SEATTLE — A permit has been issued to cut down a massive redwood in Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood that neighbors have been lobbying to save ever since a plan to remove it was first submitted to the city.
The tree slated to be cleared is one of six redwoods growing on a lot at 700 McGilvra Blvd E. The grove is estimated to be at least a century old and is nestled in among an expansive understory of other trees on a sloping hillside surrounded by expansive homes and mansions.
The enormous trees tower above a network of underground streams and help anchor down the steep slope where they are rooted. The city has designated the property as an Environmentally Critical Area (ECA)…