Check out the 2024 Healthy Tree Canopy Brochure. 

To participate in the program during 2024 submit a request through the Ask Edgewater platform www.EdgewaterCO.gov/AskEdgewater and select the Parks > Trees and Shrubs topic.

In your ticket, please list:

1. The number of affected trees.

2. Any details that they can provide about their concerns.

3. And make a note that they would like the City arborist to come for an inspection.

Your submitted ticket will be assigned to the Parks and Recreation Director who will schedule the City Arborist for a site visit.

The City Arborist will perform a site visit and advise the owner on best practices as well as any eligibility for the 2024 Healthy Tree Canopy Program.

If eligible, the Arborist will provide the resident with a coupon to be used in the 2024 calendar year for 50% up to $500 (maximum) of any eligible service. There is a limit of one coupon per property. This removal or treatment must be provided by the City’s partner landscape company.

Present their coupon to the City's partner landscape company at the time of payment and 50% up to $500 (maximum) will be deducted from their final bill. The property owner will be responsible for the remining invoice cost. A

Any resident who wishes to plant a tree must follow the process above, however instead of being given a discount from they must provide the City with proof of tree removal and a receipt from the tree purchase. The City will then reimburse the homeowner for 50% up to $500 (maximum) of that expense.

Emerald Ash Borer Treatment

The Emerald Ash Borer has not yet been found in the City of Edgewater but has been found as close as 69th and Depew in Arvada. An Ash Tree must meet the following conditions and criteria to be deemed suitable for treatment by the Arborist:  

• The tree must be larger than 9” in diameter when measured and more than 4.5 feet above ground.

• The tree must be in healthy condition and structurally sound.

• The tree must not interfere with utilities or higher quality species.

• Tree owners must agree to use the City partner ATLL for the application services. The application may not be performed by the homeowner.

• Tree owners must agree to accept the application method approved by CSU and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

• The tree owner must agree to the current industry recommendation of one application every three years to avoid over treatment.

• Treatments must be made between early-May and mid-August. This is subject to change and weather dependent.

Infested Tree Removal

Tree species that have been attacked with an untreatable insect or disease with no hope of recovery may be eligible for assistance with removal program. Examples are Mountain Pine Beetle and Tussock Moth.

Preventative Tree Removal

Dead/dying trees can be hazardous, and the City of Edgewater encourages residents to proactively remove affected trees and limbs.

Certain species of trees have been known to quickly decline and die, making them a hazard. Once a tree reaches a threshold of 50% percent dead, the tree will never recover and should be scheduled for removal. Large limbs (greater than six inches) that are dead and creating a hazard to surrounding areas may also be eligible for the program. 

Planting

Homeowners who have removed an infected/dead/dying tree and wish to replace it, or are interested in general tree planting are encouraged by the City of Edgewater to purchase a tree from the vendor of their choice. Homeowners must provide proof of removal and a receipt to the City for reimbursement after purchase. The purchased tree must be of an approved tree species (see approved list) and the location must be pre-approved by City Arborist.

The purpose of this project was to update and expand an original list creating a Front Range Tree list for use by Green Industry professionals based on decades of actual experience growing and caring for tree in our area. The list is intended to assist those involved in the buying, growing, selling, selection, siting and specification of trees, with the ultimate goal of a healthy, diverse and geographically appropriate landscape and urban forest. 

  

Pruning Flowering Shrubs

Pruning Evergreens 

The Tree City USA program provides communities with a four-step framework to maintain and grow their tree cover. It also gives them an avenue to celebrate their work, showing residents, visitors, and the entire country that htey're committed to the mission of environmental change.

Edgewater has been involved in the Tree City USA program for over 30 years! 

https://www.arborday.org/programs/tree-cities-of-the-world/become-a-tree-city.cfm 

Edgewater Urban Forest Plan Summary

Edgewater Urban Forest Plan