Volume 9: Issue 2

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Return of the Volunteer Program

After a year-long hiatus, Urban Forestry is excited to once again invite Edmond residents to participate in volunteer projects that enhance and conserve Edmond’s urban forest. Check out this season’s schedule…

Nominations Open for This Year’s Landscape Improvement Award

Home owner associations/neighborhood groups that have enhanced their neighborhood environment through the planting of trees and other landscaping are eligible to enter for a chance to receive additional trees and recognition signage for their outstanding efforts, with nominations due on September 1st. Learn more about nominating your neighborhood for this award…

2020 Landscape Improvement Award Recipient

Congratulations to The Porches of Arbor Creek HOA, the 2020 recipient of the City of Edmond’s Landscape Improvement Award. Find out more about their winning project…

Tree Recovery Check-in

Now that we are six months past the February extreme freeze and closing in on the one year mark since the October ice storm, it’s a good time to take stock of how your trees are doing. Learn more about Urban Forestry’s recommendations for what to do next…

Upcoming Tree Opportunities

After the many tree losses experienced through the ice storm and freeze this past year, many Edmond residents are looking forward to this autumn to add new trees back into their landscapes. The approaching fall season brings with it a variety of free tree opportunities to keep an eye out for through City of Edmond. See what’s coming up…

Tree Species Highlight 

When looking for a new tree to add to the landscape, it can at times be a challenge to find a species that checks off all the boxes, such as adaptability to local conditions, the desired benefits (i.e. shade or screening), appropriate mature size, and aesthetic features. This season’s tree species highlight can meet these needs with more versatility than many other shade trees. Learn more about this season’s Tree Species Highlight…

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