Concord is currently in the process of conducting a comprehensive tree inventory throughout the city to better understand and manage its urban forest. This important initiative is being carried out in partnership with consultants PlanIT Geo and American Tree Medics, who have deployed Certified Arborists across the community. The project is expected to continue through April 2024.
Tree inventories play a critical role in supporting local urban forest management. By providing a big-picture view of the city’s tree population, these assessments allow managers to identify existing threats—such as pests, disease, or infrastructure conflicts—as well as opportunities for improving tree care and expanding canopy coverage.
In this tree inventory, the Certified Arborists will be mapping and evaluating every tree, stump, and potential planting site within Concord’s rights-of-way, public facilities, and parks. Each tree will be assessed for its health, condition, location, and maintenance needs. Importantly, by pinpointing areas where trees can be planted, the city lays the groundwork for a stronger, more resilient urban forest through a future tree planting service.
The inventory data will enable urban forest managers to proactively care for Concord’s trees, prioritize maintenance efforts, reduce potential liabilities, and better prepare for future environmental threats. It also supports data-driven planning efforts and helps inform policies related to sustainability, climate resilience, and community aesthetics.
The Arborists conducting the inventory are easily identifiable. They wear high-visibility safety vests, carry tablets to collect data, and operate vehicles marked with company logo magnets.
If you have any questions or concerns while the work is being performed in your area, please feel free to contact the City of Concord Public Works Department at 925-671-3444.
an article with so much detail…
funny though….
not a mention of cost to the taxpayers………
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Concord better have a robust and easily used database.
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There’s two in that picture but we all know there is only one that is still there.
I call “Shenanigans”!
April Fools already ?
Id bet they gonna recommend to remove the one eucalyptus left there by Mountain Mikes. in the pic. There is almost no dirt around it, its all concrete, cant believe its made it this long.
With this rain….it’s a goner either way
Better catch those trees quick, before they run away! I hope they remove the “touchdown trees”, the ones under power lines with the middle ripped out. They certainly look unsafe!
I WAS RIGHT ! ! ! ! !
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All those decades ago when I was drinking heavy and looking out the windows, there are Tree Police.
Yeah, tell ’em. “Make like a tree and get outta here!”
Another colossal waste of money.
We’re really spending money on this? We count homeless (now according to one Bay Area TV station who are now our “outdoor neighbors”).
Let’s start counting all kinds of other trivia, and let’s tax anyone who doesn’t come up in the count.
This is really the land of fruits and nuts.
BONE HEAD,
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Which SFBA TV station was it?
It was Channel 5. She did it again tonight when talking about the work of the various food banks.
The TV Station got it WRONG! They are Urban Campers!
I love it when the city spends money on fluff.
The city was spending 5 minutes per month 2 watering 2 trees in front of my house.
Now they dont come at all.
Just find out who is making money off of this and then you will know why they are doing it.
Some councilmembers cousin or nephew started a new business probably.
save the $$$, just use it to plant more trees PLEASE
…. somebody in the city clan needed a job? … sigh
1, 2, 3 Pine, Oak, Elm. I would to have that job.
The earliest aerial pictures of those eucalyptus trees were taken in 1939. They were quite large then. Eucalyptus trees are not native trees, being imported from Australia in the mid-1800s. Their lifespan is right around a hundred years so those are way past due. They were imported and planted for quick growing firewood…a few little trivia bits this AM.