SEATTLE – A Seattle neighborhood is afraid of what will happen when the Camp Fire Girls move.

Camp Fire USA's Puget Sound council hopes to sell its historic Seattle headquarters and it may mean the end of another urban forest.

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Camp Fire USA headquarters' historic building is hidden from view by big trees.

Many have passed by the Camp Fire USA headquarters dozens of times without even seeing it. That's because the historic building is hidden from view by big trees. But maybe not for long.

The organization is trying to sell the building to a developer.

"The information we have is the developer is going to bulldoze the entire building and the over 70 big, old Douglas fir trees to put in 42 homes," said neighbor Charlie Raines.

The Camp Fire Organization has spent the last 40 years there, preserving its local history in displays and a small museum,

Generations of Camp Fire Girls have walked down these halls and before that it was one of the West Coast's first osteopathic hospitals built in the 1920s.

But it's in sad shape. Its ancient boiler and other features are crumbling away and could cost millions to repair.

On the other hand, it could make millions by selling the building with its awesome city views and forested grounds to a developer.

Obviously that is the most appealing option for the Camp Fire organization.

But for residents of the Maple Leaf neighborhood it could mean replacing conifers with condos and that's not all that appealing.

"We just want to sit down and talk with them and make sure protecting that grove of forest is part of whatever proposal is approved," said Raines.

"We are looking forward to sitting down with the community and hearing what they have to say and opening a dialogue," said Beau Fong, Prescott Development.

So even though both sides seem to want to get together, that hasn't happened yet and here we go again – another battle trying to balance the needs of a vibrant community, the need for new housing and the need for more of these dwindling urban forests.

The Prescott Development Company refused to discuss with KING 5 what plans it has for the property if it does buy it.