The Forestry section is responsible for the maintenance of all public trees within 4,800 acres of Parks, along 2,30 miles of right-of-ways, pruning, removal, and emergency work after storm events with primary focus on public safety and hazard reduction. This includes keeping over 60,000 traffic control signals and signs cleared from blocking tree branches and tree debris removal which is often illegally dumped within right-or-ways.

A healthy forest canopy within public areas is maintained through tree pruning, removal of dead and declining trees and planting of new trees including establishment care for three years. Forestry service is provided on a request basis and through systematic operations of pruning and planting. An annual city-wide inspection is scheduled to remove dead and declining trees as part of the tree risk management program. Emergency tree work is provided to clear and remove storm damaged trees and tree debris. New tree planting and establishment care is provided through a reforestation program for neighborhood and parks and through contractor tree plantings as part of capital roadway projects.