Urban Forestry Program
The Urban Forestry Program is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and enhancement of public and street trees, along parking strips, boulevards and parks within the city limits.
The Urban Forestry Program issues permits to plant, prune, or remove public trees.
The Urban Forestry Program is responsible for notifying property owners on issues relating to street trees and city projects. Examples include notification of hazard trees, sign blockage, and clearance pruning for city street work.
Urban Forestry Program staff reviews predevelopment plans and landscape plans that involve street trees.
Urban Forestry Program staff works with the advisory committees to recommend changes to Spokane Municipal Code to facilitate the regulation and enhancement of the urban forest.
Urban Forestry Program staff inspects work performed by tree services to make sure it was performed in accordance with required arboricultural standards.
Urban Forestry Program crews perform planting of trees along right-of-ways and in parks.
Urban Forestry Program crews prune and remove park trees and perform emergency work in the right-of-way and other publicly owned property.
