Ecological Loss

I find myself having (perhaps out-of-proportion?) feelings of sadness for a mini-forest of trees that recently got taken down on a property I pass during my daily walks. I have absolutely no idea what the intent of the destruction is, and it wouldn't be useful to speculate. The scene is just really shocking, and this part of the street feels so barren without its old Doug-firs and Western red cedars. This is a lot of habitat loss, and it happened so suddenly. I wish I had pictures of what it looked like before.