Urban Forestry

Jacksonville's city council recently unanimously passed a bill to provide further continued funding from the city's tree mitigation fund for city tree planting projects.

If you have space on the City right of way and would like the City of Jacksonville to plant new trees please call 630-CITY or request through the online portal and our urban foresters will reach out to you.

The City of Jacksonville's Urban Forestry Program was awarded the Outstanding Professional Award for Richard Leon, Jacksonville's Urban Forestry Manager, as well as the Outstanding Project for the 630-CITY Tree Planting Project.

Check out this new video advertising our 630-CITY tree planting program! Once you watch the video, you can submit a request to have a free tree planted within your right of way.

The Urban Forestry team has created and released a guide regarding all information the public might need about the new 630-CITY Tree planting program where citizens can request the city to come out and plant a free tree in the City right of Way.

The City of Jacksonville partnered along with Groundwork Jacksonville have been awarded the 2019 TD Green Space Grant for the Biodiversity Corridor project along Jacksonville's S-Line.

In an effort to make Jacksonville green again, the 630-CITY Tree Planting Program is giving homeowners the ability to give back to the environment while beautifying their yards.

Would you like a tree planted in the right-of-way in front of your home? If so, the City of Jacksonville will do just that! Simply call 630-CITY and request a tree and you will be contacted by one of the city’s arborists. The funding comes from the city’s tree fund and the trees are planted at no cost to you, all we ask is that you water it and enjoy.

Maria Guenther, a resident of Avondale, is enjoying two new trees planted this week in the right-of-way in front of her home by the City of Jacksonville through its tree mitigation program. Maria’s new trees are part of over 380 trees in the initial planting through the RAP ReLEAF program. That program is designed to enhance our tree canopy by placing trees inside right-of-ways and in our parks. As they mature they will replace trees planted during the establishment of our neighborhood and are nearing the end of their life cycle.

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