King County 30-Year Forest Plan
King County 30-Year Forest Plan
Purpose of the 30-Year Forest Plan
King County’s 2015 Strategic Climate Action Plan (SCAP) called for the county and partners to plant 1 million trees by 2020 and develop a 30-year plan to maintain and enhance the county’s tree cover. The purpose of the 30-Year Forest Plan is to develop a shared vision of priorities and goals associated with tree canopy in King County to achieve over the next 30 years. The plan will help ensure that forests in King County continue to mitigate impacts of climate change, while also helping to guide the county towards strategies that allow us to meet multiple goals as we expand and enhance tree cover.
Developing the 30-Year Forest Plan
We want to have a regional discussion about priorities and goals so that the plan meets multiple needs.
- First, we will collect input from a range of community members and stakeholder groups to better understand their priorities associated with tree cover and forest health.
- Then, we will map out approaches to achieve those goals. With a clearer sense of priority outcomes, we can identify the best strategies to meet them, such as tree planting to expand forest canopy, restoration activities in existing forests, and other actions that expand or enhance forest cover county-wide.
Share Your Thoughts!
Through our engagement process, we will focus on two broad questions: “What do we want?” and “How do we get there?” As part of this process, we’d like to hear your thoughts.
What are the most important benefits, functions, and values our forests provide?
- What strategies and actions will be most successful to increase forest canopy and keep forests healthy?
Relevant Links
30-Year Forest Plan: https://kingcounty.gov/services/environment/water-and-land/forestry/forest-policy/30-year-forest-plan.aspx
King County Strategic Climate Action Plan: https://kingcounty.gov/services/environment/climate/actions-strategies/climate-strategies/strategic-climate-action-plan.aspx
King County Climate Action: https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/environment/climate.aspx
1 Million Trees Initiative: https://www.kingcounty.gov/services/environment/stewardship/one-million-trees.aspx