The Forestry Division at the City of Eden Prairie is responsible for the following areas:

• Identifying and removing trees with Dutch elm disease or oak wilt.
• Sponsoring the Annual Arbor Day celebration.
• Sponsoring annual Spring Park Cleanup. 
• Enforcing the City’s tall grass/weed ordinance
• Enforcing state/county noxious weed requirements.
• Work with City Environmental Coordinator to monitor private native grass/flower plantings
• Investigating, overseeing and resolving city/private boundary interface conflicts. 
• Forestry and natural resources related consultations. 
• Managing the City’s conservation areas, which includes oak savanna, remnant prairie, remnant “Big Woods” forests and the riparian zones along creek and river watersheds.

Suspicious activities on City parks or open space property such as tree cutting, vehicles driving off-road, dumping, etc. should be reported to the Eden Prairie 911 dispatch operator.