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Tumwater introduces new urban forester; board discusses funding, tools and vacancies
Summary
The Tree Board met its new urban forester, Brian Coughlin, and discussed his duties, tools purchased with outside funding, and upcoming vacancies on the board after resignations.
The Tumwater Tree Board formally introduced Brian Coughlin as the city’s new urban forester at the June 9 meeting. Coughlin said he had been on the job “a little over a month” and described priorities including review of development plans, street-tree oversight, coordination with streets and parks crews, and public outreach.
Coughlin told the board he is a certified arborist with prior experience in area municipal and county forestry/stormwater work…
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