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 ...

A Seattle woman is perched atop a 200-year-old red cedar tree that is scheduled to be cut down to make room for six new affordable housing units, according to a report. The activist, nicknamed Droplet ...

A sweeping tree ordinance up for a vote by the Seattle City Council on Tuesday will protect more of the city’s existing canopy and create new requirements for tree replacement. While rules for a ...

A massive Western red cedar is slated to be cut down in Northeast Seattle as part of a development project. But now activists have climbed into its branches, and say they’re seeking to preserve it. A ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — A fight to keep a Western Redcedar standing in the Wedgwood neighborhood reaching new heights. “I’m so happy that someone is taking that action. I applaud their courage because it’s not ...

Seattle is currently mapping how it will grow over the next 20 years. Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to double the city’s housing capacity, with the hope of bringing down costs. But as residential ...

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 ...

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 ...