Treehugger state, my arse

Time to say goodbye
Originally uploaded by That Will Guy.

It's official. The yellow tape went up today, the forest comes down tomorrow.

The city decided to mediate with the builder on wetland preservation. All wetland in WA state is protected, unless there are "special circumstances". Apparently the council decided their building contract kickbacks are pretty "special". This means that all of the wetland in the area can be wiped out so long as one plot, the size of the combined wetland space, is set aside, at the most convenient location for the builder. The rest can, and will be stripped to the dirt. (more pictures here)

Cry for the trees today, along with their many inhabitants which I will miss:

• Woodpeckers


• Deer


• Frogs


• One very cool owl


• Cyotes


• Various other woodland friends

FU Washington.