Growing shade
Marysville City Council, News
July 9, 2025

Growing shade

City looks to increase canopy coverage with more trees

By Michael Williamson 

The number of trees in Marysville is growing by about 500 a year and city officials are working on how to best handle the maintenance going into the future.

Andy Evans, the city’s urban forester, said there are currently about 9,000 trees in the city and that accounts for a canopy coverage level of...

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