Stanley Park Preservation Society launches lawsuit, alleging negligence, against City of #Vancouver

Four advocates from the #StanleyPark Preservation Society say the park board's plan is not backed up by science and was pushed through without appropriate consultation.

"The defoliated hemlock trees, if and when they die, are not a fire risk because they're just decomposed, wet, spongy matter."

#trees #UrbanCanopy #sustainability #climate

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/city-of-vancouver-lawsuit-tree-cutting-1.7263456

More of this, please! #DirectAction #GeneralStrike

#Seattle #ClimateActivists roost in old #cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing

AP, July 21, 2023 5:30 pm

SEATTLE — "With ropes, a harness, a hammock and a bucket pulley system, masked activists in Seattle have taken residence in the branches of an old, thick cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down to make way for new homes.

"The protest on a private lot is the latest episode highlighting tensions behind tree policy in Seattle as #ClimateChange increases temperatures and #UrbanCanopy decreases.

"The Western red cedar, dubbed 'Luma,' is about 80 feet (24.4 meters) tall, with two trunks that are each about 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter.

"Its age is not known, but activists have estimated it could be as much as 200 years old. The #Snoqualmie Indian Tribe is seeking to have the tree preserved for its archaeological significance, saying that #NativeAmericans shaped its branches generations ago to distinguish it as a trail marker."

https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/seattle-climate-activists-roost-in-old-cedar-tree-to-prevent-it-from-being-cut-down-for-new-housing-fty0sn2q

#Climate #ClimateAction

The tree sits at the property line. Likely the developers could route around it.

#UrbanCanopy
#LongNow
#FillIdleHoursInSeattle

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/big-seattle-tree-spared-from-axe-for-now-as-neighbors-tribe-rally/

I recently found out that in some councils around Sydney, residents can request a street tree for their nature strip.

Some of the councils that mention a request process on their website include:
* Campbelltown City Council
* City of Parramatta
* City of Ryde
* The Hills Shire Council
* Randwick City Council
* Sutherland Shire Council

#Trees #Nature #NatureStrip #UrbanCanopy #UrbanForest #Sustainability #Rewilding #Cities #UrbanHeatIsland #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Sydney #Australia

🌳 Please join us for Part 2 w/FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST. Link in bio and available on all the podcast apps.

Topics include:

* “green gentrification”
* FUF’s community outreach
* IDing where to plant trees
* trees’ ability to fight climate change effects
* how you can get involved

📸 Jeff Hunt

#trees #treeplanting #urbancanopy #ClimateChange #environmentalism #environmentaljustice #health #climate #ecology #UrbanEcology #nonprofits #BIPOC #WOC #storytelling #SoundsofTheCity

🌳 NEW EPISODE DROP 🌲

Get to know FRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST Exec. Dir. Brian Wiedenmeier and Tree Planting Program Manager Zeima Kassahun:

* Their backgrounds and what brought them to SF
* The treelessness of The City pre-colonialization
* FUF's 40-year history of greening #SanFrancisco
* Non-profits, tree canopy cover, and climate change

Part 1 is up now at the link in our bio and all the podcast joints!

📸 Jeff Hunt

#trees #treeplanting #urbancanopy #ClimateChange #environmentalism #environmentaljustice #health #climate #ecology #UrbanEcology #nonprofits #BIPOC #WOC #storytelling #SoundsofTheCity

Boston needs more trees! 🌳 Kudos to @GlobeOpinion for recognizing the importance of expanding the #UrbanCanopy, especially in #EnvironmentalJustice neighborhoods.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/30/opinion/boston-needs-more-trees/