On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:51:19 GMT, "Warren"
wrote:

Behind my house were two vacant lots overlooking a bluff. They were
heavily wooded. Last year they cleared the lots to build, and the wind
and cold was noticeable. (The houses are built now, and privacy fences
have gone up, so it won't be quite as cold this winter.)

I had that happen around here just 2 weeks ago...a developer clear cut
150-year old oaks and other hardwoods....absolutely trashed 2 acres of
forest. The place now looks like a poster-child for the amazon rain
forest advocates. I wouldn't be suprised if he compacted the soil
too, bringing in 8-ton trucks to haul the wood away. There should be
township codes banning outright deforestation of all hardwoods,
especially older ones. I'm definetly gonna complain about this.

Dan