Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Natural settings provide suburban green space
Summer afternoon in the park.
Photo: NPS
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts provides a great natural setting for the enjoyment of artistic performances. The park, surrounded by accelerated and dense commercial and residential development 
, has become a natural enclave in the middle of suburbia. The woodlands 
, streams, and various wetlands 
dispersed throughout the park are threatened by increasing populations of deer 
and invasive plant species 
associated with the suburban setting. The park harbors a large variety of habitat for its small size including farmland 
, forest , and upland meadows 
, and contributes to the overall water quality of Fairfax County, VA.
, has become a natural enclave in the middle of suburbia. The woodlands , streams, and various wetlands dispersed throughout the park are threatened by increasing populations of deer and invasive plant species associated with the suburban setting. The park harbors a large variety of habitat for its small size including farmland , forest , and upland meadows , and contributes to the overall water quality of Fairfax County, VA.
A performance at the Theater in the Woods. Photo: Scott Suchman
A performance at the Theater in the Woods.Photo: NPS