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2002 News Archive Fairfax Trails and Streams e-newsletter Oct. 17, 2002 Next FTAS meetings If you would like to become more active to plan and complete the Pimmit Run Trail, please call Bill Niedringhaus at 703 821 0975 19 October 2002 9am Pimmit Run Litter Cleanup
THIS SATURDAY at EIGHT sites Pimmit Run runs through the heart of McLean, from
Tysons Corner to the Potomac River at Chain Bridge. Fairfax Trails
and Stream adopted Pimmit Run in 1997 under Virginia’s Adopt
a Stream Program and sponsors two cleanups of Pimmit Run annually.
Our cleanup is part of simultaneous broader-scale efforts: New Easement On Cross-County Trail Awards at Potomac Trail Caucus Fairfax Trails and Streams e-newsletter Nov. 4, 2002 Next FTAS meetings PLEASE VOTE TO SUPPORT PARKS Your "yes" vote tomorrow on the Park Bond Referendum will make available $20 million, most of which will be used to preserve open space. TRANSPORTATION REFERENDUM Fairfax Trails and Streams and Potomac River Greenways Coalition have not formally taken a position on the referendum. We asked Supervisor Connolly (who supports the referendum) to comment on the possibility/likelihood of using the referendum funds for non-motorized transportation, and received this reply:
Fairfax Trails and Streams e-newsletter Dec. 1, 2002 HIGHLIGHTS EVENTS DETAILS Victor has promised to keep this up through July. He is also interested in doing trail maintenance. Victor ASKS FOR YOUR HELP if you live along Pimmit in this area. He would like permission to leave filled, tied-up litterbags for people to put in their dumpsters, so he does not have to haul everything out himself. If you are willing to do this, please contact Victor at litwinski@erols.com. Victor would also like permission to use dumpsters at Kent Gardens Elementary School and at the McLean Little League. VOLUNTEER NEEDED to make this request. If you are interested, please let Victor know. Kudos to Victor, the newest hero for Pimmit Run! Scoping for Pimmit Run Trail Expected by Feb-Mar 2003. Christina Schuler, the Park Authority's Project Manager for Pimmit Run Trail, wrote on Nov. 4 that the project is "already in the early stages of the scoping process now. I have tentatively set a kick-off meeting with our project team in mid-November. Once the team starts developing the whats, whos and hows during the scoping process, we should be able to get a rough idea of cost. I think cost is the key to determine timing for design & construction since we have limited funds. Another very important factor for the timing of construction is the probable need for easement acquisition first. The scoping process will probably take 3-4 months, so Feb to March timeframe it should be complete." The mid-November meeting did occur at the Old Dominion/Brookhaven site; FTAS does not yet have feedback from it. FTAS Briefs McLean Chamber of Commerce on Pimmit Run Trail. On Nov. 11, Gordon Harris, Ed Pickens and Bill Niedringhaus presented a 10-minute talk on the Pimmit Run Trail to the McLean Chamber of Commerce. Several members expressed interest in hiking the Old Dominion to Pimmit Bend Park section with us on Nov.16, but this had to be postponed due to heavy rain. The McLean Times printed an article on our presentation in its most recent issue. Niedringhaus to head Potomac Trail Council. On Nov. 25, Bill Niedringhaus was elected president of the Potomac Trail Council (PTC), a volunteer group which works with local governments to establish the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHNST). He replaces Tom Johnson (who spoke at one of our recent meetings), who now becomes president of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. FTAS-er Ric Francke was elected PTC treasurer. Other PTC board members who are active in FTAS are Bruce Glendening and Robin Rentsch. CCT Surveyed and (partially) signed south of Vale. FairfaxCo. Park Authority staff (with FTAS-er Bev Dickerson and other volunteers) recently erected CCT signs south of Vale Road, along a newly-acquired easement that provides continuous wooded right of way from Vale to the Difficult Run trailhead on Miller Heights Rd. There is one problem: the right of way crosses two Difficult Run tributaries at poor spots; we need to get volunteers there to look at the locations and work with the Park Authority to decide how to cross. The CCT signage stops at these crossings. A poor crossing of a small stream has also delaying signage of a newly-built CCT section at Oak Marr Recreation Center, from the driving range area to Miller Heights Road (this section is hikable in good weather). Cross-County Trail/Hike Photos Needed for Caucus. The Park Authority has asked for photos of events on the Cross County Trail (hikes, trail clearing/building, litter cleanups), for an exhibit at the Cross-CountyTrail Caucus on January 27. Please reply with digital photos to this address (FairfaxTrails@aol.com), or mail hardcopies to Fairfax Trails and Streams, 1532 Wrightson Drive, McLean, VA 22101. Please identify people and date if possible.
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