Taking Action for Tree Equity & Climate Justice in The Emerald City.
Seattle’s most deforested neighborhoods are also where trees are being cut the fastest. Trees provide respite from urban heat islands; access to shade-giving, air-cleaning trees is a climate justice issue.
Tree Equity is Climate Justice.
Tree equity is cooling shade, carbon removal, clean air and urban nature for everyone, rich or poor, owner or renter, young or old.
Everyone Deserves Tree Equity.
The Future is About Housing and Tree Equity for All.
Housing versus trees is a false dichotomy of the old way of unintelligent planning and short term profits for the few. We reject this limited thinking and embrace housing and tree equity for all.
Seattle continues to lose canopy and gain urban heat.
Join us to fight for the urban forest that has shaded our families for generations.
Tree Action Seattle’s story starts with Luma, the Wedgwood western red cedar.
In July 2023, a group of community members started gathering to give thanks to old growth trees slated for removal by Legacy Group Capital, one of many developers that see our urban forest as an obstacle to quick personal profit.
One gathering turned into a cascade of actions that saved Luma and united families all over the city in our shared fight against climate catastrophe.
As climate change heats our cities and burns our land, our community is uniting to save our urban forests in Seattle and beyond.