Seattle urban trees video
The Power of Trees
This video was made by the Nature Conservancy in partnership with the University of Washington, University of British Columbia and the Duwamish Tribe.
This video was made by the Nature Conservancy in partnership with the University of Washington, University of British Columbia and the Duwamish Tribe.
Brady Lawrence and Martha Baskin interview Kathy Wolf, a well known research social scientist in the UW's School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. In the face of rapid development will the Emerald City recognize the environmental, public health and quality of life services trees provide before it's too late? Advocates like Wolf, hope they will.
Rapid residential development in Seattle, the nation’s top growing city, is resulting in the loss of thousands of mature trees. The Emerald City isn’t keeping track, but tree advocates are sounding the alarm. They’re calling for the city to update a tree protection ordinance last written in 2009. That was before trees were recognized for their ecosystem and public health benefits and as natural allies in a climate crisis. Can density and trees co-exist? Martha Baskin has the story ...
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