The Seattle Department of Transportation’s Urban Forestry Section is proposing an update to the current Street Tree Ordinance, which was last revised in February of 1961 (Ordinance #90047). This document was drafted with input from an advisory panel consisting of citizens, commercial arborists and city staff from several departments. The intent of the ordinance update [...]
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If you own property on a slope, you may want to consider attending this meeting… The City of Seattle will be offering two free landslide awareness meetings on Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 (same format). The public will have the opportunity to consult with public and private landslide experts and learn how to protect themselves [...] Saturday, Oct. 22nd, 10am-1pm Beaver Pond Park The Northgate/Matthews Beach Tree Ambassadors group invites you to join like-minded neighbors and friends Saturday, October 22nd for a workshop focusing on best practices for Tree Care & Planting. Learn all about keeping your trees free of ivy and other hazards. Discover the [...] Trees provide many benefits to our community: filter air pollution, provide shade in hot weather, reduce storm water runoff, provide habitat for critters – and they are attractive. City of Seattle’s Trees for Neighborhoods program is offering free trees to plant in your yard. It is accepting applications until October 24. For the application form and more [...] Green Seattle Partnership is working with the Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment to start a residential and street-scape property tree program called the Tree Ambassadors. Tree Ambassadors will work in our neighborhood to help support and create tree canopy through a wide range of projects and outreach activities. The goal of the program is [...] You can buy burgeoning native plants–from groundcovers to towering trees–for incredibly low prices from several Washington State county conservations district plant sales, in March. But you’d better PREORDER NOW to get the best selection! [...] Seattle reLeaf is offering free trees for your yard! The application (PDF) is at the bottom of this post. The Seattle reLeaf Trees for Neighborhoods program is pleased to offer you free trees to plant in your yard. Planting trees is a great way to lower your carbon footprint. An average city tree will absorb [...] Ruth Williams (ruthalice@comcast.net) sent the following information on the Tree Ordinance Proposal and offerered to answer any questions people have one the issues involved. The deadline is coming up soon so get your comments in ASAP. Please be sure you can type through that goblin sheet! October 31, 2010 is the last day to send [...] This month’s meeting’s topics are: 7:00 Review of Revised Tree Ordinances & Policies – Dave LaClergue from Seattle Department of Planning and Development 7:30 Jackson Park Trail Final Schematic Design – Katheryn Seckel, Jackson Park Trail Group Saint Matthew’s Church & School 1230 NE 127th Street Conference Room (behind office and plaza) Wednesday, September 29, [...] Department of Planning and Development is proposing new Tree Regulations for Seattle. A group of citizens led by Steve Zemke and David Miller is rightfully concerned that these incentive based regulations will result in less tree protection and further loss of trees in Seattle. The next meeting of this group is at the Broadview Library at NW 130th St [...] |
 
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