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"When did you last meander through long grasses rustling in the breeze with the the hot sun at your back and the blissful feeling of being at peace with the world around you?

When were you last distracted from your thoughts by pollen-laden bees flitting from flower to flower while jeweled hummingbirds, iridescence dragonflies and delicate butterflies danced in the sky? When were you last sung to by a chorus of songbirds? When did you last see an entire meadow draped in Queen Anne’s Lace? When did you last track an ant, spot a frog or witness the lethal dive of a hawk?

Our city meadow is part of one of the few, remaining wildlife corridors for creatures who called Bellevue home long before people were here. It is a place where children can shed their manicured lawns and video games for the discoveries and wonders to be found in a natural setting. Our meadow plays a role in keeping our city cooler during the summer. It is an oasis for our dwindling populations of bees and butterflies to feed upon a diverse array of native plants, and it provides homes for birds and other smaller creatures to dwell. For us residents of Bellevue it is a quick step at the end of a long day into the soothing world of nature but … our rare, mid-city meadow is slated to be paved over and built upon.

As Joni Mitchell sang:

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.

What can you possibly do to save our little meadow? The reality is that one person has little power to sway the Bellevue City Council to leave this meadow alone, but if we, from all over the country, band together, then maybe we can save this meadow. We can but try."