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Council designates giant sequoia at Grants Pass Water Treatment Plant as heritage tree
Summary
The Grants Pass City Council voted to designate a roughly 120‑foot giant sequoia on city property at 821 Southeast M Street as a heritage tree, giving the specimen added legal protections under the municipal code.
The Grants Pass City Council on Oct. 15 adopted a resolution designating the giant sequoia at 821 Southeast M Street — on the city’s water treatment plant property — as a heritage tree.
The nomination, recommended by the Urban Tree Advisory Committee, names the specimen a public heritage tree and attaches the city’s additional protections outlined in the Grants Pass Municipal Code. Josh Hopkins, park superintendent, told council the tree measures “about a 120 feet tall, 95…
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