Re: Broad Run Stream Valley
Posted by:
Whenretiredwillmove
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Date: November 23, 2015 01:11PM
When I moved to Loudoun County (about 2007) there were very strict rules about not building along streams and replacement of wetlands with land filled developments. You were not even allowed to cut down any trees and had to get permission from the HOA to change your landscaping in the garden. There was at the time lots of parkland trees, birds and wildlife co-existing around the housing developments. In the last several years, it seems that all of this has been thrown out the window. Developers are being given the do ahead to build density housing right up to the streams, instead of leaving the natural areas as parks. I have seen the birds disappear more and more, along with the butterflies and other natural life, in our garden. I used to wake up early in the spring and the din of the robins in the area would be louder than my alarm clock. Now we are lucky if one or two robins show up at all in the area, and other various species birds once common have been scarce to non-existant around our community. If you drive along Russell Branch in Ashburn, all the nice wooded areas have been leveled and are being replaced by more tarmacked development. Ashburn used to be a nice place to live, but the developers can't seem to wait to make it into another "Falls Church/Annandale."