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Hanford adopts first Urban Forest Management Plan and secures USDA grant to plant 600 public trees

Hanford City Council · April 21, 2026
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After presentations and public comment, the council unanimously adopted Hanford's first Urban Forest Management Plan and accepted a $1 million USDA urban and community forestry grant to plant an initial 600 public trees and launch a 10th Avenue gateway planting program.

The Hanford City Council unanimously approved an Urban Forest Management Plan on April 21 that lays out a 30‑year canopy goal, an inventory of the city's public trees and a funded near‑term planting program supported by a $1 million USDA grant.

City staff and consultants presented findings from an inventory and canopy assessment showing about 6,500 living public trees and a decline in overall canopy from roughly 9.5% in 2018 to about 8% in 2022. Consultants said most canopy loss was on…

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