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Letter Supporting the Tree Canopy Preservation Amendment

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On September 8, The Asheville City Council unanimously voted to approve this Amendment and the fee-in-lieu option for tree removal!

Over the past 10 years, Asheville has lost 6.4 percent of its urban forest canopy– the equivalent of more than 900 acres of trees–mostly as a result of the development necessary to meet the demands of a growing city.

During this period, the City has not had any meaningful ordinance language, programs or policies in place to counter this devastating loss of tree canopy, nor bring a better balance between development and preserving our urban forest. 

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A message from Cathy Walsh, member, Tree Protection Task Force

BRNN Members,

You may remember that you voted to support this effort for the fiscal year 2020 last spring, but the City Council and the City Manager did not vote for it last year.

This year, after meetings with almost all City Council members and Asheville City staff, there is a much greater chance that this will be passed.

Julie Mayfield at the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network meeting last week spoke favorably of hiring an Urban Forester and developing a Master Urban Forest Plan. The Tree Protection Task Force has developed a blog and a campaign to generate even more support for this program this year. 


I am asking the Blue Ridge Naturalist Network to again support this effort.

Attached is a one-page information sheet developed by the campaign committee summarizing the need and solution. The benefit of protecting the tree canopy to birds, pollinators and other native wildlife is self-evident, and I hope you agree and support this call for action.

Thank you,
Cathy Walsh

P.S. Asheville GreenWorks only plants native trees

Read the full request by downloading the One-Page below:

One Pager: A Comprehensive Urban Forestry Program for AshevilleDownload
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