OUR Campaigns
Our Work to Save Specific Forests and Trees in Seattle.
8314 28th Ave NE, Seattle
Wedgwood Elementary Cedars
Four century-old cedars in one of Wedgwood’s largest groves slated for removal.
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Forest
5046 35th Ave S, Seattle
Kaia
Kaia is a magnificent Douglas fir in Columbia City that was illegally buried by a construction company without any consequences. Neighbors are asking for better from our city.
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Douglas Fir
1219 S Cloverdale St, Seattle
South Park’s Downtown Evergreens
Three towering evergreens in South Park’s downtown are slated to be removed for concrete access paths.
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Forest
S 216th St & 20 Ave S, Des Moines
Des Moines Creek West Forest
We are supporting Des Moines residents and the Defenders of Highline Forest who are rallying to save the Des Moines Creek West parklands.
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Forest
5960 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle
Kingway Forest in Rainier Valley
The Kingway Forest is a wooded 1.5 acre site right next door to the Kingway Apartments, a 165-unit affordable housing complex. SDCI has approved this forest's removal.
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Forest
5834 Woodlawn Ave N, Seattle
Green Lake's Giant Sequoia
Plans have been filed to remove a 120-year old Giant Sequoia for a driveway. This tree is one of roughly only 200 mature giant sequoias left in Seattle’s neighborhoods.
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Giant Sequoia
1033 S Cloverdale St, Seattle
The Last Tree on 1000 Cloverdale Block
This 80 foot tall Doug fir is the last tree on the 1000 block of S Cloverdale Street, and provides cooling shade to eight homes all by itself.
SAVED
Doug fir
700 McGilvra Blvd E, Seattle
The McGilvra Redwood Grove
This stunning grove of California coast redwoods thrives on a network of underground springs and anchors a steep slope.
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Coast Redwood
3854 Cascadia Ave S, Seattle
Mount Baker Cypresses
The City has approved the removal of two large cypress trees anchoring a steep slope.
REMOVED
Lawson Cypress
6538 Latona Ave NE, Seattle
Latona Redwood
100-year-old coast redwood grows on a lot being subdivided for townhomes.
SAVED
Coast Redwood
1024 5th Ave S, Edmonds
Big Red
A coast redwood transplanted from California 100 years ago is blamed for cracks in parking lot asphalt.
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Coast Redwood
3020 95th St, Seattle
Wedgwood Encircling Forest
A beautiful forest of 46 trees lining a lot up for development. Even though all the trees are at the periphery, their removal will most likely be approved.
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Forest
4134 SW Southern St, Seattle
The Merlin Firs
A majestic double-trunked fir in West Seattle, home to Seattle’s only pair of nesting merlins, were removed for developer convenience.
REMOVED
Douglas Firs
6538 Latona Ave NE, Seattle
Jose the Fir
Jose was a 3-foot diameter Douglas fir in Maple Leaf, removed for a parking space and shed.
REMOVED
Douglas Fir
8822 38th Ave SW, Seattle
Henry the Cypress
A 40” diameter trunk cypress beloved in West Seattle, removed for parking.
REMOVED
Lawson cypress
6504 24th Avenue SW, Seattle
Longfellow Creek Forest
This riparian (creek-edge) forest will soon be approved for development. It is 30 feet from Longfellow Creek in an Environmentally Critical Area.
SAVED
Forest
North SeaTac Park, SeaTac
Highline Forest / North SeaTac Park
The Port of Seattle is planning to remove over 130 acres of forest in low-income, frontline communities.
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Forest
24th Ave S, just north of S 154th St, SeaTac
Riverton Heights Forest
The Port of Seattle plans to use 27 acres of climate-saving forest in Riverton Heights to build warehouses for SeaTac Airport.
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Forest
3849 88th St NE, Seattle
Luma
Luma was a catalyst for our movement to save Seattle’s urban forest before it’s too late.
SAVED
Western Red Cedar
3003 NE 88th St, Seattle
Astra, Luma's Sister Cedar
The tree that revealed the truth about Seattle’s new tree ordinance.
REMOVED
Western Red Cedar
336 Northeast 89th St, Seattle
Doug the Fir
A large and beloved Douglas fir in Wedgwood was removed for a parking space.
REMOVED
Douglas Fir
NE 145th St, NE 155th, NE 175th between I5 and Auora, Shoreline
700+ Shoreline Street Trees
Shoreline is removing 700+ street trees for sidewalk and vehicle traffic improvements.
REMOVED
Forest
3947 West Barrett Lane, Seattle
Barrett Lane Forest
A microforest of 78 trees at an Environmentally Critical Area in Magnolia has been approved to be removed.
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Forest