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After destructive storms, agencies outline tree losses, recovery plans and $12M IRA grant for planting
Summary
City departments reported widespread storm damage to San Francisco's trees and described recovery, replanting and funding steps — Public Works cited a $12 million federal Inflation Reduction Act grant to plant 3,500 trees in underserved neighborhoods; Rec & Park and other agencies noted substantial losses and long-term canopy goals.
A Dec. 4 hearing before the Land Use & Transportation Committee examined the condition of San Francisco's trees after the late-2022/early-2023 storms and discussed cleanup, maintenance plans and long-term canopy goals.
Public Works Director Karla Short reported more than 900 tree or branch failures during the defined storm period and over 3,000 tree-related service requests. Public Works said it is responsible for roughly 125,000 street trees and estimated approximately 650,000 total trees citywide when including trees on other public properties and rights of way. Short described ongoing data cleanup to…
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