Seattle Department of Transportation
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Urban Forestry section’s mission is to administer, maintain, protect, and expand the City's urban landscape in the street right-of-way to maximize economic, environmental, safety and aesthetic benefits.
Our goals are to: Preserve and improve Seattle’s trees through effective regulation and enforcement, street tree inventorying, maintenance and replacement to ensure the health, preservation, and expansion of Seattle’s urban forest. With funds provided by the Levy to Move Seattle passed by voters in 2015, we’ve expanded our ability protect, maintain, and preserve tree canopy. We encourage community members to plant new street trees and are available to collaborate on all types of projects to ensure codes required for tree planting and landscaping in the right-of-way are met.
Our goals are to: Preserve and improve Seattle’s trees through effective regulation and enforcement, street tree inventorying, maintenance and replacement to ensure the health, preservation, and expansion of Seattle’s urban forest. With funds provided by the Levy to Move Seattle passed by voters in 2015, we’ve expanded our ability protect, maintain, and preserve tree canopy. We encourage community members to plant new street trees and are available to collaborate on all types of projects to ensure codes required for tree planting and landscaping in the right-of-way are met.