It's so infuriating that there's not a single mention of how this is the final nail in the coffin on total deforestation and species extinction along the lower Deschutes River. Not a single tree will be saved according to this photo... And just a couple decades ago this entire length of Capitol was a recovering forest that was healing the previous wounds.
When they built the La Quinta Hotel we had biologists that explained this deforestation alone is a threat to the health of the river and all the species that depend on it. And now here we are in the so-called "Evergreen State" where the entire corridor is about to be turned into a treeless desert of pavement and tar shingled roof tops while the heart of Tumwater is still a burned out ruins of Brewery that's too toxic and expensive to redevelop compared to where the last trees are still standing.
Over 600,000 acres of the highest quality low elevation forest growing soils in Puget Sound region has been permanently deforested in the past couple-few decades because growth is more important than preventing future generations burning in hell (aka: uncontrolled global warming). Seems that's always ignored if someone rich can make a profit sooner than later. Just tell the city that you'll give them lots of money and they'll give you knife to slit the throats of quality of life and basic planetary survival for all who live here in the future.
Perhaps most disgraceful is that the Jolt News is so inspiring and beneficial to our community and even they are silent and mention absolutely zero concern or even basic mention for this out of control unmitigated planetary disaster that is going to make future generations remember us with hatred for our negligence, rather than reverence for putting an end to our species own suicide because money is more important than survival
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