be

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Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program Begins Saturday, September 11, 2021

The Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program begins Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 and runs through Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Under the oversight of the Fairfax County Police Department, in collaboration with the Fairfax County Park Authority, NOVA Parks, and other public landholders, the archery program is conducted in parks and other locations throughout Fairfax County. These signs are posted in

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fairfax county deer management archery program begins saturday, september 12, 2020

The Fairfax County Deer Management Archery Program begins Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 and runs through Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Under the oversight of the Fairfax County Police Department, in collaboration with the Fairfax County Park Authority and NOVA Parks, the archery program is conducted in parks and other locations throughout Fairfax County. The archery program began in FY 2010 and

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“Take only pictures, leave only footprints!” at Scott’s Run Nature Preserve

Scott’s Run Nature Preserve is located at 7400 Georgetown Pike in McLean. It is one of only a few nature preserves in the Fairfax County Park Authority’s holdings. It is a remarkable place of rare plants and splendid beauty. Yet that beauty is challenged by urban pollution and human destruction. It is a classic clash of land use between suburban

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