Upcoming Meeting
The next meeting of the Yakima Tree Board is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Yakima Area Arboretum (1401 Arboretum Dr.).
Tree Inventory
View the City Tree Inventory Map below to see the types and locations of city trees.
About the Board
Yakima was named a Tree City USA community in 2017. The Yakima Tree Board was established by the Yakima City Council on December 6, 2016 by Ordinance No. 2016-032. The Tree Board will be responsible for studying, investigating, developing, updating, and administering a written plan for the care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal, or disposition of trees and other plantings in City parks, along City streets, and in other City-owned public areas. The written plan, which will constitute the City’s official comprehensive tree plan, will be presented to the City Council annually.
Meetings: Bimonthly – typically the third Monday at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall
Contact: Eric Crowell, Senior Planner — (509) 576-6736 or eric.crowell@yakimawa.gov
Current Members: Jheri Ketcham, Daniel Layton, Scot Stephens, Ken Tolonen
Tree Concerns?
The public tree ordinance regulates trees on public property, public rights-of-way, and to a limited extent, on private property. If you have a concern regarding a tree, please contact Public Works at (509) 575-6005.
Urban Forestry Resources
YMC Ch. 8.77: Public Tree Ordinance
YMC Ch. 8.80: Trees and Shrubs
