Flight Corridor Safety Program

The Port of Seattle has an ongoing program to remove trees around SEA Airport to improve safety during takeoffs and landings and replant in their place, native, low-growing trees. The first phase of work, completed in 2019, centered around trees on Port property.  The second phase of the work, centered on non-Port property, is nearing

Land Stewardship Plan and Tree Replacement Standards

            In July, the Port adopted Land Stewardship Principles across Port programs and for all land uses. These principles establish value statements and guidance for decision-making when it comes to land management. In turn, the Port developed two key strategies based on the principles: Land Stewardship Plan: guides forest health and habitat connectivity enhancements, integrates capital

Seattle’s growth is heating up the region — literally. See where

By  Alison Saldanha  Seattle Times graphics reporter Summers are not what they used to be in Seattle or its suburbs. Around Lake Washington, trees are rapidly being replaced with a growing density of concrete, asphalt and other heat-absorbing surfaces in buildings, roads and other pieces of urban infrastructure. That produces what’s known as an “urban

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Flight Corridor Safety Program On-line Open House

The Port of Seattle has an ongoing program to remove trees around SEA to improve safety during takeoffs and landings and replant in their place, native, low-growing trees. The first phase of work, completed in 2019, centered around removing and replanting trees on Port property. During this phase, the Port established low-growing native forests onsite