SEATTLE — Demonstrators working to preserve a 200-year-old tree in Wedgwoodbrought their concerns directly to the Seattle City Council. A city council member now estimates they have a couple more ...

SEATTLE — Seattle, known as the "Emerald City" for its luscious greenery, now has a new ordinance in effect, that will help protect trees. "Trees planted today, can and will create the canopy for my ...

On Tuesday, a 60-foot cedar tree in West Seattle was cut down to make way for a six-home development project, despite being designated by the city as "protected" from home demolition. Local ...

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 — 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 ...

Storm-ready trees are structurally sound and properly maintained to minimize the risk of damage during harsh weather. Removing dead, weak or oversized limbs can help make your trees sturdy enough to ...

The public had one last chance to comment, advise, and applaud a range of amendments that will reshape Seattle’s 20-year vision for growth, known as the Comprehensive Plan. Balancing tree protections ...

On Tuesday, a man who climbed a downtown Seattle tree stayed there for more than eight hours, refused to come down and threw things at firefighters who tried to help him. The scene near Fourth Avenue ...

How the end of the consent decree impacts when Seattle police release videos of shootings The recent end to a federal consent decree has changed how Seattle police are handling the release of videos ...

The traditional lighting of Seattle’s downtown tree was marked Friday not with a planned countdown from emcees but with chants and speeches from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. At about 4:30 p.m., a ...