These have plants growing in them, plants on the edge, and fish and other aquatic life in them. They help the cause of nature and biodiversity and, in my opinion, are both quite beautiful. Views One of the things everyone comments on about Jefferson Park is the astonishing view. Once people start becoming aware just how astonishing this view is, Jeff Park could become a regional attraction simply by virtue of it. I'd like to offer one word of caution about views, however.
Views are beautiful in part because of distant trees.
Yet when the last view-seeking individual has cut down the last tree to improve his view, there will be nothing beautiful to look out at, and this is happening all over the water facing slopes of the Northwest. We need a landscape design that allows for people to see the beautiful view of Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula but also allows for big trees to grow up in parts of the park where there are no trees now. We don't need to be able to see the view from everywhere in the park. Dead Trees I would be remiss to write about urban bird diversity and not specifically mention the value of standing dead trees. For many species of wildlife, a tree doesn't start getting interesting until it dies.