Welcome to the Friends of Little Hunting Creek Blog
We publish articles every month about different topics concerning Little Hunting Creek and the broader ecosystem.
Little Hunting Creek Cleanup Results
This year’s creek cleanup was held on April 5, and 156 volunteers working at 11 cleanup sites picked up 171 bags of trash, 14 tires, seven shopping carts, and much more. Mostly, we retrieved the usual trash and recyclables: water bottles and beverage containers,...
Creek Cleanup on April 5th!
Volunteers needed! Spring is upon us, so it’s time to clean the trash out of Little Hunting Creek. Please join volunteers and neighbors from 9 a.m. to noon at a cleanup site. We supply gloves and plastic bags. Fort Hunt Elementary School Meet near the tennis courts...
County replacing force main on Little Hunting Creek
Fairfax County’s Little Hunting Creek force main replacement project will improve the sewer system serving Stratford Landing, Wessynton, Surrey on the Potomac, and nearby communities. Purpose & Details The old sewer pipes are at risk of leaking, disrupting...
Fairfax County acquires environmentally sensitive property for restoration
Years of uncertainty over the fate of some resource-rich yet flood-prone property have seemingly come to a conclusion with Fairfax County’s recent acquisition of three parcels of land at 8800 Richmond Highway in the Mount Vernon District. The county will be restoring...
County plastic bag tax reduces bag usage, funds environmental projects
Plastic bag tax revenue allocations to environmental/sustainability programs as of November 2024. (Credit: Fairfax County.) Last month, Fairfax County reported that its plastic bag tax has successfully curbed the use of disposable bags and helped fund numerous...
Reducing Light Pollution
The Friends of Little Hunting Creek joined forces with other environmental organizations to make northern Virginia safer for birds. North America’s bird population has declined by 3 billion birds – nearly 30% – since 1970. The principal causes of the decline are...
New trail signs
As a 10-year Girl Scout, it has always been my dream to earn my Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. It required a capstone project to address an issue within my community. My project was "Sustainable Solutions for Invasive Plants Through...
Freshwater Tidal Communities of Little Hunting Creek
Little Hunting Creek experiences the same ebb and flow of lunar tides which influence the Potomac River up to Washington, DC. Given its position in the uppermost reaches of the estuarine zone, wetlands along the creek are inundated by freshwater (salinity less than 5...
You Can Help Document the Biodiversity of Little Hunting Creek!
Most of the Little Hunting Creek watershed is developed, but that does not mean that it does not support a broad variety of different organisms. That variety of life is called biodiversity and we can all pitch in to help characterize the biodiversity inhabiting Little...
Reflections on 20 Years of Cleanups
On April 15, 2023, volunteers working from land and water at 10 sites along Little Hunting Creek picked up 144 bags of trash and recyclables, seven tires, seven shopping carts, and plenty of bulk trash. Colonel John Byers Park Fort Hunt Elementary School Thanks...
What We’re Working On
Here are some of our ongoing initiatives for improving Little Hunting Creek. Click a photo to learn more about what we are doing and how you can help!
