Forestry

Welcome to Fort Collins, Colorado, an annual Tree City, USA award recipient for the last 33 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.

NOTICE: MULCH DAY - MAY 18 - New Location: 1809 S Timberline Rd

The City of Fort Collins Forestry Department will provide wood mulch to the public on Saturday, May 18th from 8:00 AM. to 3:00 PM for $5.00 per load. The Public can purchase the wood mulch at 1809 South Timberline Road, south of Prospect Road. Please enter and exit driving south bound on Timberline Road.

The Forestry Department requests that residents provide exact funds and a tarp or cover to secure the mulch to prevent scattering. The mulch will be loaded into open-top vehicles or trailers using a front-end loader. Hand shoveling into vehicles or containers will be prohibited.

Self-loading mulch sites are available to residents throughout the year at the Gardens On Spring Creek and the Rivendell Recycle Center. This program is not available to commercial businesses.

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.