Contractors will remove 18 trees from Soundview Forest this month, clearing the park of dead and decaying trees identified by an arborist before the city of Gig Harbor acquired the property in 2018.
The wooded area spans about 2.3 acres near the intersection of Soundview Drive and Judson Street and includes 172 trees, mostly Douglas firs around 100 years old, according to the consulting arborist’s April 2018 report. The mix also includes a few red alders, big leaf maples, Pacific madrones and cedars, the report said.
“Overall this urban forest stand is in good health and vigor,” the arborist wrote. “ It should remain long-term viable with little effort by the city as long as it remains in its current use and condition.”…