Lost fields

I saw a fox at the Broomfield park-n-ride the other day, trotting through the tall grass near the parking lot.  He might have been chased up there, since the bulk of the local habitat, a hundred acres or more, is now being ground up for some big development.  That land made a nice buffer between Westminster and Broomfield, and was home to prairie dogs and more.  From the park-n-ride on the hill, I watched the earth movers follow each other around in big circles; the grass is ground to dirt, soon to be covered with asphalt and concrete.  This is the latest of a number of fields that have been destroyed/developed recently within a few miles of my house, including a 20-30 acre area near Standley Lake and an equally sized area a half mile to the east.  Both hosted prairie dog colonies.  A few years ago I'd be enraged, but it's easy to feel helpless and resigned after a while.  A few places get protected, others get bulldozed.  It kind of sucks.