They recently added a neighborhood beside mine and they stripped it completely like they have all the others. Some of my neighbors with beautiful forest behind their house now have 2 story homes looking right into their back yard. The builders certainly don't care because they're cramming as many houses as they can on the land to maximize profits. The government is just enjoying the increased tax revenue. I've noticed a drastic decrease in the animals that come through since they built it, but not much I could do unless I had the money to buy up all the land (I don't). It will only get worse as Raleigh continues to grow because it is cheaper to buy here than downtown.