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2022-05-23 22:23
Living in a Neighborhood with Lots of Trees Is Way More Beneficial Than You Think — Here’s Why
Choosing the location of your home often boils down to a few crucial aspects. For some, the most important detail is the proximity to schools or hospitals. Others focus on property value appreciation. Maybe your utmost priority is the accessibility of major transit routes. But have you thought to consider the abundance of trees in the -
2021-08-10 11:20Green 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… -
2021-07-19 20:54Flight 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 -
2021-04-13 00:00For Terra Ace Green Cities Partnership Presentation 2021-04-13 RM 11b Supp
Andy Gregory, Port of Seattle Joanna Nelson des Flores, Forterra Gabbi Gonzales, City of Burien Ngam Nguyen, Partner in Employment -
2019-08-19 23:49A Day in the Life of an Environmental Intern
Ever wondered what happens during an internship at the Port of Seattle? Sophia Cassam, an intern at Sea-Tac Airport, shares her experience working for the Port’s Environmental team. (Sponsored Post) *** Hello! I’m Sophia, the Port of Seattle Environmental Intern at Sea-Tac Airport. I study Urban Planning at the University of Washington, where I focus -
2018-12-01 00:00K4C Fact Sheet City of Burien/Urban Forestry
Fact sheet describing the Green Cities Partnership funded by the Port of Seattle to support urban forest restoration in SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines. The project includes forest assessment, community engagement, and implementation of Forest Steward and Neighborhood Tree programs. -
2016-11-22 01:39Port plan to cut 3000 trees near SeaTac Airport met with angry reaction
Gwen Davis The Port of Seattle held a commission meeting Nov. 22 and their plan to cut nearly 3000 trees in the vicinity of SeaTac Airport was met with an emotional response. By Gwen Davis It’s on everyone’s mind: “You’re going to cut down 3,000 trees?! That’s crazy!” The Port of Seattle held an emotional -
2016-10-11 18:55
Port of Seattle cancels public meeting about tree-cutting project
Will push ahead to discuss a 10 percent increase in spending 10/11/2016 By Gwen Davis The Port of Seattle told the public weeks ago that on Mon. Oct. 10, it would host a public meeting regarding the nearly 3,000 trees it’s planning on chopping down. This announcement was noted by a previous Highline Times story, -
2016-09-06 19:02Port of Seattle explains tree-cutting project in further detail
3000 trees near SeaTac Airport are literally on the chopping block as part of the Port of Seattle’s Flight Corridor Safety Program. By Gwen Davis 09/06/2016 The Port of Seattle is set to cut down 2,800 identified trees in SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines. This plan, dubbed the “Flight Corridor Safety Program” is to ensure -
2016-09-04 19:05
Port of Seattle explains tree-cutting project in further detail
Port of Seattle explains tree-cutting project in further detail 09/04/2016 By Gwen Davis The Port of Seattle is set to cut down 2,800 identified trees in SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines. This plan, dubbed the “Flight Corridor Safety Program” is to ensure that planes can take off and land in a way that “safeguards the people