Beyond Tree Planting in Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Actions

Forests in cities, and the communities that steward and benefit from them, face significant disruption due to climate change. It is now time to build the capacity in our institutions and in forested natural areas to help navigate multiple overlapping crises and systems change. This case study from Seattle, Washington provides perspective on how to mitigate climate change beyond tree planting.

In a nutshell, this resource offers:

• Ways to mitigate climate change beyond tree planting. 
• An approach grounded in environmental justice principles.
• How to improve climate adaption in cities. 

How to use this resource:

• As an example of how climate change effects urban ecological systems.
• As a case study for how Seattle is addressing climate change. 
• As an example of how to incorporate environmental justice principles in climate adaptation. 

Author: Michael T Yadrick, Lisa A. Ciecko, and Weston Brinkley

Date published: 2024

Point of contact: Michael T. Yadrick michael.yadrick@seattle.gov

Citation: Yadrick, Michael T. Jr.; Ciecko, Lisa A.; and Brinkley, Weston (2024) "Beyond Tree Planting in Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Actions," Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 37. DOI: 10.15365/cate.2020.130137

Resource is available online here.