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Category Archives: urban trees
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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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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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
TreePAC Endorsements for the Nov. 7, 2017 General Election Ballot
TreePAC endorses candidates for 2017 General Election POSITION Link to Candidate Websites Seattle Mayor – Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon Seattle City Attorney – Pete Holmes Seattle City Council Position #8 – Jon Grant Seattle City Council Position #8 – Teresa Mosqueda Seattle … Continue reading
Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess Signs Executive Order to Increase Tree Protection
From This Week in the Mayor’s Office – Oct 13, 2017 Protecting Seattle’s Tree Canopy Mayor Burgess signed an Executive Order focused on strengthening Seattle’s protections for trees on private property today. The order directs the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections … Continue reading
As Development Booms, Seattle Gives Up On Green Space
By Adiel Kaplan and Investigate West, Seattle Weekly, June 22, 2016 So-called pavement parks are a growing trend in major American cities and they’re one of the new ways Seattle is looking to increase open space without spending billions From … Continue reading
No room for trees in Seattle’s new parks
By Mark Hinshaw – Crosscut, April 26, 2016. Ellen Sollod’s “Cloud Veil” at 12th Avenue Square Park. Credit: Seattle Parks & Recreation Credit: Alex Garland Forget what you think you know about green Seattle parks. A new park just south of … Continue reading
Posted in Parks, tree planting, TreePAC, urban trees
Tagged Crosscut, Seattle Parks, trees
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As city booms, leafy giants at risk
A seven-story apartment building is planned for this Northeast Seattle lot. The house is in disrepair, but the property also includes a couple of sizeable trees that stand out at an intersection laced with parking lots. I assume they’ll be … Continue reading
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