The City’s Urban Forestry Division within the Public Works Utilities and Operations Department maintains around 12,000 City street trees, around 15,000 trees in parks and greenbelts, and more than 5,000 trees in the public right-of-way.

Maintenance activities include: planting, pruning, young tree maintenance, and tree and stump removals.

Planning and administrative activities include: the review of tree modification permits, tree removal requests, outreach to the community on the care and importance of trees, maintaining the City's Climate-Ready Tree Lists, and long-term planning for the City’s urban forest, including the eventual replacement of trees over time.

Urban Forestry Division Quick Links

History of the Urban Forestry Program

The City of Davis Urban Forestry Program officially began in 1963 with the establishment of the Street Tree Committee (now the Tree Commission). Prior to 1963, developers were encouraged to plant a tree in the "parkway" in subdivisions which, in most cases, the City assumed as street trees. The purpose of the program initially was to provide shade and aesthetics for our community, which remains the primary concern. However, through the years, the program has evolved into a much larger one than the initial planting of a street tree.

In 1977, the City received national recognition for our Street Tree Program by the National Arbor Day Foundation. We have continued to receive this annual award, and are known nationally as a "Tree City USA".