OUTDOORS & NATURE JUST ‘PARK’ IT 1. 2. 3. 4. When you want to “be one” with nature, escape to these peaceful spots. Find serene splendor year-round at MEADOWLARK BOTANICAL GARDENS , with a trio of lakes, walking trails, weeping cherry trees and the western hemisphere’s only public Korean Bell Garden. Bird watchers and other nature lovers will dig HUNTLEY MEADOWS PARK , 1,554 acres of meadows, forest and wetlands that beavers, dragonflies, herons and other creatures call home. Rent a kayak and take in the lush marshes and deep woods of MASON NECK STATE PARK , where bald eagle populations have been nurtured since the mid-1960s. Wildflowers, hummingbirds and streams make GREEN SPRING GARDENS a delight. But thanks to a horticultural center, themed demonstration gardens and workshops, the park doubles as an uplifting classroom. Explore more outdoors and nature at FXVA.com/things-to-do FXVA.COM • 29
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