Planting a tree is a vote for our future. It means we believe in tomorrow, in each other, and that a fair urban forest is possible. For the past seven years, the Tacoma Tree Foundation has been planting toward this future alongside neighbors, government partners, and local organizations. Recent city-wide data suggests our collective efforts are working: Tree equity in Tacoma is improving! 

Join us at the 4th Annual State of the Urban Forest to learn about new tree canopy data collected by the City of Tacoma Urban Forestry Program, about the City’s five-year plan to improve urban forest outcomes, and how TTF is supporting communities to ensure today’s trees are here tomorrow. 

PROGRAM 

To celebrate the many ways trees inspire us to work together for the future, Northwest Sinfonietta will open the evening performing Viet Cuong’s “Next Week’s Trees.” This eight-minute cello and percussion piece is based on Mary Oliver’s poem, ‘Walking to Oak-Head Pond.’ Through their art, Oliver and Cuong invite us to reflect on trees as a powerful symbol of our shared belief in the promise of tomorrow.  

7PM

Land Acknowledgement

Northwest Sinfonietta

“Next Week’s Trees” | Viet Cuong 

Maria Scherer Wilson, Cello

Jeffery Lund, Percussion 

7:20PM

Mike Carey, Urban Forestry Manager, City of Tacoma

CM Olgy Díaz and CM Kristina Walker

Jaala Smith and Lowell Wyse

8:15PM

Toast to tomorrow’s trees at our post-event social

Registration begins at 6:30PM. Please plan to arrive by 6:45PM.

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