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Fairfax staff propose PFM amendment to favor climate‑resilient tree species; board urges outreach
Summary
Staff proposed edits to the Public Facilities Manual to prioritize tree species more likely to survive changing climate conditions, expand species options on the PFM, and add new tree‑use categories; supervisors pressed for public education, faster implementation and guidance for tree‑save areas.
County staff presented a proposed amendment to the Public Facilities Manual (PFM) intended to encourage tree species more likely to survive climate stresses and provide long‑term canopy benefits on development plans.
"We are experiencing warmer, wetter, weirder climatic conditions," Allison Homer of the Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination told the committee, describing shifts in hardiness zones and a trend of storm‑related tree losses. Staff said the county’s hardiness mapping shows much of Fairfax moving from zone 7a to 7b between 2012 and 2023 and projected to reach zone…
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