Forestry
Objectives
- Provide forestry related services of all public parks, streets, boulevards and other properties to foster a healthy, safe and viable urban forest.
- Provide for the Noxious Weed Inspector Program.
Description of Services & Programs
Plan, plant, prune and trim all public trees in the City parks, boulevards, alleys and public lands as required; process tree trimmings into wood chips, firewood and landscape mulch for City use; provide tree repair and cleanup of tree damage debris caused by storms; maintain a public tree inventory; identify and notify the public of Dutch Elm Disease, Oak Wilt, dangerous and/or hazardous private trees and to remove/dispose as defined by City ordinance; inspect, identify, remove and dispose of dead and diseased trees and stumps from City properties and City right of way as required. Provide for the Noxious Weed Inspector Program.
