Milwaukie urban-forest staff flags emerald ash borer threat, urges assessment rather than wholesale removal New urban-forest staff warned the emerald ash borer could kill nearly all untreated ash trees and urged Milwaukie to inventory and assess trees before choosing between large-scale removal, targeted treatment or replanting to protect canopy goals.

Milwaukie's new urban-forest staff warns the emerald ash borer could decimate ash trees and is calling for a strategic assessment before drastic removal actions.

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Tumwater reviews Urban Forestry Management Plan; staff outlines canopy targets, inventory updates and code changes City staff presented an action report on Tumwater's Urban Forestry Management Plan, detailing seedling orders, an inventory update, proposed landscape-code changes (larger tree islands), HOA outreach, and tribal forage-access work. Members pressed on development-driven canopy loss and implementation capacity.

Tumwater is taking bold steps to enhance its urban canopy, from ordering hundreds of new trees to revising landscaping codes and addressing the challenges of private development!

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