Green SeaTac Partnership

Resource Limitations on Urban Forest Management and Maintenance on Public Lands ....................................................... 22 4. Understanding the Challenge in Context ...............................................................................................................................23 Community Engagement Process ....................................................................................................................................................23 Community Survey .....................................................................................................................................................................23 Open Houses ............................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Small Community Meetings ......................................................................................................................................................25 Centering Equity and Diversity .........................................................................................................................................................25 Canopy-Cover Analysis: Canopy Cover in Relation to Schools ........................................................................................... 26 Canopy-Cover Analysis: Canopy Cover in Relation to Public Housing .............................................................................. 26 5. Meeting the Challenge .................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Current Green SeaTac Partnership Members ................................................................................................................................ 30 City of SeaTac .............................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Parks, Community Programs and Services ..................................................................................................................... 30 Port of Seattle.............................................................................................................................................................................. 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS Forterra ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Volunteers and the Community at Large .................................................................................................................................31 Potential Sponsors ..............................................................................................................................................................................31 6. Assessing the Urban Forest .........................................................................................................................................................32 Part I: Land-Cover Classification and Canopy-Cover Analysis ....................................................................................................32 Methods ........................................................................................................................................................................................32 Results ...........................................................................................................................................................................................34 Part II: Parks and Natural Areas Health Assessment ......................................................................................................................34 Methods ........................................................................................................................................................................................34 Tree-iage and the Forest Landscape Assessment Tool ...................................................................................................35 Tree-iage Categories ...........................................................................................................................................................37 Results ...........................................................................................................................................................................................38 Tree-iage Matrix ..................................................................................................................................................................38 Overstory Species ................................................................................................................................................................38 Regenerating Overstory Species .......................................................................................................................................38 Native Understory Species .................................................................................................................................................38 Invasive Species ...................................................................................................................................................................38 Slope ......................................................................................................................................................................................41 7. Moving Forward ............................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Field ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Field Recommendation 1: Begin to equitably increase canopy cover .................................................................................. 42 Field Recommendation 2: Monitor and maintain trees throughout the City of SeaTac ................................................... 42 Field Recommendation 3: Prioritize parks and natural open-space sites ........................................................................... 42 Field Recommendation 4: Prioritize restoration work zones within sites ......................................................................... 42 Field Recommendation 5: Identify areas that are appropriate for professional crew intervention .................................43 Field Recommendation 6: Implement best practices in restoration and stewardship on all project sites .....................43…

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