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City of Davis releases State of the Urban Forest; staff report backlog, limited planting vs removals
Summary
Urban Forestry staff reported FY24'FY25 metrics showing progress on closing work-order backlog and proactive pruning, but a gap between tree removals (177) and plantings (116). Commissioners and public called for clearer funding, enforcement in development agreements, and expanded outreach and planting partnerships.
Charlie Murphy, Davis's urban forestry manager, presented the city's State of the Urban Forest annual report, summarizing FY2024'FY2025 work orders, staffing, contracting with Tree Davis, and priorities for inventories and implementation.
Murphy told commissioners the urban-forestry program is responsible for roughly 30,000 trees in public rights-of-way and protected private trees and that the city adopted an urban forest management plan in 2023. He said FY25 saw about 1,600 work orders created and about 1,700 closed, a staffing turnover that briefly…
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