In the Community

A Shared Voice

Friends of Holmes Run work in tandem with many community and environmental groups to help our shared watershed.

Community Groups:

Bailey's Crossroads/Culmore PBI Coalition
Bren Pointe Homeowners Association
Broyhill Park Civic Association
Culmore Family Resource Center/Second Story
Falls Church Village Preservation and Improvement Society
Forty-Six Hundred Duke Street Condominiums
Friends of Dora Kelley Nature Park, Alexandria, VA
Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect (HACAN)
Holmes Run Acres Civic Association
Holmes Run Park Committee, Alexandria, VA
Holmes Run Valley Citizens Association
Lafayette Village Community Association
Lakeford Community Association
Lake Barcroft Association
Lake Barcroft Water Improvement District
Overlook Foundation, Inc.
Poplar Heights Recreation Association
Ravenwood Citizens Association
Ravenwood Park Citizens Association
Raymondale Civic Association
Sleepy Hollow Citizens Association

Environmental Groups:

FOHR in the Media

Annandale Today, Oct. 20, 2025:

Fairfax County presents an environmental award to a Culmore tap water projectThe Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination is presenting an Environmental Excellence Award to the Friends of Holmes Run and Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect (HACAN)…

WAMU 88.5 DCist (NPR), Sept. 1, 2022

Three Local Streams Get 'Meh' Quality Ratings From Local Audubon SocietyA report assessing the health of three streams in the region found that they suffer from poor water quality and lack of nature.

WTOP News, Sept.3, 2022

‘We need streams and streams need us’: Audubon Naturalist Society evaluates 3 DC area waterways - WTOP NewsThe Story of Streams report from the Audubon Naturalist Society surveys conditions in and around three D.C.-area watersheds that the group aims to support through public engagement.

Annandale Today, Aug. 10, 2022:

Holmes Run is in ‘fair’ conditionA report on stream quality by the Audubon Naturalist Society gives Holmes Run a “fair” rating.

Annandale Today, July 24, 2022:

Culmore kids explore the watershedEnvironmental groups educate kids from Culmore about the watershed on an exploration of Holmes Run Stream Valley Park.

Annandale Today, Feb. 27, 2022:

‘Tree rescuers’ sought for Roundtree ParkFriends of Holmes Run and Plant NOVA Natives encourage local residents to become “tree rescuers” by removing non-native vines from mature trees.

The Washington Post, July 20, 2021:

Fairfax school eyes a portion of a park for a parking lot. Community members say it should look elsewhere.The lot would be part of an expansion of Justice High School in Falls Church.

NBC News Channel 4, June 1, 2021:

Groups Fight to Save Green Space From Becoming Parking LotNorthern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on a controversy over plans to take park land for a new parking lot.

Falls Church News-Press, May 17, 2021:

Guest Commentary: Don’t Pave Justice Park's Paradise To Put Up A Parking Lot | Falls Church News-Press Online“Instead, at a time when the County has committed to reducing greenhouse emissions, including reliance on cars, FCPS wishes to turn two acres of grass and mature shade trees into more asphalt.”

Annandale Blog, May 7, 2021:

Community presents complaints about Justice Park parking lot to school and park officials The proposal for Justice Park. Click to enlarge. Fairfax County Public Schools and Park Authority officials agreed to consider community mem...

Annandale Blog, Apr. 26, 2021

Residents demand answers on parking lot in Justice ParkA meeting on a proposed parking lot in Justice Park was held in the park's outdoor classroom. About 100 people showed up at a meeting at Jus...

Annandale Blog, Mar. 12, 2021

Community members air concerns about plans to use Justice Park as a parking lot for Justice HSJustice High School PE students use the basketball court at Justice Park. Fairfax County Public School and Park Authority officials have ye...

Annandale Blog, June 28, 2020

Holmes Run watershed in Falls Church is the site of a colonial plantation and military baseThis was the site of the Dulin farmhouse in the 1700s. The wooded area along the upper section of Holmes Run near Providence RECenter in Fal...

Annandale Blog, July 12, 2019

New environmental group will advocate for protection of Holmes Run waterway Holmes Run overflowed its banks after torrential rains July 8. [Photos by Kris Unger] A newly formed organization, Friends of Holmes ...

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