You are invited to see
On the Edge
a new documentary film about
Northern Virginia’s
Dyke Marsh
Wildlife Preserve
March 21, 7 p.m., John F. Kennedy Center premiere, at the D.C. Environmental Film Festival, Washington, D. C.; free
March 28, 7:30 p.m., Old Town Theater, 815 King Street, Alexandria; $5.00
On the Edge explores the history of Dyke Marsh, its birds, fish, plants and other natural resources, and its value. The film examines the threats to the marsh and opportunities for conservation. It includes comments by U. S. Virginia Senator John Warner and U. S. Virginia Congressman Jim Moran, among others.
For more information, visit the Friends of Dyke Marsh website at www.fodm.org or the DC Environmental film festival at
www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
The Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, just south of Alexandria on the western shoreline of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, is a one of the largest naturally-occurring freshwater tidal marshes in the national park system. A 380-acre wetland, Dyke Marsh is a remnant of the extensive marshes that once lined the river but have been lost to human activity. Congress preserved it in 1959, saying that here, wildlife values should be “paramount.” Naturalist Louis Halle wrote in the 1940s that Dyke Marsh was “the nearest thing to primeval wilderness in the immediate vicinity of the city [Washington].”
To get to Dyke Marsh: Travel south on George Washington Memorial Parkway past Old Town Alexandria; turn left at signs for Belle Haven Marina/Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve
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