Showing posts with label trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trees. Show all posts

Tree down on Innis Arden Way

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Does anyone have information or a photo of a tree that reportedly went down across Innis Arden Way on Saturday? Did it cause a power outage?




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The lonely tree

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Photo by Lee Lageschulte


Tree on the bluff overlooking Puget Sound.






 

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Moonrise at Paramount

Monday, December 28, 2020

 

Photo by Janet Way

The moon makes filigree lace out of the trees in Paramount Open Space.




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This may be the culprit that caused your power outage on Monday

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

 
Photo by Allen LaVallee

Thanks to Allen LaVallee who took this photo of City Light crews working to remove a tree at 1800 Perkins Way NE in Shoreline on Monday night.

The location is a good match for the dead center of the outage area on Monday. The houses are reflecting the flood lights set up for the work crews.

Power was out around 5pm. It was supposed to be back on in an hour but it apparently took longer. It was back on by midnight.





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O tannenbaum, o tannenbaum, the trees are at Sky Nursery

Monday, December 7, 2020


Photos by Steven H. Robinson

There may be some tree lots around but Sky Nursery has trees, wreaths, and garland.
18528 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133


Pretty trees all in a row


And the staff help fasten them to your car roof.

You get to decorate them yourself, unless you're like my friend who built a closet for her artificial tree, put it on rollers and just rolled it out of the closet every year.



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Vehicle into tree on NE 165th

Friday, December 4, 2020

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Around 11am Thursday morning, December 3, 2020, a Subaru ran into a tree on NE 165th at about 11th NE in Ridgecrest.

Shoreline Fire and police responded but left the scene after 15 minutes when it was clear that no human was injured.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The tree appears to have suffered less damage than the vehicle.



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Shoreline Parks Board to discuss trees and interest in an Arts Commission

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Hamlin Park - photo by Alice Lawson


The Shoreline Parks / Tree board meeting will discuss trees and consider the formation of a city arts commission at its meeting today - Thursday, December 3, 2020, 7pm online.

Meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84152604174?pwd=U2p4VllycmVEU2t3TzJlbHN4enVHQT09
Passcode: 843711

Agenda Highlights
  • Tree Board Overview
  • Parks Maintenance and Urban Forestry
  • Proposal to Form City Arts Commission
Link to Full Meeting Packet [PDF] (HERE)



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The Maple is showing off her new gown

Sunday, November 29, 2020

 

Photo by Jo Simmons

At least one spectacular tree is left in the area that the wind and rain have not beaten into submission.

Photo by Jo Simmons

This maple lives in the area north of Westminster Way - but no guarantee it will continue to look like this for long.



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After 70 years in Shoreline, Washington Tree Service moves to Mukilteo

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Washington Tree Service building demolished

Story and photos by Cynthia Sheridan

Washington Tree Service is a locally owned and operated family business built on a history and reputation of delivering excellent customer service and providing tree, shrub and lawn care programs to a growing number of homes and businesses in the Puget Sound Area, according to their website.

Nothing left but the sign
Over 70 years ago, Jack Pitts, and his son-in-law Stan Raplee, turned their love of big beautiful trees into a business and Washington Tree was born.

When a siege of caterpillars hit the Seattle area in the fifties, Stan and Jack figured out a way to get rid of them, and the pest control side of the business took off.

In 1963, Jack and Stan expanded again, this time into lawn care.

Twenty-five years later WTS manager Ed Walter co-founded Washington Friends of Farms and Forests, to encourage and build dialogue and unity between pesticide companies and environmental advocates in Washington State, writing new legislation with then Senator Patty Murray regarding pesticide-sensitive registries.

Ed eventually became president and CEO. In 2015, he retired and Washington Tree and Lawn Care merged with Senske Services.

The Washington Tree Service building was directly
behind Pagliacci Pizza on Ballinger Way
Recently, the historic WTS business site, directly behind Pagliacci's on Ballinger Way, was demolished.

It is now being prepared for the construction of apartments.

Washington Tree Service (under Senske ownership) has relocated in Mukilteo where it continues to offer the same great service for the Puget Sound region.

4333 Harbour Pointe Blvd SW Suite B Mukilteo, WA 98275 (206) 362-9100.




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The fall color is in Lake Forest Park

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Photo by Cynthia Sheridan


The trees on my trees are stripped bare but this beauty in Town Center has all its foliage and is ablaze with color!




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Beautiful tree

Thursday, November 19, 2020

 

Photo by Lee Lageschulte

When I went out on Wednesday, I was so disappointed to see that all the beautifully colored leaves had been blown off the trees.

Happily, Lee Lageschulte sent photos of other beautiful trees. These are in north Seattle, off Meridian.



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Celebrate Green Shoreline Days

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Volunteers at Twin Ponds Park
Photo by Jim Avery

The Green Shoreline Partnership, a collaboration founded by Forterra and the City of Shoreline, invites local neighbors to celebrate Green Shoreline Days, a week of virtual learning and celebration of our urban forests.
 
The festivities kick off November 16 and go through November 21. Learn more and see what other cities are doing by visiting the Green City Days website.

The Partnership has extended Green Shoreline Days to a weeklong adventure of discovering local forests and learning what it takes to keep urban forests healthy. Shoreline residents can complete activities from the comfort of their homes. Those who complete at least one activity each day can win a small care package from the Green Shoreline Partnership.

“The Green Shoreline Partnership is a vital effort to improve the health of Shoreline’s urban forest, and is a great benefit to our region’s environment and communities. Volunteers and involved citizens are the backbone of this environmental improvement effort, and is one of our community’s greatest assets,” notes City of Shoreline Park Maintenance Superintendent, Kirk Peterson.

Due to COVID-19, all Green City Days events will move to virtual platforms or socially distanced, on-your-own activities. Residents who would like to volunteer should visit the Green City Days website to learn more.

Managing urban forests during a pandemic

Healthy urban forests, parks and green spaces offer critical mental, physical and environmental health benefits like clean air and improved water quality. These spaces need management to remain healthy and strong.

“We knew we had to adjust when the pandemic hit,” said Michelle Connor, Forterra president and CEO. 
“Even a month away from a park and you’ll see invasive plants returning, putting our trees at risk. Our work couldn’t wait. We were able to establish this work as an essential service, allowing key staff to continue needed management throughout the region.”

Forterra announced that after a six-month hold on volunteer events, Green City volunteer events will return this fall. Volunteers will need to follow a series of COVID-19 safety protocols, including wearing a mask, maintaining distance and not sharing tools.

Volunteer at Hamlin Park
Photo by Jim Avery


Green City Partnerships

Green City Partnerships began in 2004 when the City of Seattle and Forterra joined in a commitment to restore and maintain the city’s 2,500 acres of forested parkland over the next 20 years. 

The program harnesses the power of communities to create a culture of volunteerism and stewardship to protect local forested parks and maintain a healthy tree canopy. Each partnership brings together local nonprofits, community groups, city agencies, neighborhood leaders, and local businesses to support healthy forested parks. 

The Green City Partnerships combined log over 115,000 volunteer hours and more than 1,000 stewardship events each year. In its success, the program has expanded across the region to 14 cities and one county.

ABOUT FORTERRA

Forterra is a Washington-based nonprofit that enhances, supports, and stewards the region’s most precious resources — its communities and its ecosystems. Forterra conserves and stewards land, develops innovative policies, and supports sustainable rural and urban development. In its 30-year history, Forterra has helped conserve more than 250,000 acres. Its work stretches from the farmlands and river canyons of Yakima to the estuaries and forests of Washington’s coastline, reaching more than 100 counties, cities, and towns. Visit www.forterra.org.



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Trail blocked in Paramount Open Space Saturday

Saturday, November 7, 2020

Photo by Joel Dames


Joel Dames found the trail in Paramount Open Space blocked by a large tree branch, most probably felled by our recent high wind gusts.

Joel struggled over the branch, then took this photo. 

He said, "I came north up the trail from Paramount Open Space and the branch blocks the trail near the top at NE 151st."


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Wind gusts bring down trees

Friday, November 6, 2020

Photo by Heather McLaughlin

WeatherWatcher Carl Dinse reports that his Richmond Beach weather station recorded a wind gust of 35mph around 11pm Thursday night, November 5, 2020 - and another strong gust Friday morning.

Photo by Heather McLaughlin


These two trees went down about two blocks apart on NE 195th St and 25th Ave NE.

Thanks to Heather McLaughlin for sending in these photos.



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Sidewalk improvements along N 200th St

Tuesday, November 3, 2020


Photos courtesy City of Shoreline

Shoreline Public Works recently completed sidewalk improvements along N 200th St between Ashworth Ave N and Meridian Ave N. 

Repairs and improvements were necessary due to damage to the existing sidewalks by tree roots.


In order to prevent future damage to the sidewalk, 11 trees were removed and replaced with tree varieties less likely to cause root damage to sidewalks and roads.

The transit center and Aurora Village are on N 200th as well as Echo Lake Park, the Compass Veterans' Center and medical offices.

The main goals for this project were to increase safety and accessibility in our community and provide easy access to public transportation.


Funding for this project came from Transportation Benefit District funds (vehicle license fees and voter approved sales and use taxes) and general funds.

For more information about this and other sidewalk projects in Shoreline, visit shorelinewa.gov/sidewalks.



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Ball of Fire - huge Japanese maple in Ridgecrest

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Photo by Janet Way
 

This evenly rounded Japanese maple is showing its colors in the Ridgecrest neighborhood of Shoreline.



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UPDATED Agenda for Shoreline city council meeting October 26, 2020 includes Public Hearing on allowing Enhanced Shelter in R-48 zone

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Shoreline City Council 2020


The agenda for the Shoreline City Council’s October 26, 2020 meeting includes the following:

ACTION ITEMS

8(a) Public Hearing and Adopting Ordinance No. 906 - Interim 8a-1 7:20 Regulations for Adding Enhanced Shelter as an Allowable Use in the R-48 Zone 

All interested persons are encouraged to listen and/or attend the remote online public hearing and to provide oral and/or written comments. Written comments should be submitted to Nora Gierloff, Planning Manager, ngierloff@shorelinewa.gov by no later than 4:00pm local time on the date of the hearing. Any person wishing to provide oral testimony at the hearing should register via the Remote Public Comment Sign-in form at least thirty (30) minutes before the start of the meeting. A request to sign-up can also be made directly to the City Clerk at 206-801-2230. 

STUDY ITEMS

9(a) Discussion of the Proposed 2021-2022 Biennial Budget - Department Presentations and Discussion of the 2021-2026 Capital Improvement Plan (continued)

9(b) Discussing Ordinance No. 907 - Amending Development Code Sections 20.20, 20.30, 20.40, 20.50, and 20.80 for Administrative and Clarifying Amendments

Although most of the proposed Development Code amendments in this group of amendments are aimed at “cleaning up” the code and are more administrative in nature, other amendments are more substantive and have the possibility of changing policy direction for the City.

There are 23 amendments. For ease of analysis, the Planning Committee staff divided these proposed amendments into three separate exhibits. 

Amendments that raised some questions and concerns for the Planning Commission, which have been addressed in the recommendation, included the addition of a provision to assist in the resolution of code enforcement actions by prohibiting permit application when there is an outstanding code violation on the property; establishing emergency temporary shelters as a temporary use; setting a maximum hardscape for school properties; and addressing tree replacement standards when non-significant trees were to be retained but subsequently removed.



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Shoreline plants 62 new street trees

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Photos courtesy City of Shoreline

The City of Shoreline is in the process of planting 62 new street trees on the east side of Shoreline. The trees are Zelkova and Norwegian Sunset Maples, which are known for their fall colors. They are both suitable street trees that will help us maintain our urban tree canopy.

Funding for the trees came from fees collected in lieu of property owners replacing trees removed from their property.
 
The City’s tree code has tree replacement requirements. However, sometimes it is not always possible to replant trees on the same property. In such cases, property owners must pay a fee for each tree not replanted. 

The fee is dependent on the size of the tree to be replaced, but averages about $2,500. The City uses fees collected to purchase, plant, and maintain trees around the City. The City used $11,000 from the tree fund to purchase and plant the 62 new trees.



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Storm aftermath

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Steve Robinson drove around on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, the day after the big storm. He found this taped off and compromised power line  at 190th NW and Richmond Beach DR NW. 

He said "I got there as Seattle City Light was moving on to find more areas of compromise in the neighborhood."


Photo by Alan Charnley

Alan Charnley said that two hours before he took this photo, the tree was standing upright.

This is what happens when the ground get saturated with water. The weight of the tree will then pull the tree's shallow roots out of the ground. The high wind gusts would have helped.




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Fall photos: a decade of grandson and leaves

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

10 photos taken one each year of a boy standing in red, yellow, brown leaves. In the early photos he is all bundled up. After a few years in the rest of the photos he is wearing shorts!



Jennifer Caceres sent this decade of photos of her grandson.

She says, "I'm an old Grammy that has the pleasure of living with my grandson.

"For the past 10 years that we've lived in Shoreline my grandson and I walk down to the little park right next to the water tower on the corner of 145th and Dayton when the leaves begin to turn color and drop to the ground and I take pictures.

"These are the pictures from 2011 to 2020.

"Now that he's in his early teens he's not so keen about this yearly ritual but he's doing it for his old Grammy."




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