Stop by Climb UPton tomorrow, April 10, 10am-3pm, to see if you have what it takes to be a Gravity Pro! Climb UPton's 'Climb Like A Pro' Open House Hiring Event will show you what it's like to work as a Gravity Pro. If you're 18 or over and up for the challenge, interviews will be conducted on-site. 🧗 Meet Climb UPton's staff 🧗 Learn about the course and equipment 🧗 Watch a rescue training demo 🧗 Enter to win a raffle for small prizes on the hour! For more information please visit: https://lnkd.in/ehTVJF8c #funforall #areyouupforit #climbupton #novaparks #uptonhill #arlingtonva
NOVA Parks
Recreational Facilities
Fairfax Station, Virginia 1,167 followers
NOVA Parks - the best of Northern Virginia through nature, history, and great family experiences
About us
In the late 1950's, the Northern Virginia Planning District Commission and a group of citizens from several local jurisdictions came together to protect Northern Virginia's rich heritage of woods, meadows, lakes and streams from the threat of suburban sprawl. These citizens, working with their local governments--Fairfax County, Arlington County and the City of Falls Church--organized under the Virginia Park Authorities Act in 1959 as the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA). They came together to plan, acquire develop and operate a system of regional parks for all Northern Virginians to enjoy. Today, NOVA Parks (as the organization came to be known in 2014) represents three counties and three cities -- Arlington County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, the City of Alexandria, the City of Falls Church and the City of Fairfax. NOVA Parks staff, volunteer board members appointed from each jurisdiction and many friends of the regional parks working together have preserved over 12,000 acres of the rolling and wooded Virginia countryside for you and created a priceless legacy for future generations. Through your regional parks, the NOVA Parks provides almost two million citizens with some of the finest recreational facilities in the country. By pooling their funds, these local governments find that each dollar they contribute to NOVA Parks is multiplied by contributions from other member jurisdictions and sometimes augmented even more by state and federal grants and private donations. Being a member of NOVA Parks is a good economic investment. From a wavepool to nature trails, from golfing to boating, there's a NOVA Parks that is just right for you. Come for the day, a weekend or a week. The NOVA Parks are yours to enjoy! - NOVA Parks - the best of Northern Virginia through nature, history, and great family experiences
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http://www.novaparks.com
External link for NOVA Parks
- Industry
- Recreational Facilities
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Fairfax Station, Virginia
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1959
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Are you 18 or over and looking for a job that will help you reach new heights? Think you have what it takes to be a Gravity Pro? Attend UPton's 'Climb Like A Pro' Open House Hiring Event on Wednesday, April 10, 10am-3pm, to find out what it's like to work as a Gravity Pro. 🧗 Meet Climb UPton's staff, learn about the course and equipment and watch a rescue training demo. 🧗 Walk-up and pre-scheduled interviews will be conducted on-site. 🧗 Enter to win a raffle for small prizes on the hour! For more information please visit: https://lnkd.in/ehTVJF8c #funforall #areyouupforit #climbupton #novaparks #uptonhill #arlingtonva
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A donation of 85 acres of forests and fields in the Leesburg area, will become NOVA Parks’ Cattail Regional Park. The donation by Henry Harris, whose family has been stewards of the property for generations, made this addition to the regional park agency possible and saves the property from future development. Located at the corner of Edwards Ferry Road and Battlefield Parkway, the Cattail property has several unique claims to history and rare environmental features. Future plans for the property include a trail network and interpretive signs about its unique features, as well as an entrance and parking once it is open to the public. https://lnkd.in/duevjS7p #novaparks #landconservation #loudouncounty
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NOVA Parks is happy to announce the addition of an all-electric Chevy Bolt to our fleet (pictured with Executive Director Paul Gilbert). NOVA Parks has also recently added electric mowers and other equipment to maintain parkland. With over 80% of the agency's 12,380 acres in forests, NOVA Parks' lands absorb nearly 10,000 metric tons of carbon every year. This natural area creates the lungs of our region, absorbing carbon and releasing oxygen. The environment is a central theme of NOVA Parks’ 2023-2027 Strategic Plan. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ewypnDKR
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July is Park and Recreation Month and #OurCommunityGrows because of NOVA Parks! Since being founded in 1959 as a conservation organization, NOVA Parks has conserved more than 12,500 acres of parkland in 35 parks across Northern Virginia. NOVA Parks offers the best of Northern Virginia through nature, history and great family experiences by providing access to outdoor spaces and recreational activities that promote physical and mental health. #WhereCommunityGrows #NOVA Parks #ParkandRecMonth23
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Did you catch GetUpDC this morning? The word is officially out about Winkler Botanical Preserve, NOVA Parks’ “hidden gem,” so reserve a spot in Camp Winkler now before it fills! Summer camps for ages 5-9 start next week. WUSA-TV’s Marcella Robertson talks to NOVA Parks Executive Director Paul Gilbert about the 44-acre oasis in Alexandria’s West End and its upcoming camps, where rising 1st through 5th graders will learn about nature and their environment through hands-on experience. https://lnkd.in/ePUMyp57
Winkler Botanical Preserve is a hidden gem in Alexandria
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