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Author Archives: steve zemke
What are the key provisions in the Seattle Urban Forestry Commission’s draft Tree and Urban Forest Protection Ordinance?
What are the key provisions in the Seattle Urban Forestry Commission’s draft Tree and Urban Forest Protection Ordinance? Power Point Presentation Click here to see Seattle Urban Forestry Commission’s … Continue reading
Why Seattle’s current Tree Protection Ordinance isn’t working
Why Seattle’s current Tree Protection Ordinance isn’t working Power Point Presentation
Seattle Urban Forestry Commission feedback on King County’s 30-year Forest Plan
The Seattle Urban Forestry Commission made the following recommendations to King County regarding it’s 30-year Forest Plan. You can see the original letter here. March 11, 2020 Christie True, Department of Natural Resources and Parks Director King Street Center, 201 S Jackson … Continue reading
Posted in private land, public land, urban forest, urban trees
Tagged King County's 30-year Forest Plan
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WA Scotch Broom Census Set for May 2020
For Release: April 28, 2020 Contact: Justin Bush Washington Recreation and Conservation Office Cell: 360-704-0973 Scotch Broom Census Set for May OLYMPIA–The Washington Invasive Species Council, state agencies and researchers are calling for a census in May to help determine the … Continue reading
TreePAC Recommends Shoreline Study Alternative Sidewalk Designs to Save Trees
Dear Shoreline City Council and Shoreline Manager, We are respectfully proposing that the Shoreline City Council strongly consider asking the Parks/Tree Board to appoint a special committee to study Alternative Sidewalk Designs. Potential losses of large numbers of mature trees … Continue reading
Explaining why key provisions are in the 2019 Seattle Urban Forestry Commission draft Tree and Urban Forest Protection Ordinance
In June 2019, The Seattle Urban Forestry Commission submitted, at the request of Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and Lisa Herbold, a draft Tree and Urban Forest Protection Ordinance to the Seattle City Council … Continue reading
Posted in Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance, private land, Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance, tree canopy, tree planting, tree preservation, urban forest, urban trees
Tagged draft Seattle Urban Forestry Commission Tree and Urban Forest Protection Ordinance, Seattle Urban Forestry Commission
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Questionnaires returned to TreePAC show Strong Support for Updating Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance
Questionnaires returned to TreePAC show Strong Support for Updating Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance Thirteen of the fourteen candidates running for the Seattle City Council District elections in the 2019 General Election have returned questionnaires to Tree PAC. Overwhelmingly, the responses … Continue reading
Shoreline, WA Clearcut of Large Mature Trees for Development Near Light Rail Station
TreePAC and Neighborhood Treekeepers Protest Clearcut of 14 lots for Townhouse Development. Tuesday, October 15, 2019 N 145th St and 1st Ave NE, Shoreline (just north of Lakeside School) Tree PAC and Neighborhood Treekeepers held a protest and press conference … Continue reading
Posted in private land, tree canopy, TreePAC, urban forest, urban trees
Tagged Shoreline, Shoreline WA Clearcut
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Seattle City Council Passes Legislation to Remove SEPA Appeals
The Seattle City Council just passed legislation to limit SEPA appeals by Seattle citizens on upzones for housing. It took them only 3 months to pass this legislation giving more authority to the Departmental of Construction and Inspections to fast … Continue reading
Posted in Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance, tree canopy, tree planting, tree preservation, urban forest, urban forest management, urban trees
Tagged Seattle City Council, SEPA Regulations Seattle, Tree Regulations Research Project, UFC draft Tree and Urban Forest Protection Ordinance, www.DontClearcutSeattle.org
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Tree PAC Question sent to Seattle City Council Primary Candidates 2019
Dear Candidate for Seattle City Council, In 2009 the Seattle City Council passed a resolution to update SMC 25.11 the Tree Protection Ordinance. Ten years later this has not happened. But progress is being made. When the MHA Ordinance was … Continue reading