We are dedicated to protecting and maintaining the beautiful trees in Oakland while educating the public about the history and benefits of the trees in our community.
Oakland has held the honored status of Tree City USA® for 35 years. The City is responsible for approximately 56,000 street trees, 12,000 park trees, and an unknown number of trees in open space parks like Knowland and Joaquin Miller.
In 2008, nearly half of the Tree Services unit was eliminated due to lack of funding. The tree planting, watering, pruning, and pollarding services were all eliminated.
The City of Oakland will only prune trees in hazardous or emergency situations.