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Investigations and Reports About Seattle's Urban Forest.
September 15, 2025
Amendment 102 FAQ
Amendment 102 Passed September 18. Here's answers to some key questions about the amendment.
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September 2, 2025
Our Letter to City Council
Councilmembers submitted over 100 amendments to the comp plan, 11 specifically to support trees. Read our letter to learn why two stand out and will make a real difference for Seattle’s trees.
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January 10, 2025
The Five Ways The One Seattle Plan Could Be Better For Nature And Trees
The zoning portion of the One Seattle Plan absolutely misses the mark when it comes to nature and climate resilience. Here are five ways we could, and should, improve the comprehensive plan.
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November 11, 2024
Environmentally Critical Areas Mean Less Protections Under Seattle’s Tree Code
Yes, you read that right. Instead of having more protection, trees in Environmentally Critical Areas have even less protection than all other trees. Trees in ECAs are an essential bulwark against climate change impacts — help us raise awareness and change Seattle's code.
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November 11, 2024
New Zoning Will Make Seattle Hotter for Everyone
Seattle just released new zoning codes for former single-family neighborhoods. Instead of following the science – which shows that trees and green space build climate resilience and save lives – Seattle is going in the opposite direction and drastically reducing tree canopy.
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October 3, 2024
Lot Sprawl
Towering evergreen trees sheltering homes define Seattle. They mean we can survive and even thrive in the face of growing climate impacts. But our roadmap to natural sustainability is under attack by developer interests who gain quick profits from “lot sprawl.”
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September 23, 2024
Policy Suggestions for a Greener Seattle
We get a lot of questions from our elected officials and builders about if building housing and trees is possible — and if so, how we can do it.‍ Here's Tree Action Seattle's expert-backed* guide to how we can build up and green Seattle.
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August 30, 2024
Seattle City Council, Reject or Amend the Omnibus Bill
The Omnibus bill, aka CB 120823, is a bill to make small, technical and grammatical changes to Seattle’s building and tree code, and is up for a public hearing next Wednesday.‍ The bill leaves the most damaging legislative pieces of Seattle’s tree ordinance intact.
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July 30, 2024
Seattle Developers Lobbied Hard for the Tree Ordinance
In the six months leading up to when Seattle’s new tree ordinance took effect, Seattle's developer lobby met with the city over 100 times.
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July 9, 2024
By the Numbers: 1,000+ Trees Have Been Lost in Seattle This Year
Our analysis of tree removal data from the City of Seattle shows over 1,000 trees have been removed in 2024 alone.
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July 9, 2024
What Seattle Really Means by "Protected" Trees
SDCI wants us to believe hundreds of trees are saved from removal on development projects, but their own data reveals that almost none are truly protected.
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May 4, 2024
Seattle’s Up to Lose 200+ Acres of Trees
A new report by Birds Connect Seattle exposes that Seattle's latest tree law will result in the loss of over 200 acres of trees in Environmental Justice Priority Areas (EJPAs).
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March 3, 2024
Seattle’s Building Department is Failing Us
Tree Action Seattle's investigation into a recent surge in tree removals has revealed SDCI's careless management of our urban forest.
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