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Palm Desert staff recommend keeping current tree-pruning practices, propose targeted outreach for wildlife and HOAs
Summary
Public-works staff told the City Council the city's urban-forest program follows ISA standards and municipal code; staff do not recommend broad changes but proposed limited no-prune zones for wildlife, HOA outreach and continued monitoring.
City staff recommended continuing current tree-pruning and maintenance practices while expanding targeted outreach and site-specific protections for wildlife.
Sean Muir, community services manager, and Brad Chuck, superintendent of public works, told the council Palm Desert maintains about 12,000 trees of roughly 120 species with an estimated urban-forest value of about $5.6 million. Chuck described the city's pruning schedule: palms and date palms are pruned annually; heavier hardwood…
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