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Tree Board readies revised tree list, exceptional‑tree code changes and seeks funding for canopy assessment
Summary
The Tree Board reported progress on proposed changes to the city’s tree protections — including lowering some diameter thresholds for ‘exceptional tree’ designation — and discussed grant offers for a parcel‑level canopy assessment and a larger tree‑plan gap analysis grant.
Members of Lake Forest Park’s Tree Board updated the joint meeting on three related initiatives: proposed amendments to the city’s exceptional‑tree provisions, a new master tree list (including a list of species that will not count as replacement trees), and grant opportunities for a parcel‑level canopy assessment and a broader tree‑plan gap analysis.
The Tree Board described draft code changes that would adjust the diameter thresholds that trigger the city’s “exceptional tree” protections. The board presented sampling‑based charts used to estimate the share of certain native species that would be protected under different thresholds. For example, the board proposed lowering the Douglas‑fir threshold from the current 42‑inch diameter to 40 inches to increase the number of protected…
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