SAVE THE LAKEWOOD GARRY OAKS

If the extreme heatwave this past June wasn’t a wake up call, I don’t know what is. Clearly, neighborhoods with more MATURE trees fared better, and beyond what they can do for use many of these trees are older than the city of Lakewood itself. Cutting them down will forever tarnish the city’s reputation.

Garry Oaks are extremely slow growing trees, meaning if they are damaged or removed they will likely never make a full recovery and never be replaced. These trees are important to the Duwamish and the other tribes Indigenous to the Puget Sound region. Urban tree canopy is more important than ever as temperatures rise and heat waves grip the Northwest more and more. Think of our shared futures. We don’t need more warehouses and heat islands, we need green space and habitat.

We need to save the unique Garry oak landscape of Lakewood. Not many places in Washington host pure stands of this species, let alone have other trees like madrone growing next to it. Warehouses need to be built in places where rare and beneficial wildlife doesn’t exist. It is 2021 and we are headed into an uncertain future with our climate and landscape. It is time to start protecting and respecting our urban/suburban forests and stop letting profit and money have power over all.

Please preserve the precious habitat!

please conserve as much Garry Oak habitat as possible. Once it's gone, it'll never come back. these trees predate Lewis and Clark

Keep our city green!

PLEASE SAVE THE TREES!!!

Please save the History

We need to protect certain tree species & more green areas. Be proactive - not destructive!

Garry Oaks and the land they grow in are worth saving and preserving for future generations.

Surely you can find some place that is paved or degraded, instead of killing native Garry Oak trees!

Please preserve these precious oaks and tree canopy. Turn this into a park or preserve instead. Oaks in particular are keystone trees for a very large number of caterpillar species. Caterpillars, besides their eventual role in pollination, are an extremely critical food source for birds when they are feeding fledglings in the nest. Please prioritize this important link in the biosphere for protection! Thank you.

Oaks are a critical and threatened part of Washingtons temperate forest ecosystem. They have been subject to deforestation for several centuries and we need to protect what we have left. Aside from destruction of the forest canopy that keeps temperatures suitable for life, shelter and food source for many wildlife, loss of biodiversity is a threat to human health. Zoonotic diseases become more relevant as habitat is destroyed and humans encroach on all corners of the earth. Washington is no exception and the rate of development without forethought to these issues is deplorable. You can not do this with a conscience.

Please save these beautiful trees.

Save our own lives! Quit killing trees! Human existence depends on our stewardship of natural resources. We can live without warehouses. We cannot live without trees!

Please stop the removal of these ancient iconic trees. They cannot be replaced in our lifetime.

Please please leave those lovely old oaks. They are the most wonderful monuments that represent the prairie and waters of Lakewood. Don't pave the vistas and erect soulless boxes where rare beauty grows.

Save The Lakewood Garry Oaks

Trees not warehouses!

Garry oak are native to this region and deserve more respect than what is currently being displayed. Additionally, the loss of trees in the PNW region is exponentially increasing and will not bode well for our standard of living to exist, nor for our reputation as The Evergreen State.