UNCW forests under attack.

The Senate Republicans in DC have found 'empty' acreage to dump crony money into without purpose or foresight.

These forests may contain some of the areas endangered species, including Wild African Violets. The acreage is to be reduced to 'money making sports venues' along with a corporate training site stated to benefit students. The estimate by most faculty is a handful of students at the very most.

UNCW Students Fight for Trees
JANUARY 18, 2006 -- A group of UNC Wilmington students and faculty are trying to save what's left of their on-campus forest, a large portion of which could disappear with continued university expansion.
The current campus master plan has slated construction of housing, athletic fields, and other buildings on a portion of the wooded area at the east end of the university. That plan will save 140 acres of the forest, but the group fighting for the space wants a UNCW forest reserve of 200 acres to be created in order to keep the habitat intact.
Those in favor of the forest preserve say they're not against campus growth, but believe it can be accomplished without uprooting the acres of longleaf pines.
Reported by Joe Keiley