The Park Maintenance Department includes a Forester and two Forestry Technicians.

Responsibilities

Edina's Forestry Division is tasked with:

• Keeping trees, brush and vegetation in Edina's parks trimmed and pristine year-round
• Identifying vegetation problems along all City streets, alleys and sidewalks
• Clearing plants and weeds that could lead to potential driving hazards along roadways that border City property
• Notifying residents of potentially hazardous vegetation along roadways on private property that must be maintained by the property owner
• Identifying, marking and removing diseased trees and buckthorn on City parkland
• Replanting trees in City parks
• Answering questions and identifying diseased trees for Edina residents