Green Burien Partnership Urban Forest Stewardship Plan

The Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund, authorized by the Port of Seattle Commission in November 2016, recognizes that neighboring communities that experience more impacts from airport operations should also experience more benefits. The Port of Seattle provided seed funding to launch the Green Burien Partnership, a partnership between the Port, the City of Burien, and Forterra to evaluate the health of Burien’s urban forests and take action. Burien now joins Seattle, Tacoma, Snoqualmie, Kent, Redmond, Snohomish County, Kirkland, Everett, Puyallup, Tukwila, Issaquah, Shoreline, Des Moines, and SeaTac as members of the Green Cities Network. These 15 Green Cities in the Puget Sound region represent three counties (King, Pierce, and Snohomish), collectively serve over 3 million people, and aim to restore and steward more than 13,000 acres of land. As part of this robust network of resources and expertise, the Green Burien Partnership will help ensure a livable and healthy community. Forterra Ali Yeates Lakehart, Green Cities Senior Program Manager Christopher Walter, GIS Director Joanna Nelson de Flores, Stewardship Director Jessica Vu, Project Associate City of Burien Niomi Montes de Oca, City Planner Brandi Eyerly, City Planner Casey Stanley, Interim Director Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Emily Inlow-Hood, Communications Port of Seattle Andy Gregory, Environmental Engagement Program Manager American Forest Management Jesse Saunders, Inventory Forester Global to Local Justin DeVine, Illustration and Graphic Design Diane Sepanski, Copy Editor ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Photo: Edward Landreth Forterra..........................................................................................................................................................................................34 Highline Public Schools...............................................................................................................................................................34 Nonprofit Organizations.............................................................................................................................................................34 Volunteers and the Community at Large..................................................................................................................................35 Commercial and Nonprofit Field Crews...................................................................................................................................35 Potential Sponsors.......................................................................................................................................................................36…

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