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Welcome to Seattle reLeaf... Taking care of our trees is good for our environment, our neighborhoods, and ourselves. Trees clean our air and water, reduce global warming pollution, provide habitat for wildlife, raise property values and offer green relief throughout our city. Seattle’s trees have been in decline and we all have a role to play to “keep the Emerald City green.” The City has increased its investments in tree care and planting, is looking at ways to improve regulations, and is spreading the word about the importance of trees and how to care for them. This web portal is your link to information about trees on the City’s web pages and beyond. IN THE NEWS: The Greening of America: Ambitious Tree-Planting Programs Are Sprouting Up Nationwide - Washington Post Free Trees!
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is offering free trees to groups of neighbors that represent a minimum of 5 households. Neighborhood trees help reduce stormwater flow, clean the air and water, provide valuable habitat for wildlife, and make our neighborhoods lovelier and more walkable. Planting trees also provides a great opportunity to visit with your neighbors and get your hands dirty. For more information, visit Neighborhood's tree fund site. Have a Question about Trees: Ask our experts
Q:I have a five-foot tall pine sapling in my back yard that I want to move to create a vegetable garden. I hate to cut down the tree. Is there some way I can donate it? A:Yes, you can donate your tree! Seattle Parks will accept donations on a limited basis depending on species, health, and availability (email Parks). Also, PlantAmnesty runs an adopt-a-plant service. People can list their unwanted plants (if not too large), other people will come dig them up and take them away. Anyone can donate, but only PlantAmnesty members can adopt (mainly to avoid abuses). They only list your first name, neighborhood, and contact info (phone or e-mail) so you can be contacted to make arrangements. Call PlantAmnesty to donate: (206) 783-9813, x 3 or go to their website.
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Urban Forest Management Plan
Seattle’s Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP)(5 MB*) is our first ever comprehensive plan for the urban forest. Our vision is to create a thriving and sustainable mix of tree species and ages that creates a contiguous and healthy ecosystem that is valued and cared for by the City and all of its citizens as an essential environmental, economic, and community asset. The UFMP is a 30-year plan which establishes a goal of 30% tree canopy cover and is intended to guide a broad range of short-, mid- and long-term actions that will achieve the vision and this goal. Short-term actions to be implemented within the next 5 years include:
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We want to hear from you! Each month a local non-profit will be writing a weekly blog entry to inspire a community dialog about an aspect of the urban forest. We appreciate Seattle Audubon’s Matt Mega diving right in as our first blogger. 