Tree Board readies revised tree list, exceptional‑tree code changes and seeks funding for canopy assessment

Jun 4, 2025

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.

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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.

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