In this walk, Steven Quick will take us through and around McKinley Park to appreciate and discuss trees and their water-related benefits. Trees can help reduce urban temperatures by evaporating water and shading the area around it, but they also help reduce stormwater flooding and pollution. Some trees, however, might be better at this than > Continue Reading
Tree Stewards are community tree champions who help grow and protect Tacoma's urban tree canopy. Do you care about Hilltop? Do you care about Tacoma? Would you like to help increase its tree canopy? As part of our Tacoma Creates program, the Tacoma Tree Foundation is offering a FREE Tree Stewards Training. This day-long training > Continue Reading
What is an urban forest? And what are the questions that arise when we set out to grow a city’s forest? In this lunch and learn webinar, Lisa Kenny, Community Trees Program Coordinator, will help us understand the intersection of trees across environmental and public health disciplines.
The forest trails might feel drier, the sidewalks hotter, the winters too wet or not cold enough. As our climate changes, so does our experience of home. Our senses–sight, sound, scent, and touch–might be on alert or disoriented. How do we make sense of all this? Making comics offers the opportunity to share our climate > Continue Reading
During the 2020 pandemic, Taha Ebrahimi took to the streets and went on long walks, which inspired her to map the over 730 different kinds of street trees that compose Seattle’s urban canopy. Street Trees of Seattle is the result of the passion for trees that grew with each walk, and is based on her > Continue Reading
Acompáñanos en Wapato Park para celebrar los beneficios de caminar juntos en la naturaleza. Nos reuniremos en Wapato Park donde podrás participar en una o dos caminatas bilingües de atención plena. Habrán varias mesas informativas donde podrás conocer organizaciones locales que ofrecen apoyo a la salud perinatal, mental y emocional, y al bienestar humano y > Continue Reading
Street trees provide the most accessible benefits to neighborhood residents, but carefully designed gardens can also contribute to the health of the urban forest, and provide great benefits to neighbors and wildlife. What does it take to grow a forest at home? Join us for a presentation and garden tour with Vivian deZwager that will > Continue Reading
Come walk with us after work! We’ll meet Sarah Low at the Wright Park lions and wander through neighborhood streets learning about tree species, urban development, and community. Our walk will end at two favorite hangouts participants can support: The Crafty Beaver and Medzo Gelato. Meeting point: Wright Park Lions at 6th and Yakima (across > Continue Reading
As the summer ends and fall begins, our mind turns to change. We might be thinking about what we need to make it through the colder and darker days. In this presentation, Sarah Low will provide us with the opportunity to consider the meaning of change by teaching us how trees survive and thrive through > Continue Reading
La llegada del otoño nos entusiasma por los variados colores de los árboles. Al mismo tiempo, el cambio de temporada puede significar un reto. Requiere que nos adaptemos a pasar más tiempo adentro, al frío y a los días con menos luz. Un excelente antídoto para enfrentar los cambios de temporada es la atención plena. > Continue Reading
