Tumwater urban forester unveils Tree Canopy Equity plan, targets Furland Estates
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.
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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.
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