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2015 Autumn | Agriculture and Food Systems, Education & Outreach

A Look into what Policies are Doing to Preserve Seattle’s Urban Fruit Tree Canopy

Student(s):

Alejandra Andrade

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Elan Ebeling

Partner(s):

  • City Fruit

Faculty advisor(s):

Branden Born, Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington

During my project, I assisted City Fruit in updating their outreach materials and reaching out to Seattle neighbor- hoods served by City Fruit to increase community aware- ness of and participation in the organization. I also wrote two impact reports that detailed how City Fruit was helping to positively impact the issues of carbon emissions and food insecurity in Seattle. I learned just how incredible of a resource the urban fruit tree canopy is for the commu- nity while writing the reports and became interested in what is currently being done to manage and protect it, so it can continue to be a resource.