Urban Forest Management Plan
The purpose of the Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) is to provide a policy guide for managing, enhancing, and growing trees in the City of Sammamish over the next twenty (20) years. The Plan includes long-range goals to promote resilience, species diversity, and sustainable canopy cover. An urban forest is defined as all of the trees and woody shrubs growing within an urban area, and the UFMP further delineates the publicly-managed trees along streets, in parks, and at City facilities as the community urban forest. The Plan also includes considerations for privately-owned trees because of their function and contribution to the sustainability of the broader urban forest in Sammamish.
About the Project
The planning process for the UFMP included:
The City has received a $15,000 grant for the first stage of this project: the canopy cover assessment. The grant funds will be provided by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, administered through the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program.
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Funds for this project were provided by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, administered through the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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