Arlington has regularly scheduled opportunities to help remove invasive plants from area parks. See the schedule for dates and locations.
#339 – Help Remove Invasive Plants
#316 – Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count
Each year people around the country count more than 600 species of birds and log the information onto a website to help ornithologists track changes in birds’ numbers and locations, possibly alerting them to worrisome declines in populations that result from more widespread problems. The Great Backyard Birdcount is a joint effort between the Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I did this in 2021 and it was a brutally cold spell. I only saw one bird – a sparrow – the entire time of the count. Hope next year will be a little milder. For 2022, the count will be held February 18-22nd. For more information and to learn how you can participate, click the link here.
#294 – Let’s Go Sledding
We finally got enough snow to go sledding. Arlington insiders post their favorite sledding spots below. Please comment and share YOUR favorite spots to go sledding in Arlington.
Arlington Insider Readers Posted their Favorite Sledding Spot:
Columbia Commons: in the back of building 5100, kids enjoy going down the hill. It’s a nice hill located at 5100 South 8th Rd. in Arlington, VA.
– Edna
Jamestown School: My kid’s favorite sledding spot is the long hill behind Jamestown School. We have also sledded on the steep hill behing McKinley School (we call it killer hill), and the Reed school slopes.
– William
Tuckahoe Park: The field next to the park and the school. Place your sled at the top of the hill , next to Sycamore street and sled down onto the field.
– Sandra
Lubber Run Park: the paved trail that leads from the top of the amphitheatre down to the stream bank. Moderately steep, fairly long run and the stream at the bottom of the run make for excitement.
– Ritch
Nottingham Elementary: wicked fast and fun.
– Kevin
Hayes Street Hill: Back in the day, in south Arlington, down the Hayes St. hill, from Fort Scott Drive to 26th Street, or maybe beyond to 25th street, and – if the snow was especially fast – all the way to 24th Street. An absolutely amazing hill, enthralling if you will, without exaggeration. And the physical nature of the Hayes hill street itself, as well as other streets intersecting or adjoining the street have not changed significantly..
– Douglas
Lubber Run Community Center: Hill behind the playground at Lubber Run community center 300 N Park Rd. Very Steep!.
– Lisa/em>
Jamestown Elementary: The hill from the playing field at Jamestown Elementary that goes down to N Dickerson St..
– Julie
Glencarlyn Park: There’s a hill in Glencarlyn park we all sled down on and have for the last 40 years. We pack it down, bank it and then have a ball going down it.
– Lynn
HB Woodlawn: formerly Stratford Jr. High (I know, that dates me!).
– nancy
Ashlawn Elementary: Our favorite sledding hill is the park behind Ashlawn Elementary. Great hill in all snow conditions..
– Daniel
Reed School Hill – Bill
HB Woodlawn : is hot for sledding, with the perfecting landing of a big soccer field.
– Robert
More ideas for sledding spots in Arlington? See the links below.
Sledding Spots in Arlington From ArlNow
#286 – Go Letterboxing
- Image by elvis_pelt via Flickr
Letterboxing is a mix of treasure hunting, art, navigation, and exploring interesting, scenic, and sometimes remote places. Take a notebook and pencil and your own personal rubber stamp and inkpad with you as you follow the clues. My son’s Cub Scout Troop learned about letterboxing a few years ago and even placed one of their own, “Tiger in the Woods,” one of six in Arlington and there are hundreds in Northern Virginia. Click this website link for a list of letterboxes nearby or use the site to search for others when you travel.
#272 – Take a Civil War Forts Van Tour
Are you a history buff? Arlington County Parks & Recreation is holding a tour of forts in South Arlington for ages 12 to adult on Saturday January 8, 2011. Visit the locations and remaining earthworks of Forts Scott and, and the reconstructed earthworks at Fort Ward in Alexandria. These forts were built by the Union Army to protect Washington and Alexandria. The van leaves from Lubber Run Rec Center at 9 am and returns at noon. Registration is required. $15. 
#270 – Go on a Bird Walk
Members of the Northern Virginia Bird Club hold informal walks through Arlington parks and other nearby areas in search of wintering birds. Bring binoculars and field guides. Registration is required but the events are free and open to both experienced and beginning birders. Click this link for more details.
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