Initiatives and Impact
Fall tree campaign 2023!
Let’s get planting to restore the ‘park’ and the ‘forest’ in Franklin Park and Franklin Forest!
FRANKLIN PARK is ON THE MAP! Homegrown National Park
If you plant them (native species), they will come! Birds, bees, butterflies. Black swallowtail on feasting on native phlox.
Launching: HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK Franklin Park
Native plants such as Lemon Bergamot (foreground purple flower) and Monarch’s Delight (orange flowers in background) are sources of sustenance for our native insects and form the basis of our threatened ecosystem. Planting natives helps address this endangered, crucial ecological tier.
WANTED-YOUR ENTRY for our 1st Franklin Area ART & WRITING SHOW
Young acorn on a cherished White oak, many of which populate the Franklin Area and are considered a keystone plant for wildlife.
BEWARE! Lesser Celandine is invading Franklin Park and Forest!
Lesser celandine invading the forest floor.
Four ways to learn, lean in, and love Franklin Park and Fairfax
Magnificent trees improve our quality of life.
Advocacy Alert: Synthetic Turf Playing Fields - Comments Requested by FCPA
Synthetic turf ball field.
Community Workday
UFA volunteer invites you to join us for the next clean up in Franklin Park
Leave the Leaves for the birds, butterflies, and fireflies!
Leaf litter helps birds throughout the winter months.
Over 50,000 People Tell Home Depot: Stop Selling Invasive Plants!
Ask Home Depot to stop selling invasive plants.
Advocacy Alert: Little Pimmit Run Stream Restoration Meeting
Fairfax County is hosting a site visit for residents impacted by the proposed stream restoration project.
