Iowa City forestry staff outline tree strategy, budgets and Root for Trees voucher program
City forestry staff described staffing, management plans, planting and removal targets, a $70,000 operating planting budget for 2026 plus $30,000 in CIP funds, and the Root for Trees voucher program that has supported roughly 1,700 community trees since 2020.
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Tyler, a member of Iowa City’s parks/forestry staff, told the commission that the city’s forestry decisions are guided by urban-forest and natural-area management plans created with consultants and public engagement. “We have ten certified arborists,” Tyler said, noting additional urban-forest professionals and tree-risk-assessment–trained staff on the team.
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