Filbert Street urban forestry work complete; tree canopy survey to begin Feb. 2
Jan 27, 2026
Staff reported that the Filbert Street urban forestry grant work is finished — crews removed 700 cubic yards of invasive material and planted 56 trees though the grant required 28 — and announced a tree canopy survey starting Feb. 2 expected to take about 60 days covering parks and possibly medians/right-of-ways.
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The committee heard that the Filbert Street urban forestry project is complete and that staff is in the process of closing out the grant. "We took out over 700 cubic yards of exotic plant material and put in... The grant required we put in 28 trees. We were able to put in 56," a staff member said, describing the project's larger-than-required plantings.
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