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Walk The Golf Course and Get to Know Nature

Two programs - including one at Reston National Golf Course - look at Reston's community of wildlife, people and places.

Reston National Golf Course is not just for golfers - it is also home to a variety of wildlife, plants and trees. The Reston Historic Trust invites you to join them on a nature walk at 1 p.m. Saturday to get to know some of the flora and fauna of Reston National Golf Course.

The golf course has been in the news recently because of a potential plan for redevelopment that would likely interfere with some of the course's wildlife. Read more about the story on our Reston National Golf Course Redevelopment topic page.

RN Golf Management, the course owners, will go before the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals on May 22. They are appealing a 2012 county zoining decision that said the course is not classified as residential.

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 Saturday's walk will be led by a naturalist from the Walker Nature Education Center and golf course neighbors. Participants will learn about natural resources and experiences that the open space provides.

The walk is co-sponsored with Walker Nature Education Center and Reston Association. This event is free, but reservations are required.  Call the Reston Museum at 703-709-7700 or e-mail restonmuseum@gmail.com

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On March, 28, the RHT will present part three of its "Early Community History of Reston" series.

"Building Community in Reston: Vernon Walker - Nature & Environment" will be held at 7 p.m. March 28 at the Reston Community Center Lake Anne.

Reston founder Robert E. Simon considered the natural environment to be a critical element in the Reston community, and the natural environment continues to be one of Reston’s most important assets, event organizers say.

This program will focus on the role of Vernon Walker and the history of the Vernon Walker Nature Center; the scope and diversity of Reston’s natural resources; and Reston’s recent environmental initiatives.

A panel of Reston naturalists including Katie Shaw, Claudia Thompson-Deahl, Glenn Walker and Nancy Herwig will lead the discussion.

For more information, call the Reston Museum at 703-709-7700, email restonmuseum@gmail.com, or visit www.restonmuseum.org.

 


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