Ballston Wetland Park - Arlington County Virginia
This 4-acre park is located in an urban setting and is an ideal location for observing waterfowl, birds, turtles, frogs and salamanders. For more information, read about the Ballston Pond Restoration Project. Directions Transit Parking. Parking: Limited. Park Maintenance: 703-228-6525. TTY: 711.
A $4 million renovation of Ballston Wetlands Park is ... - ARLnow
2023年9月26日 · The rain-soaked event marked the end of a $4 million renovation project that transformed what was formerly known as Ballston Beaver Pond — until the departure of the beavers — from a...
Ballston’s ‘Beaver Pond’ is Getting a Makeover - Arlington …
2019年8月5日 · You may never have noticed the 6-acre, trash-laden stretch of marshy land where Fairfax Drive meets I-66 in Ballston, but it’s about to get a major face-lift. Plans are being finalized to revitalize the parcel—known as Ballston Pond or (more colloquially) the “Beaver Pond”—and turn it into the county’s largest wetland.
Ballston Beaver Pond might become Ballston Wetland Park since …
2022年8月23日 · The Ballston Beaver Pond might become Ballston Wetland Park, a more befitting name since the beavers have moved on. The human-made pond, originally built to collect stormwater runoff and trash...
There’s a Pond in Ballston? - Arlington County Virginia
2011年4月11日 · Yes, tucked away among the high rises and the restaurants, there’s a pond in Ballston! The Ballston Beaver Pond was originally designed and constructed as a stormwater detention facility when the I-66 highway was built to collect …
Long-awaited renovations to Ballston Beaver Pond begin
2021年12月2日 · The $4.2 million, 18-month project approved by the County Board this summer will retrofit the pond, originally built in 1980 to collect stormwater runoff from I-66. Today, sediment in the pond...
Ballston Pond Retrofit - WSSI
The Ballston Pond wetland restoration gives Arlington County renewed stormwater management function along with improved water quality and wildlife habitat in an urban setting. This revitalized local gem has received high praise from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for its water quality, habitat and community education benefits.
Ballston Wetland Park - Arlington County Virginia
This pond receives runoff from more than 450 acres of urban and suburban land, and represents the most feasible opportunity within Arlington for a larger regional stormwater management facility.
Ballston Beaver Pond, Arlington, Virginia, United States - eBird
Ballston Beaver Pond. Arlington. Virginia. United States. Directions Map. 84 Species 300 Checklists eBirders.
Both beavers, and their name, gone from Arlington wetlands
2022年10月21日 · The beavers are gone from Beaver Pond Park. And now their name is, too. Arlington County Board members voted unanimously Oct. 18 to rename the property “Ballston Wetland Park,” in hopes of...