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Natural Resources section outlines creek, trails, vernal-pool and urban-forestry work
Summary
City natural-resources staff summarized creek maintenance, vegetation management, vernal-pool monitoring, unsheltered-camp cleanup and urban-forestry programs. Staff said the city manages about 78 miles of creeks, 45 miles of bike trails, roughly 42,000 acres of open space vegetation work and an inventory of about 55,000 city trees.
Natural-resources staff for the City of Roseville on April 2025 presented an overview of the programs that manage the city’s creeks, open space, trails and urban forest.
Michael Neumann, the city’s urban forester, and Colleen Rhodes, Natural Resource Specialist, told the Parks and Recreation Commission that the Natural Resources Stewardship Team and the Urban Forestry Team split responsibilities: stewardship handles creek maintenance, invasive species management, vegetation and firebreaks, trail maintenance, vernal-pool monitoring, wildlife conservation and unsheltered camps; urban forestry handles tree pruning and removals, planting and plant-health care, risk assessment and…
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