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Mountain
Pine Beetle
Globs
of sap on the bark of a pine can indicate Mountain Pine Beetle
attack.
Photo:
Cheyenne Urban Forestry
Mountain
Pine Beetle (MPB) is coming into
Cheyenne by way of infested firewood. MPB affects Ponderosa
pine, Scotch pine, and Lodgepole pine.
How
bad is Mountain Pine Beetle in Wyoming and Colorado?
Licensed Arborists in the
City of Cheyenne
Urban
Forest Interpretive Center: Tree House, Nature Center, and Who
Crossed My Path?
Street
and Park Tree Evaluation for Cheyenne
2007
- Precipitation for Cheyenne
City
of Cheyenne Tree Selection, Planting, Tree Retention, and Tree
Protection Specifications
Short
List of Trees and Shrubs that can grow in Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Botanic Gardens - trees, shrubs and other plants for Cheyenne
Xeriscape™
- A Landscape that flourishes with less
water Xeric
Plants
Xeriscape
is a registered trademark of Denver Water, Denver, CO, and is
used here with permission.
Cheyenne
Wyoming Precipitation Amounts
Source of Information Above: National
Weather Service (Climate - Local Page)
As of May 6, 2008, Cheyenne is 16 inches
below normal in snowfall for the '07-'08 season.
Ten+ Years of Drought Conditions
We finished the calendar year of 2007 at
.61 inches below normal in precipitation.
Water evergreens on non-windy days.
Tree Ordinance
Information for the Citizens of Cheyenne
Property owners
in the City of Cheyenne are required to maintain their private
trees and right-of-way trees abutting their property, for the
safe use of city streets, alleys, and sidewalks. Trees and shrubs
overhanging the street and alley need to be pruned to allow a
14-foot clearance above the entire surface of the street or alley.
Trees and shrubs overhanging the sidewalk need to be pruned to
allow an 8-foot clearance above the entire sidewalk surface.
Corner property owners need to provide a "sight clearance
triangle" for vehicles at street intersections. Cheyenne
Code 17.116.180 B. (in-part)
states: ... (2) The triangle is to be determined by a diagonal
line drawn across the lot fifteen (15) feet back along the property
lines from the intersection of the property lines. (1) This space
is to be kept free from all obstructions to vision, including
plant materials and vegetation, between the heights of two and
one-half (2.5) and twelve (12) feet above the street grades. The
responsibility lies with the adjacent landowner to maintain this
visibility.
TREE,
SHRUB, AND YARD WASTE RECYCLING
The
Sanitation Division does not accept yard waste with solid waste.
Section 8.44.040 of the City Code requires proper disposal
of such contents. For more information contact the Sanitation
Division or call them at 637-6440.
City of Cheyenne (Felix Pino) Transfer Station Location: 220
North College Drive
Contact City of Cheyenne Sanitation
Department for hours of operation.
City of Cheyenne Public Compost Facility Location: 3714 Windmill
Rd.
(Across from Prairie View Golf Course) Call (307) 637-6440
for hours of operation
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