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Bothell presents first urban forestry plan: 15,000 street trees inventoried, canopy at about 44%
Summary
City planner and consultant presented initial findings from Bothell’s first urban forestry plan: a street‑tree inventory of roughly 15,000 trees, 228 identified species, 44% overall tree canopy citywide and areas prioritized for new plantings.
City planner Cameron Colvin presented initial findings from Bothell’s first urban forestry plan to the Park and Recreation Board in July 2025, reporting on a newly completed street‑tree inventory and an updated tree canopy assessment.
Colvin said certified arborists conducted an on‑the‑ground inventory that mapped just over 15,000 trees in the public right of way and identified about 228 distinct species. The most common species was red maple at roughly 16 percent of inventoried street trees, followed by Douglas‑fir and western red cedar. Colvin told the board the average mapped trunk diameter was 10 inches and the largest measured 75 inches.
The updated canopy analysis — using 2023 GIS data — showed Bothell with about 44 percent tree cover citywide and about 35 percent tree cover in the urban growth…
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