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2025-01-01Green Burien Partnership 2025 snapshot
The Green Burien Partnership 2025 Snapshot highlights the City of Burien's urban forestry and environmental stewardship efforts, including planting 607 trees on city property, distributing over 800 free trees to the community, and protecting 516 trees during development. The program, funded entirely through external grants and partnerships with organizations like King Conservation District, also engaged youth and volunteers through 12 community events and a paid youth stewardship program at Hilltop Park. Burien was recognized in 2025 as an Evergreen Community with 25 years as Tree City USA and 8 years of Growth Award. -
2025-01-01Green Burien Partnership 2025 snapshot
The Green Burien Partnership 2025 Snapshot highlights the City of Burien's urban forestry and environmental stewardship efforts, including planting 607 trees on city property, distributing over 800 free trees to the community, and protecting 516 trees during development. The program, funded entirely through external grants and partnerships with organizations like King Conservation District, also engaged youth and volunteers through 12 community events and a paid youth stewardship program at Hilltop Park. Burien was recognized in 2025 as an Evergreen Community with 25 years as Tree City USA and 8 years of Growth Award. -
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 -
2023-11-08Tell us what you think: Land stewardship and tree replacement webinar chat transcript
Teams meeting chat transcript from a November 8, 2023 public webinar on land stewardship and tree replacement near Sea-Tac Airport. Attendees raised concerns about tree clearing and replacement ratios, noise pollution, habitat corridors, the Des Moines Creek Business Park development, and the adequacy of seedling plantings to replace mature trees. The chat also includes questions -
2023-11-08
Tell us what you think: Land stewardship and tree replacement webinar chat transcript
This document is the Teams meeting chat transcript from a November 8, 2023 public webinar on land stewardship and tree replacement near Sea-Tac Airport. Attendees raised concerns about tree clearing and replacement ratios, noise pollution, habitat corridors, the Des Moines Creek Business Park development, and the adequacy of seedling plantings to replace mature trees. The -
2023-09-15Agreement for Entry, Vegetative Management, and Conveyance of Easement
The Port of Seattle reached an agreement with Hill Grove Cemetery Association to remove six trees on the cemetery's property near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport that were identified as obstructions to flight corridors. In exchange, the Port agreed to install a new fence and gate along the property's north boundary, replant vegetation, and pay all associated costs. The cemetery also granted the Port a permanent easement to prevent future obstructions from growing on the property. -
2023-08-09Green Des Moines Partnership urban forest enhancement plan
The Green Des Moines Partnership Urban Forest Enhancement Plan is a collaborative initiative between the Port of Seattle and the City of Des Moines aimed at expanding and improving the urban tree canopy in the Des Moines, Washington area. The plan outlines strategies for planting, restoring, and maintaining urban forests as part of broader environmental mitigation efforts, likely connected to noise and air quality impacts from nearby Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It represents a community-focused approach to greening the urban landscape through volunteer engagement and inter-agency partnership. -
Tree Canopy Assessments 2021_04_13_RM_11b_supp-ACE Forterra Green Cities Partnership Presentation
Slide 6 from a presentation showing 2017 land cover classification canopy assessment maps for three cities adjacent to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac. Maps classify land cover into categories including Tree Canopy, Shrub or Small Tree Canopy, Grass or Other Herbaceous Cover, Dry Grass/Herbs or Bare Soil, Pavement or Other Impervious Surface, Buildings, and Open Water, derived from USDA NAIP imagery and 2016 King County LiDAR data, produced by CORE GIS on behalf of Forterra. -
2023-08-08Green SeaTac Partnership urban forest enhancement guide
The Green SeaTac Partnership Urban Forest Enhancement Guide is a collaborative publication produced by the City of SeaTac and the Port of Seattle aimed at improving and expanding urban forest areas in the SeaTac community. The guide provides resources and strategies for planting and maintaining native trees and vegetation, particularly in neighborhoods affected by Seattle-Tacoma International Airport noise and environmental impacts. It reflects a joint commitment to greening the local environment through community engagement and restoration efforts.