Forestry - City of Stevens Point

Your 2002 Forestry Crew (L to R)
(Back Row) Ben Reince, Rich Janis, Matt Kanitz, Todd Ernster
(Front Row) Paul Ziemann, Byron Gumz, Charlie Upthagrove
(Not Pictured: Justin Danielski)

Read our Gypsy Moth Information

Read our Oak Wilt Information

Read about our Tree City USA Growth Award

The Mission of the Stevens Point Forestry Division

is "to enhance the economic, aesthetic, and environmental benefits of public greenspace in the urban environment through proper planting and maintenance of trees and other landscape plants."

To accomplish this mission, Forestry administers and enforces the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Municipal Code of the City of Stevens Point.

This ordinance sets forth the goals, the means of achieving those goals, and the services provided to city residents by the forestry program. It also provides protection for all of our trees, both public and private, from insects, disease, and damage caused by construction or improper care. The ordinance also provides personal protection for our residents and visitors by defining and providing the means for eliminating hazard trees that may pose a threat to their safety and property.

One of the services we provide is the management of many thousands of trees and other landscape plants located in public areas of the City, including parks, along streets, and on other City-owned lands such as parking lots and buildings. One of our most important activities is the street tree planting program, which began in the early 1970s as a response to the catastrophic loss of many magnificent American Elms, Ulmus americana, to Dutch Elm Disease, Ceratocystis ulmi, - as did similar programs in many other communities in the East and Midwest. This program has continued uninterrupted ever since, and has resulted in an ever-expanding street tree population diverse in both age and species composition - both of which are critical to the future health of our urban forest.

Our professional staff includes an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist (WI-0198) who is available to respond to a City tree service request, help residents with specific tree related problems in their home landscape, speak to local organizations or school groups about the urban forestry program, and assist our community in any way we can with tree related information.

Are you a City of Stevens Point resident?
Learn more about our services, including planting trees adjacent to your home!

To find out more about urban forestry, arboriculture, and why trees are such a valuable asset to any community, check out these links.

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Your 2002 Forestry Crew (L to R) (Back Row) Ben Reince, Rich Janis, Matt Kanitz, Todd Ernster (Front Row) Paul Ziemann, Byron Gumz, Charlie Upthagrove (Not Pictured: Justin Danielski)

Read our Gypsy Moth Information

Read our Oak Wilt Information

Read about our Tree City USA Growth Award

The Mission of the Stevens Point Forestry Division is "to enhance the economic, aesthetic, and environmental benefits of public greenspace in the urban environment through proper planting and maintenance of trees and other landscape plants." To accomplish this mission, Forestry administers and enforces the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Municipal Code of the City of Stevens Point. This ordinance sets forth the goals, the means of achieving those goals, and the services provided to city residents by the forestry program. It also provides protection for all of our trees, both public and private, from insects, disease, and damage caused by construction or improper care. The ordinance also provides personal protection for our residents and visitors by defining and providing the means for eliminating hazard trees that may pose a threat to their safety and property. One of the services we provide is the management of many thousands of trees and other landscape plants located in public areas of the City, including parks, along streets, and on other City-owned lands such as parking lots and buildings. One of our most important activities is the street tree planting program, which began in the early 1970s as a response to the catastrophic loss of many magnificent American Elms, Ulmus americana, to Dutch Elm Disease, Ceratocystis ulmi, - as did similar programs in many other communities in the East and Midwest. This program has continued uninterrupted ever since, and has resulted in an ever-expanding street tree population diverse in both age and species composition - both of which are critical to the future health of our urban forest. Our professional staff includes an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist (WI-0198) who is available to respond to a City tree service request, help residents with specific tree related problems in their home landscape, speak to local organizations or school groups about the urban forestry program, and assist our community in any way we can with tree related information.