Sunday, March 22, 2009

bulldozed

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yep, thats what went down last friday on the wetlands near my house. a small chunk was sold off somehow and is being developed... even though there were no permits to do it. thats how politics works folks, the owner KNOWINGLY destroyed an area where nesting birds had just nested (it's spring right?) and didnt stop until it was all done. oh and now they say, ooops i guess we shouldnt have done that. what i have found out since beginning this journey to save this area is that people dont care about following the rules. they are greedy and they want every inch of land to be "productive" for the city. they have NO CLUE that open space is productive to the birds and bees and plants and trees. that we need it for our sanity and to produce fresh air for us to breath. i am so disgusted right now, even if they fine the owner, i am sure he knew what he was doing.
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birds were flying around and looking for their nests after the bulldozers came through. in the paper there are people making comments that the "liberals" need to let go of this "eyesore." i tell you, why is having respect for what is naturally growing here an eyesore? i find buildings, stripmalls, cement, highly stylized and disneylanded out landscapes to be an eyesore. southern california is diverse and has areas that dry out in the summer and flood in the winter bringing with it plants and animals that flourish in this environment. why wouldnt we want to keep the last little bit of that alive and well? i just dont understand it. the article is here... to be continued i am sure. here is what i am talking about, this area is just below the bulldozed area, actually i believe a corner of this WAS bulldozed 31news_wetlands_jenny_stockdale_1-2





4 comments:

  1. i am sick to my stomach...and stunned at why people don't get it. what a sad waste of a beautiful place...it breaks my hear to think of those birds looking for their homes. i am shocked. i wish more people felt like you do

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  2. So sad. Your commentary here was eloquently put and you are so right. I wish more people knew that animals, birds and plants directly affect us and when we eliminate nature we are actually undermining our own species. Keep on educating, Leslie.

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  3. What the devolopers are doing is obscene. I know that people need places to live, but, trees and bushes and all the things that go with it are important too. Remember the song "Paved Paradise"? Love the song, hate the thought of it all.

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  4. thousands miles away i feel uspet seeing these pictures. I HATE this ! even when it's about cutting trees, to build roads or such...
    they don't know what they're doing... so sad. so bad.

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