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Seattle activists occupy old cedar tree to stop it being cut down for housing
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2023
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They want the housing to be built around it and the tree preserved. A perfectly reasonable compromise at a time when we need both more housing and more green space/canopy cover.
And anyway, having that tree there will increase those property values.