Urban tree funding axed in WA House budget proposal

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 28, 2026

Words: 604

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Funding that helps Washington communities plant and sustain trees is on the chopping block in the state Legislature.

House budget legislation would cut funding for the Department of Natural Resources’ Urban and Community Forestry program, a move that agency officials say would dismantle the program and jeopardize millions of dollars in federal grants.

“It’s not a reduction. It’s an elimination,” said Will Rubin, communications manager at the Department of Natural Resources.

Without the state …

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