Once these trees are gone, they are gone forever.
TREE LOSS CONTINUES IN SHORELINE
Gone:
317 trees along N 145th corridor/I-5 roundabout project from Corliss Ave N east to 6th Ave NE (2024)
47 trees removed/to be removed for the 148th St Non-Motorized Bridge (2023-2024)
7 trees at NW corner of N 145th and 8th Ave NE (Sound Transit) (2024)
23 trees along 5th Ave NE between NE 175th and NE 182nd (new sidewalk 2022)
7 trees along 5th Ave NE between NE 165th and NE 175th. Root shaving and steel plate method retained 59 trees. (sidewalk rehabilitation 2023)
18 trees along 15th Ave NE between NE 155th and NE 175th (sidewalk rehabilitation 2023)
28 trees along N 155th from Midvale Ave N to 1st Ave NE (street overlay 2023; 32 tree replacements planted)
More than 1665 trees at development sites from 2019 to 2024.
Estimated future loss of trees:
134 trees along N 145th from Corliss Ave N west to Linden Ave N (N 145th, Phases 2-3)
274 trees along N 175th (Phase 1 scheduled for 2026: estimate 37 trees)
11 to 15 trees for the new sidewalk along 8th Ave NW (estimate)
10 trees for the new sidewalk along 19th Ave NE (estimate)
14 trees for the roundabout project at 160th/Greenwood/Innis Arden intersection
20 trees for the new sidewalk along Dayton Ave NW (estimate)
Trees at development sites
Based on significant trees, 6” diameter at breast height (dbh) and larger.
Estimated tree removals, subject to change.
SHORELINE PROJECTS
Pacific Madrone, tree #54, at the NW corner of N 145th and Wallingford Ave N, is recommended for removal in the 2021 Arborist Report. Help save this tree and additional high value trees along N 145th, Phases 2-3. Email Shoreline City Council <council@shorelinewa.gov> and copy <agendacomments@shorelinewa.gov>
Save the Pacific Madrone on N 145th!
Approximately 134 trees will be cut down along N 145th from Corliss west to Aurora in Phases 2-3 of the N 145th Corridor Project. Per the 2021 Arborist Report, ten (10) of these trees have high or special preservation value including the spectacular Pacific madrone (tree #54) on the NW corner of N 145th and Wallingford Ave N. Preservation of these high value trees was emphasized in a letter dated January 7, 2025 from Save Shoreline Trees to the City:
“Perhaps the time has come to grant Tree No. 54 and other ‘special’ trees on the 4/21/21 arborist report a reprieve from the chainsaw. It warrants another closer look at possible retention of them. The designers should be asked to make exceptional effort to preserve these special trees.”
Help save these high value trees along N 145th. Email Shoreline City Council <council@shorelinewa.gov> and copy <agendacomments@shorelinewa.gov>
TREE ADVOCACY
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North 145th Street looking east toward I-5. North side of N 145th, 317 trees removed; south side of N 145th is Seattle side, very few trees removed. Photo appears on City of Shoreline website.
Designs for the N 145th Phase 1 and I-5 Interchange Project required the removal of 317 trees.
Trees cut down along N 145th between Corliss and Sunnyside.
“We tried to save these trees”. 4/18/24.
CALENDAR
City Council, Monday 1/13/25
Planning Commission, Thursday 1/16/25
PRCS/Tree Board, Thursday 1/23/25
Link to City Calendar
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CONTACTS
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Trees on private property: 206.801.2500 pcd@shorelinewa.gov
Public trees: Customer Response Team 206.801.2700
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Raised concrete sidewalk on Dayton Ave N in Shoreline saved 94 tall native trees.
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