UNCW cleared to begin housing construction

For those who think this is just about being tree lovers, you apparently have never seen these woods. There are great hiking and biking trails that are constantly in use by people who don't consider excercise to be walking to the car to go get fast food. It's an area you can forget you are surrounded by concrete. Yes, the university is growing, but they could have thought of other options. What's next, for the residents on Rose Ave. to sell for the greater good? If you haven't been to these trails, you should give it a try before they are gone.

the school is growing, and whether people like it or not, cutting down trees usually comes along with growth. maybe some of the people who are taking the issue to the extreme need to go live in the woods in a tent and mind their business.

Come on, tree lovers, UNCW has to grow. They have both the space to grow and the need to grow. Trees are a renewable resource! More trees can be planted in available open spaces -- perhaps in the back yards of those who are opposed to UNCW's growth on land that was given so that Wilmington could have a world class university. That way UNCW can grow as it needs to do, and those who are opposed to the growth can have trees to admire.

It's a shame that there is only 3% of indigenous longleaf pines left in n.c. Minus of course another 13 acres. If they were cute,fuzzy, animals people might care more. N.C. is becoming a southern version of new jersey, a concrete jungle.