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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You might be surprised to find out that tree services provide many of the same services in the cold months as they do during the rest of the year. Sometimes, the work is easier for a variety of ...

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 ...

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 ...

An image of someone shopping for a Christmas tree at a lot in the Seattle area. (KOMO News) SEATTLE — People in the market for a real Christmas tree in 2024 might get sticker shock, but not for the ...

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 ...

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 ...