Information and Resources on Seattle’s Urban Forest“
Seattle’s current Tree Protection Ordinance Chapter 25.11 – TREE PROTECTION. last updated August 1, 2023
Environmentally Critical Areas, SMC 25.09
City Resources – websites
Seattle Urban Forestry Commission
Trees for Seattle – official city website
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections –
- Trees and Codes
- Director’s Rule 17-2018, Calculating Tree Valuations and Civil Penalties for Tree Protection Code Violations
- Director’s Rule 7-2023, Designation of Tier 2 Trees
- Director’s Rule 8-2023, Payment in lieu of tree replacement pursuant to the Tree Protection Code
- Director’s Rule 10-2023, Administration of the SDCI Tree Service Provider Registry
- Tip 242A, Tree Requirements Associated with Development
- Tip 242B, Tree Removal on Private Property
- Tip 242C, SDCI Tree Service Provider Registry
- Tip 242D, Tree Public Notice
- Tip 331,Environmentally Critical Areas – Tree and Vegetation Overview
- Tip 331A, Environmentally Critical Areas – Vegetation Restoration
- Tree Protection Area Sign
- Tree & Vegetation Protection Detail
Seattle Department of Transportation–
- Trees and Landscaping Program
- Street Tree Manual
- Street Tree Inventory Map
- Street Tree Removal and Replacement
Seattle Parks and Recreation –
- Tree Health and Management
- Tree Management, Maintenance, Pruning and/or Removal
- Urban Forest Restoration
- Policies and Plans
- Briefing on Seattle Parks and Recreation Role in Urban Forestry – June12, 2024
Resources – city documents and studies
Management of City Trees Can be Improved – Office of City Auditor 2009
Seattle Urban Forest Management Plan – 2007
Seattle Urban Forest Stewardship Plan – 2013
Seattle Urban Forest Management Plan – 2020
Seattle’s Urban Forest Stewardship Plan – Tree Strategy – Trees and Design Action Group Case Study
Seattle Urban Forest Management – Findings from an Initial Assessment – 2019
Seattle’s Urban Forest Ecosystem Values – Analysis of the Structure, Function, and Economic Benefits – August 2012
New Research indicates value of Seattle’s Urban Forest – Green City Partnerships 2012
Integrated Urban Forest Assessment, Green Cities Research Alliance
The State of Seattle’s Conifer Forests, Seattle Urban Nature, 2009
The State of Seattle’s Madrone Forests, Seattle Urban Nature, 2008
The Effects of Trees on Stormwater Runoff – Seattle Public Utilities Feb. 14, 2008
Living Landscape – Seattle Parks 2016
Documents and studies – canopy
2021 Seattle Tree Canopy Assessment – Final Report
Seattle Tree Canopy Assessment – Executive Summary 2016
Seattle 2016 LIDAR Canopy Assessment slide presentation May 8, 2017
Tree Canopy Assessment, Sustainability & Environment Sub-Cabinet , Seattle ReLeaf – April 9, 2009,
Clarification of Canopy Cover Assessment Statistics, March 23, 2011
Resources – other documents and studies
Policy and Design Guidelines for Trees in a Growing Seattle, UW MA Thesis, Elizabeth Moll 2016
The Forest for the Trees: A comparative analysis of urban forestry regimes in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, Chelsa Clayton, UW Political Science Dept. Honors Thesis, May16, 2016
Urban Greening Factor for London -Greater London Authority
Seattle Urban Forestry Commission’s draft Tree and Urban Forest Protection Update – 6/14/2019