Montgomery County Maryland

Washington's DNR teams up with American Forests, City of Seattle to advance tree equity

The partnership, which will be known as the Washington Tree Equity Collaborative, "will engage cities, community organizations and stakeholders during the next three years to build rigorous and inclusive urban forestry programs," the Department says. It will make use of American Forests' Tree Equity Score, a tool freely available to the public that measures tree canopy cover in an increasing number of cities and towns along socioeconomic lines.

Washington's DNR teams up with American Forests, City of Seattle to advance tree equity

The partnership, which will be known as the Washington Tree Equity Collaborative, "will engage cities, community organizations and stakeholders during the next three years to build rigorous and inclusive urban forestry programs," the Department says. It will make use of American Forests' Tree Equity Score, a tool freely available to the public that measures tree canopy cover in an increasing number of cities and towns along socioeconomic lines.

📣Margo Kingston💧🔥 on Twitter

“New year, same horrifying behaviour by loggers in the Bulga Plateau. Locals’ August 2020 protest against impending native forest logging after fires devastated the region (thread below). They backed off till pre-Christmas, hoping locals were winding down. Nope. #SaveBulgaForest”