UPCOMING MEETING

The next meeting of the Yakima Tree Board scheduled for Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers has been cancelled.

View our City Tree Inventory Map 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

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