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County still leads Virginia in protected private land; 6,474 acres added last year in the region

The year 2021 saw the deaths of community members, trailblazers and well-known government figures.

The year 2021 saw the deaths of community members, trailblazers and well-known government figures.

But what does that mean, exactly? One answer comes from a soon-to-be-built park in Washington, D.C. Constructed on an abandoned bridge across the Anacostia River, the 11th Street Bridge Park will link upscale Capitol Hill with Anacostia – a historically African-American, predominantly low-income neighborhood east of the river. When it is completed in 2023, the park will offer playgrounds, gardens, performance spaces, an environmental education center, public art and a boat launch. And Building Bridges across the River , the nonprofit behind the bridge plan, is channeling the resources rai...