The City of Westminster Forestry Team works to preserve and promote a healthy, safe, and diverse tree canopy through progressive urban forestry practices and community engagement.
To achieve our vision, we aim to employ the most effective arboricultural techniques, utilize equipment and technology that results in timely and efficient work and to work closely with the citizens and commercial partners who are part of Westminster's urban forest.
Currently, Westminster Forestry actively maintains over 14,000 trees in parks, greenbelts, facilities and rights-of-way.
There are also thousands of trees found within the 3,090 acres of open space across the city. Management of open space trees focuses on hazard mitigation and protection from wildlife damage. Dead trees, broken branches and downed woody debris commonly are left in our natural areas as they play an important role in the ecosystem.
Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP)
Westminster is creating an Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). This plan will serve as a roadmap for the future of Westminster’s tree canopy and the community that shapes and benefits from it.
There will be several community engagement meetings to discuss the UFMP. These virtual meetings will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 and Dec. 6.
Join the virtual meeting here: https://www.westminsterco.gov/EventDetails?e=10236
A survey is now live, and we hope to hear your opinions, feedback, and visions about our urban forest.
English: www.surveymonkey.com/r/9JZVZGM
Hmong: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DZ38ZCC
Spanish: www.surveymonkey.com/r/3LXD8WT
Westminster Forestry coordinates several programs and offers various services available to residents:
Planting Programs
Self-Serve Site for Free Mulch (Closed May 30 for 2023 season)
Tree Limb Recycling (Free mulch is no longer available for 2023 season)
Christmas Tree Recycling
Emerald Ash Borer
Right-of-Way Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Program
Heritage Trees of Westminster Map
Russian Olive Removal
Learn more about proper tree care:
How to hire a tree care company
Recommended tree and plant list
Winter pruning techniques
Right-of-way trees in the city of Westminster are the responsibility of the adjacent property owner which includes pruning, removing, applying pesticide treatments, and replacing trees.
To find out if your tree is maintained by the City, click here. Green dots are trees maintained by the City, all other trees are the responsibility of adjacent property owners or HOA’s.
Topping trees destroys trees
While pruning your trees this year - don't "top" them! Topping trees is the indiscriminate cutting back of tree branches to stubs or lateral branches to stubs. Topping is the most harmful tree pruning practice known. It can kill trees, weaken trees, promote rapid decay, lead to sunburn injury, destroy the beauty of the tree and lead to tree starvation.