In Bulldozers' Wake, A Celebration of Nature; Thanks to Leesburg Man...

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In Bulldozers' Wake, A Celebration of Nature; Thanks to Leesburg Man, Broadlands Stays Green

The Washington Post - Washington, D.C.
Date: Apr 29, 2001
Section: LOUDOUN EXTRA

"He'll take residents out where there are trees they want, like redbud saplings, and help them dig them out and tell them how to plant [them] in their own back yards," said Melanie Suga, who worked with [John D. Lewis] on a habitat project at Hillside Elementary School in Broadlands. "I don't know of anybody else that does that.

April -- when both Arbor Day and Earth Day are celebrated -- has been a particularly good month for trees in Broadlands. The Hillside Wildlife Habitat opened at Hillside Elementary School and was dedicated to Lewis. On Earth Day, dozens of residents planted maple and redbud saplings, witch hazel and sweet spire and other shrubs. In all, about 200 plants went into the project at a cost of about $1,500, paid for by Terrabrook.

As Lewis and Suga walked the trail last week, Suga inspected the plantings while Lewis identified the flora -- wild blueberry, may apple, papaw, jack in the pulpit, spring beauty, redbud.

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