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Reston residents urge association to pursue deer management; petition presented to board
Summary
Several residents urged the Reston Association board to address what they described as an exploding deer population, with speakers asking the board to work with Fairfax County on culling and to prioritize funding and staff time for a deer management effort.
Two residents who spoke during the member‑comment period on Aug. 27 asked the Reston Association board to address an increase in local white‑tailed deer and its impacts on native plants, safety and disease.
“My name is Jody Douglas…there is community support for culling the deer herd in Reston,” Douglas said, adding that she and a neighbor had begun a petition and that deer had destroyed planted native gardens near her home. Douglas said Reston’s…
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