The spirit of ‘Big Red’ lives on . . .

Follow the activities of this group as they work to save Edmond’s Legacy Trees and establish a strong Edmonds Tree Code.

This page is set up to report the actions, month-by-month, of FOET and the relevant City departments who are working to create that Tree Code.

Read the latest month’s news below or scroll to review the history of this project from the establishment, in April, 2025, of an Interim Tree Code Ordinance up to the present.

July, 2025

The Edmonds Planning Board met twice this month and considered “minor revisions” to the Tree Code.

Though FOET reported that they accepted all of its suggestions, some issues remain, namely:
1). Is the fee-in-lieu-of payment set high enough to encourage developers to save as many trees as possible?
2). Is the 20-year time-frame for yielding the same environmental value the right amount of time?

June, 2025

The City Council held a Public Hearing on June 10 to give residents
a chance to comment on the Interim Tree Code Ordinance that was passed by the Council on April 21. Every person who spoke, favored the passage of the Ordinance.

Residents have also been commenting in MyEdmondsNews about this issue. Two comments are related HERE.

April, 2025

At a City Council meeting on April 21, Susan Paine, President Pro-Tem, proposed an Interim Tree Code Ordinance to protect Edmonds Legacy trees for one year until a Permanent Ordinance can be adopted. The proposal was adopted by the Council by a vote of 6-0.

Read the Interim Tree Code Ordinance HERE.