Goals for Trees
Goals for Trees in City Maintained Areas
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Perform a whole system tree evaluation to determine: the different tree species and percent of whole, health, safety, insect and disease problems, and available planting spaces. Update evaluation with follow-up inspections. (Overall tree evaluation Completed 2004, Follow-up is Ongoing)
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Attain a tree replacement to removal ratio of 5 to 1. (Ongoing goal)
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Attain an overall tree species mix not to exceed 10% of total for any one species. (Ongoing process that will take many years)
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Determine the best watering and fertilizing regime for each species and area to attain the best tree health without application of pesticides. (Ongoing)
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Research and develop maintenance methods to maximize tree growth and longevity for this area. (Ongoing)
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Reduce the use of treated water for watering trees. The Board of Public Utilities (water department) has installed pipe for reuse water delivery to some park areas, cemeteries, some athletic fields, and a golf course. The line went into service Summer of 2007. We also draft untreated water out of Lake Absarraca.
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A citizen's forestry advisory committee called Cheyenne Community Forestry Committee was formed in January 2007.
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Restore and maintain living tree and shrub specimens at the High Plains Arboretum. The City of Cheyenne assumed maintenance of the historic Arboretum at the USDA Agricultural Research Service - High Plains Grasslands Research Station west of F.E. Warren Air Base, on July 1, 2008. The City Forestry Division along with the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Division, Cheyenne Parks Division, and other city departments, maintain this 137 acre Arboretum, Reservoir, and Park area. More information on the arboretum is on the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Website.
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Find ways to keep beetle infested trees, removed commercially and privately, out of the landfill. The compost facility is able to chip logs up to 17 inches in diameter and cut into sections 4 to 5 feet long. The forestry division peels the bark off of larger diameter tree trunks using a chainsaw powered bark peeler. Peeled logs are sold to the highest bidder. In 2009, large tree trunk sections were being stored at the Cheyenne Landfill to be chipped and spread on the top of the landfill debris to act as a top coating.
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