November 13 | 7pm
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!
PLANTING A TREE IS A VOTE FOR OUR FUTURE.
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
The City’s five-year plan to improve urban forest outcomes
How TTF is supporting communities to ensure today’s trees are here tomorrow
I can see the light spilling
like a shower of meteors
into next week’s trees,
and I plan to be there soon…
- Mary Oliver, ‘Walking to Oak-Head Pond’
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.
PROGRAM
7PM
Land Acknowledgement | Kim Kamara, Windz of Change Alliance
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
City of Tacoma Councilmembers Olgy Díaz and Kristina Walker
Jaala Smith and Lowell Wyse, Tacoma Tree Foundation
8:15PM
Toast to tomorrow’s trees at our post-event social
Registration begins at 6:30PM. Please plan to arrive by 6:45PM.
