As in most of the early villages along the Skagit river, one of the first priorities was to clear the forest land to provide space for a townsite and residential area. This photo of the Hamilton Logging Co. shows a crew in action.
Because of aridity and scarcity of rain Arabian Gulf is considered to be poor as far as natural plants are concerned. Natural vegetation in the Arabian Gulf region have deep roots or thorn-like small leaves, hence they endure aridity and overcome its impact.
Arabian jasmine is a flowering shrub, native to India. It grows to 6 feet in height with a 2- to 3-foot spread. Flowers are white, star-shaped and 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide. Arabian jasmine does best in warm weather in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11.