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.
But orchid habitat is also found along the northeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula, from al-Hasa Oasis near the east coast of Saudi Arabia southeast to the mountains in the Dofar region of Oman. The interior of the Arabian Peninsula, however, is too dry for orchids: It consists largely of parched rocky desert or vast seas of sand hills, both entirely unsuitable to even the most adaptable orchid species.