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Tacoma Mall Greening Project

The premise of the Tacoma Mall Greening Project was to begin implementation of the 2018 Tacoma Mall Subarea Plan, specifically leading with a commitment to incorporate green stormwater infrastructure, increase tree canopy cover, and promote the essential connection between people and natural “green” infrastructure.
Tree Planting Volunteers

Contact

Ryan Hebert
Urban Forestry Project Manager
rhebert@tacoma.gov
(253) 363-0386

In 2018, City of Tacoma Urban Forestry and our partners were awarded a Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) Grant provided by the U.S. Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program, administered through the Washington Department of Natural Resources Urban & Community Forestry Program. As directed by the community through Tacoma Mall Subarea Plan (2018) engagement efforts, the project team focused the scope of this grant on tree planting and water quality improvements in the Tacoma Mall Neighborhood throughout the grant period (November 2018 – April 2023).

This Tacoma Mall Greening Project Final Report is intended to present a pallet of tactics used to increase green infrastructure in a rapidly developing neighborhood, including an evaluation of different metrics for success. Our hope is that communities across the U.S. who are facing similar development pressures, can consider these tools and methods to help meet their own community needs to increase density while creating healthy, livable communities, through integrating green infrastructure.

Tacoma Mall Greening Project Final Report cover photo

Click the image above to view the Tacoma Mall Greening Project Final Report