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The term “urban forest” generally refers to all vegetation, both public and private, that is found growing in cities and communities. It can include urban parks, street trees, residential yards, public gardens, greenways, nature preserves, and natural areas.
Urban forests provide many environmental, economic, and aesthetic benefits. They clean the air, reduce stormwater runoff, conserve energy, improve property values, strengthen quality of place, and create more livable communities.
Learn more about the benefits of urban forests
and trees
Urban Forest Statistics Sheet (PDF 130KB)
Want to know how much your trees are worth? Visit the National Tree Benefit Calculator
2010 Community Forestry Assistance Grant
In
July 2010, Thurston County was awarded a grant by the
Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Urban and Community
Forestry Program. Thurston County was among 27 counties, cities,
towns and nonprofits that were awarded grants in order to encourage
citizen involvement in creating and supporting long-term and sustainable
urban and community forestry programs at the local level.
DNR's program is offered in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program.
Thurston County used grant funds to acquire a baseline inventory of
tree cover in the unincorporated Urban Growth Areas from existing (2009)
high resolution aerial photography. This canopy inventory will allow the
county to assess the current status of its urban forests and make
management decisions that will support Thurston County’s mission and
vision.
View the urban forest canopy map here.
(PDF 2.2MB)
View the urban forest canopy
report here.
(PDF 2.3MB)
Contact Us
For questions about trees on your property, please contact
Resource Stewardship
at (360) 786-5490.
For information about Thurston County's urban forestry grant project,
please contact Joshua Trygg, GIS Analyst.
Phone (360) 754-3355 x 7589, email
tryggj@co.thurston.wa.us
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