Destruction of one of the last remaining forested areas in the northern realm of Kansas City is well underway along Barry Road. Trees have been mowed down, and bulldozers rumble through the day under the banner of "progress." The scene along this strip of roadway in the northland changes almost daily, at a near feverish pitch.
The forested area in the center of this map, just east of the lake is area under rapid and mostly thoughtless development. The upper boundary of this map is Barry Road. About 6 square miles south of there is where the rape of land is most intense, though it is occurring at a much greater commercial extent north of there. Deer and other wildlife are scattering to all surrounding areas, witnessed primarily in populations to the east of US-169.
The irony of all of this is that most of the people that will use and move into this newly developed area would be appalled at similar levels of destruction in the rain forests. That is easier to get offended about, I suppose, and does not get in the way of building that new McMansion.
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