The SEA Board has been gathering information from numerous municipalities along the North Shore about their approaches to tree preservation. Working closely with Alderman Judy Fiske, who is promoting this issue in the Evanston City Council, SEA is collecting and comparing various options for drafting a tree ordinance for Evanston. Key features of such ordinances typically include a permitting process for removing or replacing trees, the criteria for obtaining a permit, and the requirements for planting trees of particular sizes and varieties.