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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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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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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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