UPDATE: EPA says there's not enough data to support salmon-killing tire chemical rule - Columbia Insight
But advocates call new federal guidelines for chemicals used in tires an important step in ending “urban stream syndrome”
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Local governments want say in crafting Washington's new wildfire protection rules • Washington State Standard
As the state looks at drawing new wildfire risk maps and new building codes, local governments want more say.
Need for more garden space outpaces city’s ability to provide it | The Olympian
Applications for USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Due April 9 | USDA
Coordinator’s Corner – Urban and community Forestry in Washington State
Community engagement key in tree program
Vancouver eyes climate-adaptive trees for future - The Columbian
Farm Bill Simplified: Urban Ag
In Washington state, a new initiative to boost urban tree cover | Grist
Historic investment in urban trees underway across the U.S. | Nursery | capitalpress.com
Garden coalition seeks public input | Whidbey News-Times
You Can Turn Your Backyard Into a Biodiversity Hot Spot | WIRED
Climate Change Is Forcing Cities to Rethink Their Tree Mix | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Fires, wildlife interactions, changed habitats: As more people move into wildland urban interface, the consequences grow | The Spokesman-Review
Towns May Grow Millions More Trees with $1.5B for Urban Forestry | The Pew Charitable Trusts
New Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to Meet March 23-24 | NRCS
USDA Announces Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture | USDA
New Initiative Will Plant 18 Million Trees Around Glasgow in ‘Urban Forests’
The 18 million trees to be planted over the next decade will increase woodland cover in the region from 17% to 20%.
Urban green spaces can help pollinators: new research provides basic recommendations
In "More Than Meets the Eye? The Role of Annual Ornamental Plants in Supporting Pollinators," Emily Erickson presents the findings of a 2-year field study and describes pollinator visitation to a variety of popular annual ornamental plants.
Why keeping one mature street tree is far better for humans and nature than planting lots of new ones
To build up urban forests, WA cities could get help from the state | Crosscut