The Sunrise Valley Wetlands Natural Area is within the ¼ mile circle around the future Herndon-Monroe Metro Station slated for high density development. This beautiful wetlands is a federally mandated mitigation site developed to offset previous destruction of natural areas in Reston. There exists, within its relatively small 15.75-acre area, multiple ecosystems of open water, marsh and upland forest that attract a wide range of wildlife, including birds, turtles, frogs, dragonflies, butterflies and small and large mammals. The site is used regularly by Reston Association naturalists for public outreach and education programs.
New York has Central Park, Washington D.C. has Rock Creek Park… The Sunrise Valley Wetlands has the potential to become a great model future development in our County, namely the preservation of a significant natural area (as opposed to just open space) within a high-density developed area. Reston has always been a leader in suburban and semi-urban design: Let’s save the Sunrise Valley Wetlands and maintain our leadership in this vital area.
Come to the Reston Master Plan Special Study Task Force meeting on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 9:00 at Langston Hughes Middle School in Reston to voice your support for the preservation of this signification community resource.
Diane Blust, member Reston Citizens Association (RCA) Sustainable Reston Initiative, and Reston Environmental Action (REACT)
Below are REACT's recommendations to the Reston Task Force on preserving the Sunrise Valley Wetlands Natural Area.
REACT Recs to RMPSS Task Force--Sunrise Valley Wetlands
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