One portion of a stream restoration project running through southeastern Fairfax County is now underway, affecting operations at the Greendale Golf Course (6700 Telegraph Road) in Rose Hill until spring 2027.
Launched yesterday (Monday), the Dogue Creek Stream Restoration Project has been years in the making and will temporarily close hole 5 until March 2026, hole 6 until March 2027 and transition hole 7 from a par 5 to a par 3 until March 2026. Players are also asked not to retrieve golf balls that land in construction zones.
Golfers will get a 20% discount on green fees throughout construction, and “may experience temporary cart path detours, tee box adjustments and construction-related noise near Holes 16 and 17,” according to a release from the Fairfax County Park Authority.
“This project represents a shared commitment to protecting natural resources and maintaining high-quality park facilities,” Golf Fairfax Director of Agronomy Carmen Giannini said. “These improvements will benefit both the environment and the playing experience for our golfers.”
The work, which is being completed in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES), includes stabilizing and restoring the stream corridor in the Franconia District, reducing sediment through dredging, and controlling non-native invasive plants.
A separate project to restore 2,800 feet of Dogue Creek in the Mount Vernon District downstream of Route 1 has been put on hold “at the Concept Design phase,” DPWES announced in September.
Located at Old Mill Road in Mount Vernon, that project isn’t expected to resume until mid-2026 after DPWES staff finish coordinating with the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation on a concept design for restoring the creek upstream of Richmond Highway and replacing the Route 1 bridge.
“The existing channel is unstable as evidenced by raw stream banks and the widening stream channel,” DPWES said. “This instability erodes private property, undermines trees causing them to fall, and threatens Old Mill Road as well as sanitary and storm sewer infrastructure throughout the stream valley. This project is part of larger efforts to restore many of Fairfax County’s degraded streams while improving overall water quality and the condition of the Chesapeake Bay.”
Photo via Fairfax County Park Authority/Facebook. This story has been corrected to reflect that the Dogue Creek stream restoration project currently underway is in the Franconia District, not the Mount Vernon District as initially reported.
