The stark, uninviting view of what's left of the site, at the entrance on Maple Road.
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A starker view at the entrance on Maple Road.
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This view from the Maple Road says it all. Where is the school district's "environmental education" in this?
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West of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking north. There used to be a populated wetland here that was never discussed during planning.
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Northwest of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking south.
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Northeast of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking south.
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East of the Oak/Hickory woods, the man-made holding area for amphibians captured at the Frog Pond. Drift fence problems?
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East of the Oak/Hickory woods, the man-made holding area for amphibians captured at the Frog Pond.
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East of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking south-southeast.
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East of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking south.
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Southeast of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking west-southwest. A clear shot to the tower and M-14.
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At the southeast corner of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking north-northeast.
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South of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking west.
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South of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking west-northwest.
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Sount of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking west towards the entrance from Maple Road.
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Looking west at the Frog Pond. At left, the remnants of the sege-surrounded wetland.
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Landmark tree #1815.
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What used to be the sedge-surrounded pond just east of the "Frog Pond". Now a dump.
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South of the Oak/Hickory woods, looking west at the brush and chips that are what is left of the 25% of the woods taken.
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South of the Oak/Hickory woods looking west along what used to be the southernmost 25% of the woods.
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West side of Frog Pond where the buffer is about 150 feet.
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Getting closer to the west side of the Frog Pond.
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Last look at the west side of Frog Pond.
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Staninding north of the Frog Pond, looking at the south side of the Oak/Hicory woods.
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A long view over the now open field from the Frog Pond at a deer leaving the site around a huge pile of chipped trees.
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The south side of the Oak/Hickory forest. You can see where its southernmost 25% stripped off.
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The large tree graveyard.
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The drift fence. In disrepair?
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The frog pond from its north side where the buffer is about 90 feet.
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Measuring inches in the pond. It will soon be at zero.
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Bumblebee finding the last of the nectar near the frog pond which will soon be paved over.
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Just north of the frog pond, these trees are laid low.
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East side of site, looking southwest.
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East side of site, looking north.
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Pile of chips in background.
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Another lost,
large tree on the east side of the site.
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The large buffer negotiated by the Newport Creek residents.
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A pile of ex-trees on the east side of the site,
at least 15 feet high.
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East side of site, looking west. Can't see the forest anymore for the pile of chipped trees.
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From the east side of the site, looking west.
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Large tree on east side of site with index finger for scale.
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Large tree on the east side of the site.
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