The George Washington Memorial Parkway installed a new water fountain on the Mount Vernon Trail at the rest area near the Old Stone Bridge and Alexandria Ave. The water fountain replaces one installed in 1987 by a previous incarnation of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail. The new fountain is a frostless fountain that can remain on year round and includes a water bottle filling station. The replacement included installation of underground plumbing as well as a new concrete pad.

Congress designated the rest area as the Peter B. Webster III Memorial Area in 2018. Donations made to the National Park Foundation in Webster's memory provided funding for the water fountain. In addition to the fountain replacement, the existing bench, bike rack and interpretive sign will be replaced with the assistance of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail.

Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail will host a volunteer event on 8/31 at the Peter F. Webster III Memorial area to help complete the project.

Sign up to help at mountvernontrail.org/events

On Wednesday August 21st we accepted the 2023 Excellence in Volunteerism Team Impact Award at a ceremony at the Department of Interior. Watch the acceptance video here.

August 31

Vegetation Trimming and Trail Edging near Old Stone Bridge

September 7

Vegetation Trimming and Sightline Improvement near Marina Towers

September 10

Rosslyn Trail Tuesday-Vegetation cleanup

September 14

Cyanotype Sun Prints Craft

September 21

Vegetation Trimming near Gravelly Point

September 28

National Public Lands Day- Invasive Kudzu Removal on the Mount Vernon Trail

October 5

Youth Trash Cleanup at Belle Haven Park

October 12

Invasive Vegetation Cleanup South of Dyke Marsh

October 19

Vegetation cleanup north of Jones Point Park

October 26

Invasive Kudzu Removal on the Mount Vernon Trail

See you on the trail!