The long-fought Walmart in my town (LEHT) is on the verge of being built as well. I've grown more pessimistic as time grows on. Those of us who give a crap about preserving what is left in it's natural or undeveloped state are far outnumbered by those who don't. We win battles here and there, and the private and public environmental entities continue the acquire land, but what is left is being increasingly fragmented and the plant and animal species are suffering for it. Another issue is the increasing battling between the various outdoors user groups, who once had enough space to each do their own thing, but are now crowded into less and less space each year.