Seattle counted trees as protected that may not have been in peril
In 2023, Seattle City Council waded into controversy by passing a long overdue tree protection ordinance. The law regulates whether homeowners can remove trees on their property and designates certain trees as “protected.”
This is all amidst a city goal to increase tree canopy. But that “protected” label is often misleading, according to a new story out in InvestigateWest about how the city is counting its trees.
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Robert McClure, co-founder of InvestigateWest
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InvestigateWest: Seattle claims to ‘protect’ hundreds of trees that were…
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