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Friends of Urban Forests

@urbanforests.bsky.social
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Advocating for planting, growing and protecting trees and urban forests for healthy communities where people live. www.friends.urbanforests.org #urbanforests

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ANJEC @anjec.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Homegrown National Park is a nonprofit encouraging people to replace conventional lawns with native habitat and register their efforts on a nationwide biodiversity map. The initiative has over 52,000 registered participants tending to more than 187,000 acres reasonstobecheerful.world/the-national...
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The ‘National Park’ That Stretches From Coast to Coast
Solving the biodiversity crisis, argues entomologist Doug Tallamy, will happen not in some distant wilderness, but in our own backyards.
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World Resources Institute @worldresources.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!🌎 The new series #SolutionsInFocus, spotlights stories of positive change around the world. These stories show not just what could work, but what already does➡️ go.wri.org/solutions-in...
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
DC's "newly passed Tree Preservation Enhancement Amendment Act of 2025 is the latest chapter in that story. This law expands protections for large trees, updates penalties to deter cutting down healthy trees, and strengthens the fund that pays for new plantings and supports residents."
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DC's New Tree Protections: A Win for Our City's Trees and Residents - Casey Trees
For more than two decades, DC has been trying to answer a big question: how do we grow and protect […]
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Lynn Yeakey @democracy-matters1.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Stephen Colbert plans to launch a new *60 Minutes*-style program with Scott Pelley. #stephencolbert
YouTube video by Entertainment Circle Magnifier
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Lynn Yeakey @democracy-matters1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Post from Robert Reich - YouTube
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Check out Trees for Seattle's website for recommendations on how to restore nature in urban areas. Removing invasive plants is important. These include removing English ivy, Himalayan blackberries, English holly, Japanese knotweed, cheery or English laurel. www.seattle.gov/trees/restor...
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Restoration Starts At Home - Trees | seattle.gov
Restoration Starts At Home
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Svenning @svenning1321.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
USA going backwards.............
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Trump's mania of destruction continues. #VotingMatters Join in the effort to replace #GOPMAGACult politicians at all levels with Democrats to stop this tearing down of scientific research and monitoring of weather and environmental changes. Self appointed Emperor Trump both has no clothes or brain.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Again and again the master of how to bankrupt casinos is having his #GOPMAGACult followers destroy existing functional protocols (of scientific research in this case) to be replaced with a political agenda. Just Not what the country and scientific research needs. #VotingMatters Help stop fascism.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Check out link for program to earn a degree on urban forestry at Oregon State University ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degre...
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Online Degrees & Programs | Oregon State Ecampus
Oregon State Ecampus offers 130+ accredited online degrees, undergraduate and graduate, including business, computer science, natural resources and fisheries.
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Joe1973 @nefeerr2.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Street trees provide a wealth of benefits to residents, including: 💧 Protection from flooding ❄️ Cooler summers 💨 Cleaner air 🧠 Better mental wellbeing Why would anyone want to live on a treeless street?
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Kim Do-gyun, a professor at Suncheon University, said, “Indiscriminate planting without considering ecological suitability causes tree deaths & harms urban ecosystems...“ From an environmental perspective, protecting already established, mature trees is far more efficient than planting new ones.”
chosun.com
Urban Trees Receive Expert Care, Adaptation Training
Urban Trees Receive Expert Care, Adaptation Training South Koreas tree doctors and programs combat city stressors, while Tree Banks save at-risk trees
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We can have trees and density in our cities. Don't let developers who push only housing create cities that are dense but devoid of nature and trees. Create livable cities, not just dense cities.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Shoreline, WA - "All our local birds need trees. Our yard birds are classified as Passerines, or Perching Birds, since their feet have evolved to clinging to tree branches and trunks. Most of the birds in our area eat, sleep, or breed in trees."
shorelineareanews.com
For the Birds: Birds and Trees Symbiosis
Barred Owl nesting on top of snag Photo by Doug Parrott By Christine Southwick All our local birds need trees. Our yard birds are classifie...
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
NYT -"Birds in the United States are not only declining, but they are declining faster, especially in areas with intensive agriculture, according to new research. Overall drops in bird population, ... were sharpest in warm and warming areas, suggesting that climate change may play a role."
nytimes.com
Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Sounds like a great idea for US to do!Ask you elected officials to support this idea.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
A good resource to catch the beauty of Seattle's flowering trees!
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Trees were here long before humans.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
“Every other benefit is rounding error compared to public health.” "... for decades, we’ve made the case for urban trees through carbon, stormwater, energy savings, aesthetics. And those matter. But ... the health benefits of trees are so large they make everything else look like a footnote."
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S7E2: “Trees Don’t Make Cities Livable. They Make Cities Survivable.” — Why Urban Trees Are Public Health Infrastructure with Dr. Geoffrey Donovan of Ash and Elm Consulting
Listen now | One hundred trees in the ground. One death averted. The math that changes everything — with Dr. Geoffrey Donovan.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
New book out by Suzanne Simard suzannesimard.com/when-the-for...
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When the Forest Breathes
When the Forest Breathes Renewal and Resilience in the Natural WorldThe trailblazing scientist who pioneered the concept of sophisticated communication
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"New rules allow for the removal of more mature trees and an increase in paved surfaces. The activists say this will mean more stormwater runoff, with added pollution from the increased density ... they point out that the plan fails to note the harms that could do to endangered species ..."
knkx.org
Environmental advocates want more scrutiny of Seattle's development plan
At a court hearing Wednesday, the city argued that the state should dismiss the remaining appeals of its 20-year comprehensive plan, which aims to address the housing crisis.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“The largest, most-consistent money fueling the climate denial movement are a number of well-funded conservative foundations built with so-called ‘dark money,’ or concealed donations, according to an analysis released Friday afternoon.” We’ve known it for a long time. #DarkMoney #UrbanTruth
scientificamerican.com
"Dark Money" Funds Climate Change Denial Effort
A Drexel University study finds that a large slice of donations to organizations that deny global warming are funneled through third-party pass-through organizations that conceal the original funder
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Giant redwood tree is Seattle neighborhood cut down, raising questions about continued weakness and shortcomings of Seattle current Tree Protection Ordinance, despite Seattle's efforts to increase tree canopy. This tree could have been saved with more creative planning to protect it.
komonews.com
Massive, century-old redwood cut down in Seattle neighborhood after federal permit issued
A century-old redwood in Seattle’s Madison Park was cut down Friday, despite weeks of protests from neighbors who said bald eagles had been using the tree.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Attempt being made by anti-urban forest interests to remove funding of WA State Urban and Community Forests in Dept of Natural Resources. Probably same development interests that tried unsuccessfully this year to transfer developing Model Tree Ordinances in state to Commerce Dept.
theurbanist.org
‘Existential’ Budget Cut Would Wipe Out State Urban Forestry Program » The Urbanist
# The proposed state House operating budget would zero out the Washington State Urban and Community Forestry program, which cities across the state rely on to leverage federal dollars for trees. The e...
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Efforts to eliminate WA State Urban and Community Forestry Division in 2026 WA State supplemental state operations budget. Question - who is opposed to protecting and growing urban forests in WA State? Maybe the development community who proposed the Commerce Committee take it over in another bill?
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Help needed Now! WA State House budget bill would eliminate DNR’s Urban and Community Forestry program! | Friends of Urban Forests
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Growing dense forest areas in small places that are sustainable.
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This urban forest becomes self-sufficient in three years
YouTube video by The Christian Science Monitor
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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Urban tree funding axed in WA House budget proposal • Washington State Standard
If the funding reduction is approved, the Department of Natural Resources says it would be unable to maintain current staffing levels.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Trees are an essential component of healthy cities and neighborhoods! Halp save existing trees and plant new trees for a better future.
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Why trees save lives: The benefits of shade - American Forests
You’ve likely experienced the benefits of shade — but not everyone can. Tree Equity Score’s new shade mapping provides the data to change that.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Giant Sequoia bark is designed to protect from fire & insect infestation It can be up to 2-3 feet thick, & is spongy to the touch This one is in England, so no risk from fire, & is a baby at a mere 165 years old
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Jeffrey D. Callahan @ghostfacekahlua.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
In Seattle the city has said new trees need watering for up to 5 years to help them get established. Planting of trees occurs in October and November, not the much drier summer months.
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Colleen O'Sullivan @ldnphile.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Our "curly elm". There are two others nearby, but Dutch elm disease has claimed one and the other is showing symptoms. May not have long to enjoy this one.
Camperdown elm who's branches were twisted in young age.
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Forest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🌳 Cities are setting targets for urban tree cover, but how effective are they? A new study finds targets range from 4% to 50%, with timelines from 3 to 51 years. Researchers recommend using the SMART framework to make these goals realistic and impactful. www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/thinkin...
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Thinking SMART when setting targets for urban tree cover - Forest Research
Urban tree cover should be SMART (Specific; Measurable; Achievable; Resourced; Time-bound), say researchers
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"...how many trees need to be planted every year — especially if we want to advance Tree Equity and slow climate change? The magic number to plant is 31.4 million, according to a new American Forests study..."
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
“Trees offer many benefits to cities, and cooling is one of them,” Pickett explained. “Trees are good at cooling because they pump a lot of water from the ground into the air, and when that water evaporates at the leaf surface, it absorbs a vast amount of heat."
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How many trees does it take to cool a city?
Cities around the globe are increasingly experiencing dangerous heat as urban concrete and asphalt amplify rising temperatures. Tree-planting programs are a popular, nature-based way to cool cities, b...
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
He is a maniac.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Trump taking us back to the dark ages. He and his GOP MAGA Cult are tearing down our scientific and medical infrastructure. It's part of their plan to privatize everything so the rich can get richer. We the people need to oust these incompetent clowns to save our country. Vote them out!
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
“Trees offer many benefits to cities, and cooling is one of them,” Pickett explained. “Trees are good at cooling because they pump a lot of water from the ground into the air, and when that water evaporates at the leaf surface, it absorbs a vast amount of heat.That's just the physics of evaporation"
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How many trees does it take to cool a city?
Cities around the globe are increasingly experiencing dangerous heat as urban concrete and asphalt amplify rising temperatures. Tree-planting programs are a popular, nature-based way to cool cities, b...
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety. My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Modern Proverb - A society grows great when men, women and children plant trees for a healthy environment now and for the future.
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 230 # 229 contd. A difference in behaviour noted in previously isolated #bumblebees: touching their antennae to the BODY of other #bees more often - like attempting a handshake but shaking the other person’s knee not their hand!😳 #nature #science
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 231 Research suggests that #bumblebees can improve their foraging efficiency by learning how many nectaries are in a specific flower type regularly visited and moving on when they have foraged that number of nectaries.🤯🤔 #bees #nature #science #wild
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Edith Ⓥ 🌱 Pigoneer 𓃟 @edithh72.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Guten Morgen, happy day 🐿️🌞 #ColorADay #YellowThu 💛📷 #squirrel #ukwildlife #wildlife #trees #woodland #scape #nature #photography
Eine Nahaufnahme eines niedlichen grauen Eichhörnchens von der Seite, das nach links blickt und in die Kamera schaut, während es gemütlich auf einem eher dünneren, waagrechten, moosbewachsenen Ast sitzt; im Hintergrund sind gelbe Herbstblätter und ein heller Himmel zu sehen.
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Walks In Camera 🇺🇦🌳 @walksincamera.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Croham colours 🍁🍂 #trees #woodland #autumn
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Winter is upon us. A couple of simple ways to help birds survive, particularly in urban areas.
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Birds Connect Seattle @birdsconnectsea.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Like other nuthatches, Red-breasted Nuthatches use their strong legs and claws to walk up, down, and sideways on tree trunks, probing in the bark crevices for food. They readily come to seed and suet feeders and will cache food in crevices to return to later. Learn more on our guide, birdweb.org.
Image Description: Photo features a Red-breasted Nuthatch, a small bird with a gray back and a rusty colored front, hanging down from a branch and looking at the photographer. Background of the image is blue.
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Glen Dunlap @glendunlap.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
My entry for #WoodpeckerWednesday is this Pileated Woodpecker in my yard a few years ago in #Tacoma. #Birds #Nature #Photography
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Friends of Urban Forests @urbanforests.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Building healthy cities and communities means incorporating trees and nature as a critical component. We are part of nature and need it where we live everyday, not just something to see on a vacation once a year. Urban forests help clean our air and water, reduce urban heat islands and much more.
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Carolannie @carolannie.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
It's that time of year when the leaves are gone and the lichen and mosses growing on the tree branches take center stage #Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #Lichen #Mosses
An apple tree branch shows off its small collection of blue green lichen (a branched Usnea species, a flat branch hugging common shield lichen, a fruticose oakmoss) and a couple of twigs of vibrant green moss (cats tail?)
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