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Parks proposes one‑year downtown reforestation pilot to raise canopy in Riverside (7% now)
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff proposed a one‑year downtown reforestation pilot focused on Riverside/downtown to increase canopy cover, provide technical assistance and establish a cost‑share grant with the Downtown Spokane Partnership; staff will report back after one year.
Angel Spell, assistant director for Park Operations, presented a resolution asking the committee to authorize a one-year downtown reforestation pilot. What the pilot would do: Spell said downtown (Riverside neighborhood) currently has about 7 percent canopy cover while the city’s goal is 30 percent by 2030. The pilot would expand an existing residential tree‑canopy program into core downtown areas, assign an…
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