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Bothell planners release tree canopy data, flag species concentration and potential planting areas
Summary
Staff presented preliminary results from a tree canopy assessment and street-tree inventory showing about 44% canopy in city limits, a concentration of red maples among street trees, and mapping to guide prioritized plantings and potential equity-driven outreach.
Cameron Colvin, long-range planner in the City of Bothell Community Development Department, presented preliminary findings May 7 from a consultant-led urban forest management plan that includes a near-complete street-tree inventory and a 2023-based tree canopy assessment.
The work matters because the data will guide decisions on where to focus tree preservation and new plantings as Bothell grows: the citywide canopy is 44% inside city limits and 35% in the Urban Growth Area, and patterns of canopy loss and gain differ by neighborhood and zoning district, Colvin told the planning commission.
Colvin said the city retained Planet Geo to lead the project and that Planet Geo’s field crews — certified arborists — collected street-tree data in a GIS application, recording species, size, condition, maintenance needs and conflicts with infrastructure. He said the street-tree inventory focused on trees in the public right of way and maintained strips, planters and medians and is intended as phase one; expansion to parks and other city…
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