Forestry

Welcome to Fort Collins, Colorado, an annual Tree City, USA award recipient for the last 32 years. Our staff prides itself in its commitment to maintaining our urban forest. The Forestry staff, within the Forestry Division, maintains more than 40,000 city property trees.

Posted 4/13/12: MULCH GIVE AWAY
Mulch will be available to the public at no charge at the City’s Crushing Operations facility, located at 1380 Hoffman Mill Road, starting April 21. The facility is making special arrangements to be open two Saturdays in April for the convenience of citizens:

Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Beginning Monday, April 23, mulch will also be available during the facility’s regular operating hours, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public will not be able to pick up mulch when Crushing Operations is closed.

Mulch will be given away on a first come, first served basis until it is all gone.

Tree Planting at Spring Canyon Park

Feel free to contact Forestry (970)221-6660 regarding the following: Services on City Trees and Property Tree pruning, removal and requests Tree planting, questions and requests Hazard tree identification and inspection Insect and disease identification and control Tree work permits on City property (pruning, removal and planting) Trees blocking traffic signs and signals General Services Arborist licensing General information, literature and presentations on trees (City Park Tree Tour, Notable Tree Tour, Champion Trees etc) Tree mulch program Tree insect and disease notification (Dutch Elm Disease, Mountain Pine Beetle and Ips Beetle) Private hazard trees threatening public property Development review Arbor Day program Memorial tree program

Some Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a place to drop off tree limbs I've pruned from my tree? The City does not accept tree limbs or any yard waste. However, there are some local business that do accept yard waste and tree limbs for recycling.

I cut down my pine tree that had Mountain Pine Beetle, what do I do with the wood? There are three options: 1) You can have a company come to your house and chip all the wood and then use the mulch yourself, or have that company haul it away. 2) You can take all the wood to the Larimer County Landfill to have it buried. You need to let them know it's infested wood, so please contact them at 970-498-5760 to find out what to do when you get to the landfill. 3) You can strip the bark from the wood, and then use the wood as you wish; but this is a tedious process and may not be worth the work. In addition, the bark would still have to be taken to the landfill.