Northwest Youth Corps awarded grant to plant more trees around Tacoma

The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $4 million grant to the Northwest Youth Corps to support urban forestry efforts in the Tacoma area.

TACOMA, Wash. — The City of Tacoma and surrounding cities will soon have more trees. This is because the Northwest Youth Corps was recently awarded millions of dollars to increase the urban tree canopy.

More than 300 young people in Washington are part of the Northwest Youth Corps, which works on different conservation projects throughout the state.

On Thursday an urban and community forestry crew was working to plant an oak tree and remove invasive plants in Lakewood, just outside of

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