Erosion: Avoidable?

I took some pictures of the apartment construction project going on across the street from Maple Valley Apartments.  The project is owned by Corporate Pointe Developers, owners of basically every new apartment complex on the Palouse managed by DABCO (Maple Valley, Aspen Village, Providence Court, Emerald Downs etc....).  

The biggest problem I have with the construction is its proximity to the Magpie Forest.  Last year, before construction began, I used to see all types of wildlife on the edge of the forest, including pheasant, ravens, magpies, several deer, and coyotes.  This year the only thing I have seen is construction workers.

The land is basically the only remaining "Shrub steppe vegetation" and is considered Pullmans most important and endangered "critical area."  Basically this is what the Palouse was like before it was converted to farmland.  The forest contains several plant species that only exist on the Palouse, as well as wildlife.  

Construction of new "Pet Friendly" apartments is taking place immediately adjacent to the land.  Does this seem right to you?  I checked with the city planner, and the land is owned by WSU, and there is nothing to protect the forest from development.  Furthermore the apartments that are going in are "PET FRIENDLY," that just tells me that animals will be running all over the forest, destroying natural endangered vegetation, and animals.

I took these pictures of the erosion that is taking place from the massive amount of ground that has been moved around recently.  Does anyone have any thoughts?




These drain pipes aren't working very well if the dirt is eroding so much...














The magpie forest is these trees, the land goes back for quite awhile, and contains several endangered plants, and all types of wildlife. 

With construction access, the area is pretty unaccessible. 

In order to flatten the land for construction trucks moved dirt up onto another hill (not pictured) but cut out a huge amount of topsoil, thus making this "hill" that leads up to the forest.  It is already eroding...