• Promote a high standard of long-term planning, maintenance, and perpetuation of Kirkwood’s publicly owned trees

• Encourage responsible management and maintenance of privately owned trees

• Advise City Council on suggested amendments to current City ordinances and practices affecting planting, maintenance, and removal of trees on public and private property

• Advocate Award On-line Nomination Form

• Two-year Strategic Plan

• If you want help in selecting the right tree to plant or would like other facts about trees, check out the commission's recently produced Street Tree Selection Guide (PDF version) or visit www.arborday.org 

• DRAFT Tree Ordinance -- last revised April 23, 2007

• DRAFT Tree Manual & Standards of Practice -- last revised April 18, 2007

• 2007 Annual Report

• History of the Urban Forestry Commission: The First 10 Years

Council Liaison: Joe Godi

Meets: 4th Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., City Hall, 139 S. Kirkwood Rd.

Roger Vonder Bruegge, Vice Chair
Paul Loida
Margaret Duwe
Dave Endres
Bill Ruppert, Chair
Susan Renard
June Hutson

For more information: Contact city staff by email.