Parks Division and Tree Care
Mike Waite
Assistant Public Works Director/ City Forester
(435) 734-6615
Dylan Haslam
Parks Supervisor
(435) 734-6615
Public Works
(435) 734-6615
Parks Division
The Brigham City Parks Division provides maintenance and care for green space, sports fields, parks, and boweries. They also care for the flowers along Historic Main Street, in the Bill of Rights Plaza, and at other City facilities.
City Forester
City Foresters possess the skills to help you in planting, transplanting, pruning, fertilizing, pest control and an array of other tree care practices. They also offer advice in diagnosing problems, and recommending treatments. If you have questions you may contact the City Forester at (435) 734-6615.
Tree City USA
Brigham City is proud to be designated a Tree City USA (↗) by the Arbor Day Foundation (↗). Brigham City meets the following criteria to attain this designation:
Creation of a Tree Care Ordinance. See General Provisions of Chapter 153: Streets, Sidewalks and Public Ways (↗)
A Community Forestry Program with an annual budget of at least $2.00 per capita
Annual Arbor Day observance and proclamation
Approved Shade Trees in the Park Strip
Property owners and others wishing to plant trees within the parking strip must select from an approved list. Exceptions can be made with the approval of the City Forester. Below is a limited selection of approved trees. See the complete list here (pdf ↗).
Approved Shade Trees in the Park Strip
Park strip < 3 feet wide
As approved by the City Forester
Park strip 3-5 feet wide
Prairie Rose
Magnolia
Tatarian Maple
Japanese Tree Lilac
Chokecherry
Park strip 5-8 feet wide
Hedge Maple
Golden Rain
Pagoda Tree
Norway Maple
Little Leaf Linden
Park strip > 8 feet wide
Sycamore Maple
Birch
European Beech
Hackberry
American Linden
Tree Trimming and Removal
From time to time, the natural growth of a tree will interfere with City signs or impede the view of an intersection. Trees are trimmed in order of request and by budget ability. Call the Public Works office at (435) 734-6615 to make a request.
If a tree within the Public Right of Way or parking strip needs to be removed, make a request for removal by using the Tree Removal Request Form (↗).