Broad Branch Stream has new signs to help visitors find their way, and learn about native plants

John Burwell and his latest creation

The neighbor who made Linnean Park’s first-ever interpretive signs has also created one for the nearby Broad Branch tributary of Rock Creek.

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John Burwell’s latest sign, on Linnean Avenue near the footbridge leading to the walking path, informs visitors of the Broad Branch stream’s history as a “daylighted” waterway. The project that brought the stream from a pipe underground to the surface was completed in 2014, and created a welcome natural resource for the community.

Burwell, a Rock Creek Park volunteer and certified Weed Warrior, also highlighted the Broad Branch’s native trees with an illustration identifying the leaves.

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And at the suggestion of the Rock Creek Park botanist, Burwell tagged select native trees and shrubs along the trails with QR codes that direct smartphone browsers to a website with more photos and information.

Burwell’s other projects in both parks have included leading volunteers in clearing non-native invasive species. Contact him at [email protected] to learn more about upcoming volunteer opportunities.