Urban Forestry Commission Meeting Materials

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 7910-01

Scope and Contents Note

Meeting agendas, notes, background materials, correspondence with other departments or organizations, and other records of the Seattle Urban Forestry Commission. Established in 2009, the commission's purpose is to preserve and enhance the trees of Seattle as if they are infrastructure to attain their environmental, social, and economic benefits. Topics covered include community concerns, partnerships with local non-governmental organizations, street planning, housing and urban sprawl, green spaces, legislation to prevent tree removal, and strategies for achieving the goal of 30% canopy by 2037.

Dates

Creation: 2009-2016

Creator

Seattle (Wash.). Office of Sustainability and Environment (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The Office of Sustainability and Environment was created in 2000 to oversee implementation of the City’s Environmental Management Program. Responsibilities of the agency included developing policies and programs to improve environmental performance in City operations; facilitating the City’s compliance with environmental regulations; advancing the City’s environmental priorities; integrating sustainability and environmental values into City plans, programs, and policies; setting sustainability and environmental targets and objectives for the City, and reviewing and proposing changes to the Environmental Management Program.