Welcome to the FCA
The Fernald Community Alliance will:
- Preserve the history of the land, people, culture and the Cold War for the benefit of current and future generations and to promote the Fernald Preserve as an asset to the community;
- Work in cooperation with the Department of Energy regarding education and long term stewardship of the site.
- Report Highlights Conservation in Paddys Run Watershed Near LM's Fernald Preserve
- The 2020 DOE Community Meeting will be a virtual event this year on October 13 at 6:30 via Webex. Stay tuned for more details.
- Fernald Preserve highlighted on Green Umbrella's listing of local Greenspace Gems.
- 2020 FCA Meeting's are now virtual. Please use the contacts page to get more information.
- Fall Cleanup of Paddy's Run Road is currently on hold due to the pandemic, but we'll resume once it's safe.
Roadmap to Resolution - UPDATE!
Last year many of you were contacted as the Fernald Community Alliance (FCA) was proposing to make a DVD telling the complete story of Fernald cleanup and restoration. That project, Roadmap to Resolution, has evolved considerably and it is now more focused on the Fernald lessons learned,and the video is now available.
News & Upcoming Events
The Fernald Preserve opened to the public on August 20, 2008.
The site is open 7 days a week (7:00 am to dusk) and the Visitors Center is open Wednesday through Saturday (9:00 am to 5:00 pm).
- Fernald Bird Count - We're up to 240 species!
- FCA Commemorative Brick
- Fernald Preserve Update - March 2011, Dept. of Energy
- Photos from the Opening of the Fernald Preserve Visitors Center
- Membership, Donations & Fundraising Information
- Fernald Living History Project Interview Transcripts
- Photo Albums
- DOE Fernald Reports
- OEPA's Paddys Run Conservation Project