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