Snohomish County to receive $500K urban forest, salmon recovery grant
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council unanimously voted Wednesday for a $500,000 urban forest grant that will fund data collection and forest mapping to help with future salmon recovery projects.
The grant will pay for county staff to map tree cover in urban, unincorporated areas, conduct a partial count of the county’s trees and support the ongoing Healthy Forest Project, a community-based stewardship program focused on restoring and caring for forested parks and natural areas.
Most of the work will take place in 2026, and the Washington State Department of Commerce will reimburse the county in 2027.
Staff will document data about the county’s total tree canopy and tree canopy related to stormwater management, to help plan future salmon recovery projects.
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