When you think of Hamilton, think green! The Forestry Section has stewardship of hundreds of thousands of municipal trees across this vast City of Hamilton.
We care for, trim and maintain more than 120,000 trees located in parks, open spaces and cemeteries. In addition, our foresters maintain over 300,000 street trees located within the road allowance of the 3,088 kilometers of City roads.
Always available, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, our Forestry team is vitally important in responding to tree failures and damage during storm events across the City.
The Forestry Section is responsible for a number of different duties and services, including:
- Tree Maintenance & Removal
- Street Tree Planting
- Storm Damage Response
- Tree Protection – New developments, infrastructure enhancements etc.
Storm Damage (Tree Failures)
In spite of the ongoing maintenance, Forestry Staff provide to service to street and park trees, storms events causing tree failures and damage does occur. Forestry staff respond to storm damage locations on a 24 hour a day, seven day a week basis. Storm damage calls are inspected by competent tree Investigators who evaluate the damage, record information and take photographs as well as dispense information required to process claims and reconnect power if hydro is involved.
Jobs are then prioritized before being dispatched to available crews. Priority is always given to limbs/trees on energized conductors, road blockages which may impede the movement of emergency services and tree failures which pose potential danger to people or where structures are damaged.
Please contact 905-546-CITY (2489) to report Storm Damage or Tree Failures.