Storm-ready trees are structurally sound and properly maintained to minimize the risk of damage during harsh weather. Removing dead, weak or oversized limbs can help make your trees sturdy enough to ...

SEATTLE — The fight to save Luma the Cedar and Doug the Fir has opened up a wider conversation about how property owners/developers are able to obtain permits to cut down trees in Seattle. Activists ...

Seattle City Light's tree-trimming program, criticized alternately as lethargic and inept, and the agency's unwillingness to enlist private tree-clearing companies after the storm are being blamed by ...

On Tuesday, a 60-foot cedar tree in West Seattle was cut down to make way for a six-home development project, despite being designated by the city as "protected" from home demolition. Local ...

SEATTLE — Crews began cutting down a large Douglas fir tree in Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood Monday morning. The tree is one of three in the back of a lot with a small house that’s slated to be ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. SEATTLE — Across the U.S., cities are struggling ...

Talk Show Host and Columnist at Seattle Red AM 770 An activist nicknamed Droplet 2 felt called to live in a 200-year-old red cedar tree slated for removal in Seattle. For her, it’s a spiritual calling ...

Cutting down a tree is one of those jobs that seems simple until you’re standing at the base of a 40-foot oak with a rope, a chainsaw and no idea what to do next. Whether your tree is leaning a little ...

Seattle’s mayor signed a new executive order Tuesday aimed at enhancing tree preservation on private property. The order directs city departments to develop policies and regulations that encourage the ...

Last month, people called the city, outraged after a West Seattle man was suspected of cutting down 10 maple trees on public property to get a better view. It was an apparent violation of city and ...