If you haven’t registered to attend the 2014 Urban Forest Symposium, there is still time! The event takes place at the Center for Urban Horticulure on Wednesday, May 28 from 9am to 4:30pm. The cost is $75. This year’s Urban Forest Symposium takes an in-depth look at climate change and considers the impact to the urban forest. Learn about the climatic changes our region can expect and strategies that can be used to plan and manage for a healthy and resilient urban forest. Presenters will discuss the expected changes to the climate, urban forest responses, and what urban foresters and advocates can do to prepare. Presentations will be relevant to urban foresters, landscape professionals, restoration ecologists, tree care professionals, consulting arborists, sustainability professionals, urban planners, landscape designers, landscape architects, municipal managers, and tree advocates. You can register HERE.

 

The first phase of construction has begun on the boardwalk in Yesler Swamp. The attached photo shows the crew from the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) setting “diamond pier footings” and inserting metal pins to hold the footings in place, in preparation for installing the cedar boardwalk. The crew is working on the west side of the swamp, so if you want to stop by, you can see how they are doing. They were setting the pin piles in the deepest portion of the west trail before the April 15th cut-off date set by the Army Corp of Engineers. The WCC was diverted to help recover the victims of the mudslide and will return in June to install more footings and then lay down the cedar boardwalk itself. READ MORE.