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ResOURces Newsletter-April By Fairfax County Park Authority - Tuesday, March 20, 2012 NATURE, HISTORY AND HORTICULTURE IN FAIRFAX COUNTY                                                                                                           April, 2012   Volume 12, Number 1   Take Back the Forest This Spring Help Take Back the Forest! Been thinking about volunteering for something? Got some service hours due? Take Back the Forest is a Fairfax County Park Authority program designed to limit the damages of invasive plants. The agency is looking to line up 500 volunteers to help get rid of invasives at 40 sites throughout the county, so there's likely a park close to you. Invasive plants can destroy native plants and trees, and that affects the wildlife that depends on those native plants. Get a free t-shirt and free deck of cards just for helping out the parks and wildlife for a couple of hours anytime from April 15-May 15. Read more about Take Back the Forest.    IMA Work Schedule Help rip 'em out. Log some service time. Check out the Invasive Management Area work schedule for when and where.    The New Look of ResOURces ResOURces has a new format. Instead of the page-turning, print-style look of the past, ResOURces is now simple, efficient, more timely and easier to read on a computer or smart phone.   If you signed up for E-News, you'll receive the newsletter when it contains information on the topics you requested. If you're a ResOURces subscriber, your subscription continues. Instead of 12 or more pages delivered to you quarterly, you'll receive an e-newsletter monthly.   Explore and enjoy the new look. Let us know what you think it via email or Facebook.     Spring Births at Frying Pan The babies are arriving at Frying Pan Farm Park. See some of them in the new hatchling display window. Nature doesn't run on a smart phone schedule, but here's a pretty good idea of who's been born and what you can look forward to seeing: Frying Pan's Birthing Schedule      View the Shuttle Landing from Sully Watch the landing of the space shuttle Discovery from Sully Historic Site. It's scheduled to arrive at mid-morning on April 17.   ECLP Anniversary Home-made ice cream, farm animals, butter churning, costumed interpreters, colonial carpentry, guided walks and wagon rides. It's all part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Ellanor C. Lawrence Park. Be part of it on May 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.     Bull Riding Returns to Frying Pan Professional bull riding and cowgirl barrell racing returns to Frying Pan Farm Park this spring. Get in on the excitement April 28 and 29.     Park Authority Anniversaries in 2012  It's fun to see where you've been. Park Authority anniversaries in 2012 include the 30th anniversary of the dedication of Walney House at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park and the marking of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Ox Hill.   Community Flea Market April 14 Find a bargain at the Community Flea Market on Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hunter House in Nottoway Park, Vienna, VA.     Summer Camps  It's sign-up time! The Fairfax County Park Authority is the largest summer camp provider in Northern Virginia. Sign up today.   Events in the Parks    April 10: Civil War Lecture Series at Sully Historic Site, 7-8 p.m., $5/person.  April 13: Cafe' Cattail at Huntley Meadows Park, 7-9:30 p.m., Free   April 14: Virginia Hunters Horse Show Series at Frying Pan Farm Park. Spectators Free.  April 14, 21: Green Spring Garden Markets at Green Spring Gardens, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.    April 15: Grinding Demonstration at Colvin Run Mill, 12 Noon -3 p.m.  April 21: Farm Baby Day at Frying Pan Farm Park, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Free  April 21: Earth Day, 9 a.m. - 12 noon at Cub Run RECenter  April 21: Park Manager Walk and Talk at Huntley Meadows Park, 4-6 p.m., Free   April 28: Rare and Unusual Teas at Colvin Run Mill, reservations by 4/17, 1-3 p.m., $25  April 29: Wagon Rides at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park, advance reservations, $6  May 5: Ellanor C. Lawrence Park 30th Anniversary, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free admission  May 6: Wetlands Awareness Day at Huntley Meadows Park, 12 noon-3 p.m., Free   May 6: Blacksmith Demonstration at Colvin Run Mill, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Free  May 6: Grinding Demonstration a Colvin Run Mill, 12 noon-3 p.m.   May 8: Battle of Ox Hill Lecture Series at Sully Historic Site,  -8 p.m., $5/person.   May 12: Spring Farm Day at Frying Pan Farm Park, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $5/person  May 12: Park Manager Walk and Talk at Huntley Meadows Park, 4-6 p.m., Free   May 19: Spring Garden Day at Green Spring Gardens, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.   June 3: Wood Carving Lessons at Colvin Run Mill, 12 Noon-4 p.m., Free  June 10: Dairy Farming at Walney, Ellanor C. Lawrence Park  June 17: Antique Car Show at Sully Historic Site, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  June 17: Father's Day at the Mill, Colvin Run Mill Historic Site, 12 noon-4 p.m.  Park Calendar of Events   Activities/Classes in the Parks Boating in the Parks Camping and Campgrounds Children's Corner Equestrian Programs Farm Programs Fishing in the lakefront parks Fishing at Riverbend Park Fishing programs Gardening programs Nature/Science programs  Fairfax County Park Authority | Fairfax, VA 22035 | 703-324-8695 | Fax 703-324-3996 | TTY 703-803-3354 | www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/resources