By Mike Sanborn and Em Roberts The start of 2024 has DNR Urban and Community Forestry technicians busy with site visits, conference presentations, and hands-on pruning workshops. We will spend a few weeks immersed in grant application reviews with our team before the awards are announced. This will set the stage for a busy year … Continue reading Technical Assistance Horizons in 2024
Community Greening and the Tacoma Tree Foundation’s Green Blocks: Parkland Program
By: Adela Ramos and Eden Standley The Tacoma Tree Foundation (TTF) is a non-profit organization working to increase tree canopy by planting free trees throughout the rapidly expanding city of Tacoma and surrounding metropolitan areas. TTF designed Green Blocks, a community-based planting program focused on historically underserved neighborhoods with the lowest tree canopy to grow … Continue reading Community Greening and the Tacoma Tree Foundation’s Green Blocks: Parkland Program
Planting and Pruning Workshops With the Department of Natural Resources
By DNR Western Washington Urban Forestry Technician Em Roberts As the Urban Forestry Technician for Western Washington in the Urban and Community Forestry Program at DNR, I have a goal of supporting communities in their efforts to manage urban trees and forests to the best of their abilities. A major component of this work is … Continue reading Planting and Pruning Workshops With the Department of Natural Resources
A Tree to Try: Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)
The attractive Aesculus × carnea (red Horsechestnut) tends to be a mystery− its origins are unconfirmed and a subject of controversy among arborists and researchers alike. Some sources claim the origins lay in 1820 Germany, while others in 1858 France, and there may be additional claims we are forgetting to mention. Regardless, most experts believe … Continue reading A Tree to Try: Red Horsechestnut (Aesculus x carnea)
Urban and community Forestry in Washington State 