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Planner previews Tumwater comprehensive plan conservation element; board asks for input on oaks, wetlands and urban wood use
Summary
City planner Anna Bauer presented the draft conservation element of Tumwater’s comprehensive plan, covering agriculture, forestry, wetlands, critical aquifer recharge, Oregon white oak protections, the Habitat Conservation Plan and urban wood utilization; board members provided feedback and requested clarifications.
Anna Bauer, a city planner working on the comprehensive plan’s conservation element, presented a draft of goals, policies and draft implementation actions to the Tumwater Tree Board on Monday. She described the plan’s two-part format: a concise goals/policies/implementation section and a technical background section that documents best-available science.
Bauer framed the draft around state and county requirements, noting tensions between growth-management housing needs and natural-resource protections. She said the draft emphasizes accessibility: “Part 1 is the goals, policies, and implementation items … we wanted that to be a handy document,” and part 2 supplies technical justification and references to state programs.
Key figures Bauer cited during the discussion included: about…
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