Urban Forestry

The City of Olympia has a long tradition of urban forestry. Olympia has been a "Tree City USA" for 14 years, as well as receiving 5 National Arbor Day Foundation Growth Awards for outstanding urban forestry initiatives between 1995 and 2006. Olympia's Urban Forestry Program also received the Association of Washington Cities' Certificate of Excellence in 2007 for its "Healthy Urban Forests for Everyone!" outreach program.

Celebrate Arbor Day Two Ways!

"Free the Trees" Restoration Workshop 

Saturday, March 20, 10am.  Smith Building:  837 7th Ave SE,Olympia

Learn how to volunteer in your community to remove invasive species and restore local natural areas.  

Arbor Day at the Garfield Nature Trail

Saturday, March 27, 10am.  Garfield Nature Trail East End: 701 West Bay Drive, NW

Join us as we celebrate Olympia being named a Tree City USA for the 17th consecutive year!  Learn more about caring for our natural areas and plant new seedlings where ivy has recently been removed along the Garfield Nature Trail. 

Take home a FREE native conifer seedling, and stay after the planting event for a sneak-peak walking tour of the new West Bay Park!  

Please Note: Street parking is available March 27 at the west end of the Garfield Nature Trail on Rogers ST, between Madison & Conger Ave. NO PARKING is available on West Bay Drive.

Urban Forestry Programs

Tree Protection and Replacement:  Chapter 16.60 of the City of Olympia Municipal Code ensures that trees are preserved and planted. View the chapter in its entirety. NeighborWoods Free trees are provided to residents to plant along city streets through the award-winning NeighborWoods Program.

Hazard Tree Abatement Program:  As trees of concern are reported to the Urban Forestry office, we inspect, prune, or remove dangerous trees growing within the City's rights-of-way.

Streetscapes: Urban Forestry designs, plans, and manages major street tree planting projects.

Educational Outreach:  Urban Forestry partners with schools and non-profit agencies to produce educational outreach programs. Check out our Urban Forestry brochures for more Urban Forestry information. For more information about any of the Urban Forestry programs, please e-mail us.