King County - Hot Redcedar Study

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The Red-Hot Hypothesis Test

"We hypothesize redcedar trees will be less healthy in areas with hotter surface temperatures"

Joey Hulbert

Program Director

Help test this important hypothesis by visiting and assessing the trees below.

If we need trees to mitigate the effects of climate change, what happens when climate change affects the trees?

Are redcedar trees less healthy in hotter communities?

Explore the urban heat map data below

Read more about the results of the heat mapping project here.

How do redcedar trees fair in hotter areas?

Help test the Red-Hot Hypothesis

"We hypothesize redcedar trees will be less healthy in areas with hotter surface temperatures"

Joey Hulbert

Program Director

Create a login on iNaturalist.org
Join the Western Redcedar Dieback Map project
Venture to a Target Tree (see below)
Use iNaturalist to log an observation of the tree
Tag the Western Redcedar Dieback Map project and answer the questions
Indicate the Tree Number (eg H10, H43) in the 'Optional Tree Number' field of the observation
Share the Observation!

Open this link with your mobile device and navigate to these trees.