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<br /> <br />2 | Page <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Goals Priorities <br />Increase Tree <br />Canopy in <br />Disadvantaged <br />Communities <br />Address environmental justice issues by creating livable <br />and walkable neighborhoods, increasing air quality and <br />environmental health, and improving social equity <br />through access to nature. Create and implement <br />comprehensive urban forest management and <br />maintenance plans for Marysville, Everett, and Tulalip <br />public lands and rights of way that also includes <br />opportunities for residents to plant and maintain trees <br />in their own yards, on private property. <br /> <br />YES YES YES <br /> <br />Increase Climate <br />Resilience <br />Enhance climate mitigation by retaining stored carbon <br />in tree tissue and sequestering atmospheric carbon. <br />Promote climate adaptation by utilizing trees to reduce <br />heat effects and increase biodiversity. Maintain tree <br />canopy cover to manage stormwater, reducing <br />frequency and intensity of flooding and enhancing <br />water quality. <br />YES YES YES <br />Promote Human <br />Health and <br />Wellness <br />Increase human health and wellness by improving <br />human habitat. Create neighborhoods with an <br />abundance of trees to increase air quality, lower <br />temperatures, promote safer and walkable <br />communities, and increase social cohesion. Plant edible <br />food forests to increase access to healthy foods. <br />YES YES YES <br />Engage <br />Disadvantaged <br />Communities <br />Engage partners and underserved neighborhoods in <br />planning and implementation of neighborhood <br />greening projects to increase tree canopy and <br />community stewardship. <br />YES YES YES <br />Enhance Public <br />Awareness <br />Build an enhanced level of awareness of the value of <br />urban forests in terms of their tangible benefits to <br />stormwater management, extreme temperature <br />mitigation, energy consumption, and human health. <br />YES YES YES <br /> <br /> <br />Project Scope Alignment with <br />State and National Goals and Priorities