This tree was here first. People decided to build roads and structures close to it. It's not the tree's fault but ours. Once the tree is cut down, it's lost forever. Mitigation by building around the tree may be expensive and troublesome, but perhaps some things are worth preserving just because they exist. The fact that so many citizens of Thurston County have expressed their affection for this magnificent old tree should remind us that it's a landmark worth keeping. So many of Southwest Washington's old oaks have disappeared already. The prairie will never return to it's pristine condition, but maybe we can save just one tree.
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