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Category Archives: urban forest management
Press Release – Seattle City Council Passes Tree Service Provider Registration Legislation
Press release stevezemke@TreePAC.org for immediate release: Seattle City Council Passes TreePAC Priority Legislation to Increase Tree Protection in Seattle The Seattle City Council today adopted legislation to require that Tree Service Providers working in Seattle be registered and certified … Continue reading
States Requiring Tree Service Provider Registration
Posted on March 23, 2022 by Steve Zemke Tree Service Providers Licensing is required in 8 states New Jersey Board of Tree Experts Licensing of Tree Care Operators and Tree Care Experts “Licensing legislation was proposed by industry groups and passed by … Continue reading
Urge the Seattle City Council at Tues. March 29th meeting to pass CB 120207 to regulate tree service providers
URGE THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS COUNCIL Council Bill 120207 THIS TUES MARCH 29th Dear TreePAC supporters, Last Wednesday, the Seattle City Council Land Use Committee passed a key component in our effort to update Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance. All 5 committee … Continue reading
Send a Be My Valentine E-Mail to State Senators- Add urban and community forestry amendments to E2Shb 1099
Dear Friends of Tree PAC E2SHB 1099 is in the WA State Senate Housing and Land Use Committee. The bill would add a climate resiliency element that cities and counties need to consider when they update their Comprehensive Plans under the … Continue reading
Add two Arborist Positions to Seattle City Budget for SDCI
Councilmember Dan Strauss proposed doubling the number of arborists in Seattle’s Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) from two to four to increase tree protection and enforcement now. From Dan Strauss’s newsletter: “Tree Protection Staff: As we await a new, stronger tree … Continue reading
Comments by Maria Batayola, Beacon Hill Council Chair, on NPI/TreePAC Tree Poll
Maria Batayola Beacon Hill Council Chair Sept 15, 2021 “The loss of exceptional and other trees is tremendous blow to our (beloved Seattle) and in particular our beloved Beacon Hill majority people of color, immigrants and refugees community. … Continue reading
Comments by Tina Cohen Certified Arborist on the NPI/Tree PAC Tree Poll
Tina Cohen, Certified Arborist Northwest Arborvitae Seattle WA I’m Tina Cohen and I’m a retired Certified Arborist. In my career I worked with both developers and tree preservationists. I’ve been very discouraged by the cognitive dissonance of climate change and continued tree … Continue reading
Posted in Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance, Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance, tree canopy, tree planting, tree preservation, TreePAC, urban forest, urban forest management, urban trees
Tagged certified arborist, NPI/TreePAC poll, Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance, Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance Update, Tina Cohen
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Statement by Josh Morris of Seattle Audubon on NPI/Tree PAC Tree Protection Poll
Statement: July 2021 Tree Protection Polling Results by Josh Morris of Seattle Audubon Sept. 15, 2021 Seattle Audubon is a 105-year-old environmental nonprofit that advocates and organizes for cites where people and birds thrive. Since neither people nor birds can … Continue reading
Posted in Coalition for a Stronger Tree Ordinance, Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance, tree canopy, tree planting, tree preservation, TreePAC, urban forest, urban forest management, urban trees
Tagged Josh Morris, NPI/TreePAC Tree Poll, Seattle Audubon, Seattle Tree Protection Ordinance Update, Seattle Trees, Seattle Urban Forest
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Comments by Steve Zemke – Tree PAC Chair on NPI/Tree PAC Seattle Tree Poll
Press Conference – Seattle City Poll shows strong support for updating Seattle’s Tree Protection Ordinance Statement by Steve Zemke – Chair TreePAC Results released today of a Poll done by Change Research in July for the Northwest Progressive Institute included … Continue reading
Jessica Dixon, Plant Amnesty Board member, at NPI/TreePAC press conference on Seattle Tree Poll
Tree Pac Poll Release Comments By Jessica Dixon Plant Amnesty Board Member 9/15/21 The 2016 Seattle Tree Canopy Assessment estimated that the total number of trees 30” in diameter and greater, or what the city defines as exceptional trees at … Continue reading