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<b>Thursday/June 11
</b>Listening Forum featuring Fairfax County Park Authority Director John Dargle Jr., 7 p.m. at Audrey Moore RECenter, 8100 Braddock Road in Annandale. The forum presents an informal means to discuss ideas, issues and topics dealing with the park. For more, call 703-324-8662.
<b>Saturday/June 13
</b>Friends of Accotink Creek quarterly biological stream monitoring program follows the Virginia Save Our Streams (VA SOS) method of assessing the water quality in a stream. Monitoring activities take place 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Byron Avenue Park, and 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Lake Accotink Park. New volunteers are welcome. 703-599-3328 or www.accotink.org.
<b>Saturday/June 27
</b>Community Hours with Del. Mark Sickles' (D-43) Legislative Assistant Anthony Kusich. 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at Franconia Government Center, 6121 Franconia Road, Franconia.