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Category Archives: tree preservation
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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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
Seattle Tree and Urban Forest Ordinance Update – Handout July 2019
Action Needed Now to Protect Seattle’s Trees and Urban Forest Urge Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle City Council members to provide strong leadership now to pass legislation this year to significantly strengthen Seattle’s current Tree Protection Ordinance. Seattle’s urban forest … Continue reading
Good News – Tree Protection Ordinance Update this Year is a GO!
Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Dear Tree Protection Advocates, We have passed a big hurdle. On Wednesday Councilmember Sally Bagshaw came to the Seattle Urban Forestry Commission. She told the Commission that she met with Mayor Jenny Durkan on Monday. Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance, Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance, tree canopy, tree planting, tree preservation, urban forest, urban trees
Tagged Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, Mayor Jenny Durkan, Seattle Tree Ordinance Update, SMC 25.11 Seattle Ttree Protection Ordinance
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Urgent – Contact Seattle City Council to Add Tree Mitigation Amendment to MHA Ordinance
Tree PAC Action Message from Steve Zemke – Chair – Coalition for a Stronger Tree OrdinanceDear Tree PAC Supporters, The Seattle City Council will be considering amendments to the proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) Ordinance this Friday May 8, 2019. … Continue reading
Posted in Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance, tree preservation, TreePAC, urban forest
Tagged fee-in-lieu, MHA, MHA EIS, Tree Mitigation
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What’s next for Seattle’s Tree Ordinance Update?
The Seattle City Council heeded public input and has decided to slow down their rush to update SMC 25.11 – Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance by the end of September. This will give more time for public input and scrutiny. The … Continue reading
Movement forward on Updating Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance – April Action
Letter requesting organizations to join Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance Seattle City Councilmember Rob Johnson has introduced a framework to update Seattle’s current Tree Ordinance. This is something many citizens and organizations have been urging for almost 10 years. We would … Continue reading