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Students, forester ask Burien to help save school campus forest after district cancels restoration contracts
Summary
A forester and two student leaders from Big Picture High School asked the Burien City Council on March 24 to intervene after the Highline School District canceled stewardship contracts that would have supported a student‑planted campus forest.
A forester and student leaders from Big Picture High School asked the Burien City Council on March 24 to contact the Highline School District and preserve a student‑built urban forest on their campus after the district canceled contracts that would have funded stewardship.
“Big picture students formed a tree team and have put over 1,000 hours into this forest since they took it over in October of 2022,” forester Crystal German told the council. German said the forest was researched, designed and…
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