Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) board members in April endorsed creation of the Great Falls Grange Oak Grove Naturalization Project, which aims to transform about an acre of the historic building’s rear yard from a grassy lawn into a forest populated with native shrubs, ferns, herbs and trees.

Proposed by Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District director Gerald Peters in November 2020 and embraced by Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) officials, the initiative also will remove invasive plants, add organic mulch, allow fallen leaves to decay where they land, protect plants from grazing deer, and restrict foot and equipment traffic to designated pathways.

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