http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/hey_school_district_leave_those_trees_al A judge has ordered the Seattle School District to halt plans to remove a grove of 68 trees from Ingraham High School's campus in North Seattle. Under the judge's order, the district must now reapply for permits from the city and go through a full environmental review. Seattle Schools spokesman David Tucker says the district is hoping to get the case dismissed. The district already owes a logging company as much as $17,000 for delaying the tree removal, and Tucker says the district is also worried about dealing with rising construction costs. "Any delays start to effect...construction costs and our... Copyright 2008 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:41:53 -0800 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:22:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss How about the Judge's decision? That's more to the point than a party's spin.

]]> David Sucher http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/hey_school_district_leave_those_trees_al#c1113599 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/hey_school_district_leave_those_trees_al#c1113599 News Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:37:52 -0800 The Ingrahm HS renovation project missed a bet at the design/scoping stage. The school's rare urban grove of mature Douglas Firs with its symbiotic web of plants and creatures is a teaching opportunity in areas like resource management, ecology, biology and zoology, not to mention a benefit to the local and broader community. Ripping it apart shows little awareness of the skill-sets needed for managing tomorrows ecological turmoil as the Earth's carrying capacity is stretched beyond its limits.

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/hey_school_district_leave_those_trees_al#c1113642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/hey_school_district_leave_those_trees_al#c1113642 News Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:22:45 -0800