Celebration of Life for View Ridge's Oldest Fir 🌲

View Ridge’s Giant Doug fir has a trunk diameter of 50” and towers over the neighborhood. Maps show that it was once part of a forest covering this lot as recently as 1936, making this tree likely one of the oldest in View Ridge.

 A developer plans to remove it on June 29 for a parking space.

Join with neighbors to celebrate this amazing tree and learn how you can stand up for Seattle’s irreplaceable trees which are being removed for pavement and developer profits.

Send an Email to Stop Removals Like This From Every Happening Again

Send an email to city leaders and the developer. Click here or copy and paste the below text:

To: dan@blueprintcap.com, mayor.wilson@seattle.gov, samuel.steele@seattle.gov, council@seattle.gov

Dear Mr. Duffus, Mayor Wilson, Director Steele and Seattle City Council,

I’m reaching out to request that the largest and oldest native tree in View Ridge be incorporated into the project at 7708 44th Ave NE. 

This fir has a trunk diameter of 50” (over 4 feet) and is the last tree remaining from a forest on this lot – documented as late as 1936. It is healthy, and lives on the very edge of the lot. It could easily be incorporated into the new project with no design changes other than the loss of one parking space. This has been confirmed by an AIA-certified architect.

View Ridge has enough parking, but we don’t have enough 150 year old healthy trees. Please save this one.

Sincerely,

<Your Name>

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