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Greendale Golf Course affected by stream restoration project until spring 2027

Published November 4, 2025 at 1:45PM | Updated November 12, 2025 at 9:25AM

Greendale Golf Course at 6700 Telegraph Road (via Fairfax County Park Authority/Facebook)

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.

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Replacement project for ‘unsound’ Herndon pedestrian bridge advances

By James Jarvis

Published May 16, 2024 at 11:30AM

A pedestrian bridge on Hunters Creek Trail in Herndon is due for replacement (via Town of Herndon)

The Town of Herndon has taken a crucial step towards constructing a new pedestrian bridge along Hunters Creek Trail, which could be ready as soon as the end of August.

The Herndon Town Council approved a special exception on Tuesday (May 14) that clears the way for a replacement of the worn-out 1970s-era bridge in Runnymede Park. The bridge was shut down last year due to safety concerns after being deemed “structurally unsound.”

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Herndon to build new pedestrian bridge to Sugarland Run trails in the fall

By Fatimah Waseem

Published March 19, 2024 at 11:00AM

Detours will be required when construction begins in October on a new Hunters Creek pedestrian bridge (courtesy Town of Herndon)

Construction to replace the Hunters Creek Pedestrian Bridge is slated to begin in October, according to the Town of Herndon.

An assessment by the town found that the bridge — which connects to the Sugarland Run trails from behind the Hunters Creek Swim & Racquet Club (417 Queens Row Street) — needs to be replaced and that erosion of the stream needs to be addressed.

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Design under review for Piney Run stream restoration in Reston

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 21, 2023 at 11:00AM

A restoration of a Piney Run tributary at Lamplighter Way in Reston is set to begin in winter 2024 (via Fairfax County)

Fairfax County is making progress on a stream restoration project at Lamplighter Way in Reston after receiving the needed land rights to move ahead with designing the project.

The project was identified by the county’s management plan for the Difficult Run watershed and a nomination by Reston Association, which owns the land.

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Fairfax County relocates fish, eels affected by government center pond dredging

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 13, 2023 at 3:30PM

A golden shiner is relocated from a Difficult Run pond outside the Fairfax County Government Center (courtesy DPWES)

Work is underway to restore the waterways around the Fairfax County Government Center.

To support the Difficult Run stream restoration project, which began in October, the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) worked with a consultant to relocate over 200 fish and eels to the pond outside the Herrity Building (12055 Government Center Parkway).

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UPDATED: Snakeden Branch stream safe after cause of dead fish found, Reston Association says

By Fatimah Waseem

Published August 4, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated August 4, 2023 at 5:48PM

Snakeden Branch at Lake Audubon in Reston (photo by Ray Copson)

Updated at 5:45 p.m. — The fish deaths reported at Snakeden Branch stream this morning have been traced to a water main break behind Hunters Woods Plaza, Reston Association says.

“Potable water was discharged and included chlorine, causing the fish kill,” RA Chief Operating Officer Peter Lusk said. “The water main break has been repaired, and the stream is considered safe, and not harmful to humans or animals.”

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Planning to restore Sugarland Run North streams in Herndon underway

By Fatimah Waseem

Published July 19, 2023 at 11:45AM

The restoration of the southern part of Sugarland Run shows reconstructed banks (Photo via Town of Herndon).

Planning is underway for stream restoration at Sugarland Run North.

At a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on July 11, the board unanimously approved an agreement between the county and the Town of Herndon to design and construct the project.

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Project to restore mussels underway at Reston’s Snakeden and Glade streams

By Fatimah Waseem

Published June 13, 2023 at 11:00AM

Restoration efforts are underway at Snakeden and Glade (Photo courtesy Resource Protection Group).

Several groups are working together to embark on a one-of-a-kind urban mussel restoration project for the Snakeden and Glade stream valleys in Reston.

The project is part of a partnership with Virginia Tech, the U.S Geological Survey and other institutions. The team will work to install mussel beds into restored streams and evaluate their ability to remove nutrient and sediment pollution.

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Sugarland Run Stream restoration in Herndon nearly complete

By Fatimah Waseem

Published May 2, 2023 at 3:00PM

Some stability has been restored to Sugarland Run.

The Town of Herndon has nearly completed a project to restore roughly 1,200 linear feet of natural stream and stabilize stream banks of Sugarland Run South from the Washington & Old Dominion Trail crossing to the pedestrian bridge crossing, according to town manager Bill Ashton II.

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Sugarland South Stream restoration to begin in the Town of Herndon

By Fatimah Waseem

Published September 19, 2022 at 10:15AM

The town is accepting a bid to restore more than 1,000 feet of the stream (Image via Town of Herndon).

The Town of Herndon is moving forward with a multi-million-dollar contract to restore more than 1,000 feet of Sugarland Run Stream.

At a Herndon Town Council meeting tomorrow (Tuesday), the council is expected to vote on awarding a nearly $964,000 contract to KBS Earthworks, Inc. to complete the project.