Please sign this petition to help save the last of the true “Big Woods” of Chanhassen. Your support shows that you are NOT in favor of cutting down the majority of the trees of this proposed development.

Chanhassen is known as a city full of Maple Trees. This proposed development plans to cut down 65% of the trees in these last of the true woods in Chanhassen. 

There are environmental concerns, concerns for the wildlife that call the woods home, as well as a huge loss to the community.

This is our last chance to help fight for these woods. Please share, sign, and add your comments. The City of Chanhassen is watching. This is our only opportunity share and see if they will listen to how important these woods are. 

***This is copied from the City of Chanhassen’s proposal for this property. 65% of the trees would be gone!!! City code only allows for 45% to be removed. They want 65%. Please keep sharing and signing. 

LANDSCAPING AND TREE PRESERVATION
The parcel is a fully wooded site. The existing trees are a mix of native species collectively known as the Big Woods. A variety of trees including sugar maple, red oak, and butternut cover the entire site with many significant trees throughout the parcel. The parcel has been wooded for many decades as evidenced by the number of large, mature trees and historic aerial photos going back to 1937. Retaining as many trees as possible is important to maintaining the character of the neighborhood with the proposed development. The proposed subdivision is low density and allowed by City Code to remove 45% of the trees without penalty. The applicant is proposing to remove 65% of the trees on the site to build four homes. Some additional tree removal is being proposed for a rain garden on Lot 3. Three of the lots are employing underground runoff storage tanks, but on Lot 2 a section of trees is proposed to be cleared to create an infiltration basin near the wetland. Trees provide a reduction in stormwater runoff and should not be cleared for a rain garden. Additionally, the area cleared for the infiltration basin further fragments the wooded area which increases environmental stresses on surrounding trees and reduces the wildlife benefits of the wooded buffer area.

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