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Tumwater urban forester unveils Tree Canopy Equity plan, targets Furland Estates
Summary
Brian Coughlin, Tumwater's urban forester, presented a grant‑funded Tree Canopy Equity program targeting disadvantaged neighborhoods such as Furland Estates to address a drop in canopy cover and local heat‑island impacts; council voted to ask Coughlin to present to full council.
Brian Coughlin, Tumwater’s urban forester, told the Public Works Committee on May 7 that a River Network grant will fund a Tree Canopy Equity program focused on single‑family neighborhoods with low canopy cover and elevated temperatures. “In 2019 we had 49% canopy; in 2025 that dipped to 38%,” Coughlin said, noting the city’s Urban Forest Management Plan directs expanding canopy.
The program will target sites mapped as disadvantaged and high in the urban heat‑island index. Coughlin identified Furland Estates — about 97 homes…
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