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Natural Resources Committee urges citywide tree inventory, stronger tree protections and a city forester
Summary
City volunteer committee recommended a tree inventory, updates to the municipal code to protect large trees, creation of an urban forest management plan and pursuit of state grants and volunteers to implement work.
Samantha Wolf, chair of Oregon City's Natural Resources Committee, told the commission the city lacks a comprehensive tree inventory and an adopted urban forestry plan, and urged immediate action to slow an accelerating loss of canopy.
Wolf recommended a two‑part approach: first, conduct a canopy analysis or a tree‑by‑tree inventory to fill the data gap; second, adopt an urban forest management…
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