In 1994 over 1000 people from the Netherlands gathered to protest the expansion of Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. They planted trees in the planned path of the new fifth runway forcing Schiphol to reconsider and move the runway. Although the protest was eventually unsuccessful in halting the construction, those trees grew into a forest known today as the Bulderbos (roaring forest).

This constructed landscape is a lasting symbol of people putting environment over development. The small photo series brings the Bulderbos into the homes of five key supporters and tree planters nearly 20 years later.

1. The Bulderbos
2. Mary Lauw – Zoetermeer
3. Wijnand Duyvendak – Amsterdam
4. Leo Langeveld – Ede
5. Jeroen Warmerdam – Nieuw Vennep
6. Ad & Gerda Roset – Hoofdorp

Bulderbos – a legacy of green protest – Images by Robert van Waarden