Douglas Fir
Majestically Beautiful
Warm and comforting
in a cement filled land
Towering in green
above industry crawl
Resilent against urban sprawl
the developers saw
Tall and Majestic
Let us help them stand
On June 17th the City council began work on a Resolution to help the Douglas Fir Stand.
We applaud their efforts, and ask them to quickly move on this desperately needed, revamping of the Seattle Tree Ordinance. It is time for Urban Forest to be included, not just single trees.
InvestigateWest --Dateline
Ingraham Trees
Snow
Urban Forest Under Seige
Clear cutting along 123rd in Seattle
Loss Looms In Seattle's Urban Forest
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Trees vs District
Don't mess with the TREES!!!
Ingraham trees, strong and tall
Majestic as the day approaches.
Seattle School District Dark and Menacing
trampling as the day appears
Who will remember this BATTLE FOR THE TREES?
We will, WE WILL!!
CRY THE NEIGHBORS strong and loud!
The battle has only just begun, the District has began its long and dulling battles, first appeal with the SEPA to begin on June 19th and 20th.
How odd that the School District has CHOSEN to call Majestic, 100 foot Douglas Fir, Cedar and Madrone trees non-significant. In this day and age of Global warming, environmental awareness, and overall ecological benefits that the environment brings to society the School District is revealing its own ignorance and blindness, by calling TREES insignificant. Let alone the fact that the School District is condemning an entire Urban Forest to a clear cut. It must be politically correct to call the Seattle School District anti-environmentalist, Right?
One must question the type of classes that are being taught within Seattle Schools. If TREES are insignificant to an Environment, are people insignificant to the human race? When the School is named after a known Mountaineer, and Conservationist, what is the School District thinking about when it comes to clear cutting the Urban Forest? How can the District be so blind? Are they going to change the name of the School too? It would only be appropriate, since there will be nothing left to claim environmental value.
Recently there was a letter sent to the School Board from the City Council, stating that the City Council members would offer support and other means to move the addition at Ingraham to another site on campus and spare the Trees.
May 21st the Seattle School Board answered the City Council letter with a "forget you" attitude. Not only did the School Board tell the City Council to get lost, but it also said the neighbors weren't worth listening to.
The School Board may not think the neighbors are worth listening to now, but wait until the BTA levy and the BEX IV levy come around for a vote, then the School Board will want the neighbors to listen...But the neighbors will say NO!
Yep, the neighbors will JUST SAY NO! And maybe add: REMEMBER THE TREES?
Ingraham trees, strong and tall
Majestic as the day approaches.
Seattle School District Dark and Menacing
trampling as the day appears
Who will remember this BATTLE FOR THE TREES?
We will, WE WILL!!
CRY THE NEIGHBORS strong and loud!
The battle has only just begun, the District has began its long and dulling battles, first appeal with the SEPA to begin on June 19th and 20th.
How odd that the School District has CHOSEN to call Majestic, 100 foot Douglas Fir, Cedar and Madrone trees non-significant. In this day and age of Global warming, environmental awareness, and overall ecological benefits that the environment brings to society the School District is revealing its own ignorance and blindness, by calling TREES insignificant. Let alone the fact that the School District is condemning an entire Urban Forest to a clear cut. It must be politically correct to call the Seattle School District anti-environmentalist, Right?
One must question the type of classes that are being taught within Seattle Schools. If TREES are insignificant to an Environment, are people insignificant to the human race? When the School is named after a known Mountaineer, and Conservationist, what is the School District thinking about when it comes to clear cutting the Urban Forest? How can the District be so blind? Are they going to change the name of the School too? It would only be appropriate, since there will be nothing left to claim environmental value.
Recently there was a letter sent to the School Board from the City Council, stating that the City Council members would offer support and other means to move the addition at Ingraham to another site on campus and spare the Trees.
May 21st the Seattle School Board answered the City Council letter with a "forget you" attitude. Not only did the School Board tell the City Council to get lost, but it also said the neighbors weren't worth listening to.
The School Board may not think the neighbors are worth listening to now, but wait until the BTA levy and the BEX IV levy come around for a vote, then the School Board will want the neighbors to listen...But the neighbors will say NO!
Yep, the neighbors will JUST SAY NO! And maybe add: REMEMBER THE TREES?
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