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Parks staff outline urban-forest program: thousands of trees planted, $1.6M annual pruning budget
Summary
Parks staff updated the commission on a five-year urban-forest program that has planted roughly 18,800 trees to date, trimmed more than 52,000 trees since 2021 and budgets about $1.6 million annually for pruning, removals and plantings. Staff also described a $100,000 USDA Green Latinos grant for planting in high-heat underserved neighborhoods.
City parks staff presented a multi-year urban-forest management update that reviewed planting and maintenance metrics, budget assumptions and grant-funded work in underserved neighborhoods.
Mr. Cortez, who led the presentation, said the city launched the program in 2021 with a five-year goal to plant 15,000 trees and to implement a 5-year grid pruning cycle. He told commissioners the city has planted about…
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