Don’t be misled by suggestions that the golf courses are threatening Reston’s environmental quality

Dec 2, 2021 | Updates

The developers’ CLAIM: Reston has more documented harmful invasive plants than any other community in the County FACT: Reston does have more documented only because Reston monitors and reports them to a national database, not because it has more invasive plants....

RNGC Developers’ Disinformation Spreads Like Invasive Species

Sep 16, 2021 | News & Information, Updates

Supervisor Walter Alcorn has asked to hear from you, and we ask that you take a few minutes to use our Action Center to express your views to our County elected officials. We believe the developer-owners of both golf course properties may be planning an attempt to get...

Rescue Reston Interviews Supervisor Walter Alcorn

Aug 31, 2021 | Updates

Walter Alcorn, Hunter Mill District Supervisor, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, met with Rescue Reston Board member David Burns to discuss issues affecting Reston’s open space. It takes less than 2 minutes to go to the Action Center and tell Supervisor...

Frequently Asked Questions – August 2021 Update

Aug 29, 2021 | Updates

When will the golf course controversy be over? As long as there exists even the slightest possibility that either golf course property could be redeveloped into residential or commercial square footage, speculative developers will try to pillage the land. We can relax...

Reston National Golf Course News

Jul 26, 2021 | Updates

On July 18, the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia published an article about some very good environmental developments at Reston National Golf Course.  The reality we face is that the golf course owners, Weller Development Company and War Horse Cities, paid $23.75...

Rescue Reston Announces Two New Board Members

Mar 2, 2021 | In the Media, News & Information, Updates

Rescue Reston is pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members, John McCrea and Douglas Britt. Both have been long standing active volunteers for Rescue Reston. “The addition of John and Doug will add additional expertise and energy into steadfastly...

RA Board of Directors Election Voting Opens Monday, March 1, 2021 at 5:00pm

Feb 28, 2021 | Events, News & Information, Updates

Annual RA Board of Directors Election The Reston Association holds elections every spring to fill vacancies on its nine-member Board of Directors. According to the RA website, the Board of Directors is “responsible to RA members for determining and organizing broad...

Alcorn: Hidden Creek Redevelopment Not Happening

Oct 23, 2020 | News & Information, Updates

NEWS ALERT Hidden Creek development is not happening, according to a statement issued this morning by Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn.  Thanks to you, Supervisor Alcorn heard in overwhelming numbers that the community didn’t want the Hidden Creek property...

OpEd: Wheelock’s Mythical Grand Park

Oct 13, 2020 | In the Media, News & Information

Published October 13, 2020 in the Reston Patch Developer Wheelock Communities proposes to add up to 1000 new residential units on the “high ground” of the existing Hidden Creek golf course and to “dedicate” up to 100 acres of the property as a park. This “grand park”...

Reston Voices Share Disinformation Campaign Experiences

Sep 22, 2020 | Updates

UPDATED May 17, 2021 Fact: The developer-owners of RNGC have admitted that they paid for these surveys and focus groups. Fact: There is no development allowed on Reston’s two open space golf courses. Fact: Nothing has changed about the land use designation of...