2005 Land Conservation Awards
Fairfax County Office of Public
Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 711, FAX 703-324-2010
Jan. 20, 2006
2005 Land Conservation Awards Honor
Excellence in Environmental Conservation
The annual Land Conservation Awards ceremony was held today, Jan. 20, to honor excellence in environmental conservation. The program is sponsored by the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, in cooperation with the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District and the Fairfax County Tree Commission.
The Land Conservation Awards honor developers, designers, site superintendents and contractors whose projects best demonstrate excellence in erosion and sediment control design and implementation or a commitment to tree preservation and replacement in Fairfax County. The following awards were presented during the ceremony:
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL CATEGORY
Single-Family Residential (Small)
Devers Property
Developer: Blackstone Communities L.L.C.
Engineer: Charles P. Johnson & Associates
Site Reviewer: Gursharan Sidhu
Contractor: Prince William Construction Co.
Inspector: James F. Getts
Single-Family Residential (Large)
Vestavia Woods
Developer: Blackstone Communities L.L.C.
Engineer: Bowman Consulting Group Ltd..
Site Reviewer: Dele Tirfie
Contractor: Prince William Construction Co.
Inspector: David L. Humphrey
Small Commercial
50 West Plaza
Developer: Cain Branch L.L.C.
Engineer: Tri/Tek Engineering, Inc.
Site Reviewer: Dele Tirfie
Contractor: UTICA Contracting, Inc.
Inspector: Kenneth D. Nettle
Special Projects – Linear
Stockwell Manor
Developer: Winchester Homes Inc.
Engineer: Urban Engineering & Associates Inc.
Site Reviewer: Leo Ratchford
Contractor: R. G. Griffith, Inc.
Inspector: Nick Alen Pizzola
Special Projects – Park
LakeFairfaxPark
Developer: Fairfax County Park Authority
Engineer: Paciulli, Simmons & Associates LTD.
Site Reviewer: Shaukat Faheem
Contractor: Desbuild Inc.
Inspector: Leslie D. Setliff
Outstanding Site Superintendent
Richard Mullins
Desbuild, Inc.
Project: Lake Fairfax Park
Outstanding Engineering Firm
Paciulli, Simmons & Associates, Ltd.
Tod Kolankiewicz
Director of Engineering for Public Sector Work
Project: Lake Fairfax Park
Outstanding Contractor
R. G. Griffith Inc.
Project: Stockwell Manor
Environmental and Facilities Inspections Division Inspector of the
Year (East)
Gary E. Cook
Environmental and Facilities Inspections Division Inspector of the
Year (West)
David L. Humphrey
TREE CONSERVATION CATEGORY
Tree Preservation Award
Annandale Road Development
Schupp Companies
Christopher Consultants Ltd.
Merrifield Garden Center
Tree Planting Award
Demonstrating Innovation: Providence
Supervisor’s Office
Providence District, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Stormwater Business Area, Fairfax County Department of Public Works and
Environmental Services
Land Development Services. Fairfax County Department of Public Works and
Environmental Services
Northern Virginia Soil and Conservation District
Fairfax County Facilities Management Department
Merrifield Garden Center
Tree Conservation Award
Earth Sangha

Fairfax County Board Chairman Gerald Connolly, Supervisor
Joan DuBois and Supervisor Linda Smyth (right to left, at far right) join
the winners of the 2005 Fairfax County Land Conservation
Awards.
For further information about the awards program, contact Basant Sood, Environmental and Facilities Inspections Division, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services at 703-324-1978, TTY 711.


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