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Virginia has added 59 acres of forested wetlands to its Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve in Stafford County. According to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, the expansion will

The American Horticultural Society has decided to move forward on negotiations with NOVA Parks on a possible sale of George Washington’s historic River Farm. The nonprofit gardening organization, in a statement Saturday, said its board also intends to explore "possible partnership opportunities" with the coalition of preservationists.

Attorney General Mark Herring says his office was also prepared to take legal action to ensure that the historic George Washington property remains undeveloped and open to the public. But he also said he hoped the American Horticultural Society, which put the property on the market, would find a solution that would satisfy its financial needs and the public’s desire to protect the site.

UpdatedThu, May 13, 2021 at 5:54 pm ET Reply State and local officials gathered outside River Farm to urge the American Horticultural Society to keep the landmark publicly accessible with a sale. (Emily Leayman/Patch) FORT HUNT, VA — Weddings. Family outings. Community events. Fundraisers. River Farm has been an important setting for many neighbors over the years due to its picturesque gardens and history. Once the northernmost of George Washingtons farms, it is now the headquarters of the A...

An 18th-century colonial mansion on a Virginia property that once belonged to George Washington has become the unlikely setting for a 21st-century mystery. Why, critics ask, would the American Horticultural Society consider selling a historic property on the Potomac River if it might end up as luxury housing?

317 River Farm, the American Horticultural Societys headquarters, is located at 7931 E. Boulevard Drive. (Photo/Cody Mello-Klein) The American Horticultural Society announced on Monday that it had declined an offer made by NOVA Parks and the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust to purchase the historic River Farm property, according to a news release. The 27-acre property has served as the headquarters for AHS since the 1970s when philanthropist and AHS member Enid Haupt donated $1 million to h...

Proposed state funding in both the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate budgets could bring the Save River Farm campaign closer to the purchase and preservation of the historic River Farm, a 27-acre property once owned by George Washington. On Feb. 10, Alexandria State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D) and Mount Vernon Del. Paul Krizek (D) announced that proposed funding for the preservation project had advanced in both the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations Commi...

By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com Local nonprofit Northern Virginia Conservation Trust and regional parks organization NOVA Parks jointly

Fairfax County neighbors fighting to keep George Washington property public Sale could privatize Washington mansion Residents in a Fairfax County neighborhood are concerned that a looming sale might cost them access to River Farm. FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Neighbors are growing uneasy as a deadline approaches to sell historic Fairfax County property owned by George Washington. The stately River Farm, which sits on the banks of the Potomac River, has welcomed the public for more than 50 years. But n...