Home to one of the city’s last intact forests, this privately owned gem could soon face bulldozers and construction.
An unprotected 740-plus-acre hardwood forest in southeast Tallahassee, Florida, called the English Property Planned Unit Development and PUD Amendment. This majestic upland hardwood forest, privately owned by the English family for a couple of generations, has withstood the test of time but has now become a figurative endangered species.
Personally, I think this tract of forest should become a state forest and be added to the Florida State Forest Service. I wouldn't mind use of eminent domain to make this happen! Florida state forests - Wikipedia
I have to say, this story is a clear example of over-population pressure and economic greed affecting nature. I also want to say, this why it is important to know about and oppose bad development where you live. A major problem is that people move around a lot (myself included growing up) so they don't have knowledge about or appreciation for local ecosystems under threat by developers. If people focus too much attention on global issues (ie climate change, which is definitely a serious issue), developers can swoop in and destroy nature when we least expect it. If we are kept entertained and fearful/on-edge, developers can convince the public that destruction of nature is "normal progress" and continue to destroy nature with little to no protest or resistance. One thing about our economic system that irritates me is it's incentives towards consumption instead of preservation.
