State Urban Forestry Restoration Project Targets Spanaway Park

From Pierce County:

The Urban Forestry Restoration Project, administered by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, enhances the capacity of urban forests to manage stormwater and improve air and water quality by improving the health and functionality of trees and forestedsites in urban settings.

DNR is excited to bring this urban forestry restoration program to Pierce County. 

Over the next few weeks, a Washington Conservation Corps team will remove the English ivy, Himalayan blackberry and yellow-flag iris from Spanaway Park and Bresemann Forest. Invasive non-native plants prevent forested areas from providing our community the full benefits and services of healthy forests by competing for water and nutrients, and in some cases even killing trees. Once the unwelcome plants are gone, native vegetation will be planted in some areas.