Cheyenne Department of Urban Forestry, caring for trees in Cheyenne, Wyoming
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Cheyenne Urban Forestry is a Division of the City of Cheyenne Parks & Recreation Department

This Website receives special financial support through the Wyoming State Forestry Division

Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division, 520 W. 8th Ave., Cheyenne WY 82001
             Phone: 307-637-6428
 Questions? E-Mail Forestry Division
Cheyenne Urban Forestry Office Hours: Mon. - Thur.: 6:30am - 3:30pm
           Friday: 6:30am - 12:00noon Saturday & Sunday: Closed










                                                           

          

Oystershell Scale insects

                                                                     
             
Oystershell scale insects, in large numbers, can damage and kill: aspen, ash, cotoneaster, cottonwood, dogwood, lilac, maple, and willow, and others
Photos: Whitney Cranshaw & William M. Ciesla, through Forestry Images.


Commercial Arborists & Pesticide Applicators Licensed in Cheyenne (Tree pruning and Removing)

Bark beetle infested tree removal assistance (application)
is available for low income, owner occupied residential property within Cheyenne city limits. This is not a reimbursement program. If the property owner qualifies, Cheyenne Urban Forestry will contract for the removal of the beetle infested trees.


2012 Annual Report - Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division

Cheyenne Urban Forestry - Vision and Mission


Mountain Pine Beetle Information:

Mountain Pine Beetle and Other Bark Beetles are Still Killing Cheyenne's Conifers

The Mountain Pine Beetle in Cheyenne - Brochure

Mountain Pine Beetle Information from Colorado State Forest Service

Colorado State Forest Service Summary of Products for Use Against Mountain Pine Beetle

How bad is Mountain Pine Beetle in Wyoming and Colorado?


Wyoming Tree Owner's Manual - An excellent 40 page guide for tree owners.  
Revised and printed by - Wyoming State Forestry Division with permission from USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area.


Urban Forest Interpretive Center: Tree House, Nature Center, and Who Crossed My Path?

Street and Park Tree Evaluation for Cheyenne

High Plains Arboretum Guide
A self guided tour of 60 trees and shrubs at the Arboretum on an aerial photo.


Tree Selection and Planting Guidelines & Tree Retention and Protection Guidelines

(For Construction Projects on City Lands)


Trees and Shrubs that can grow in Cheyenne (a short list)

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens - Trees, shrubs, and other plants for Cheyenne

Xeriscape™  - A Landscape that flourishes with less water              
Xeriscape is a registered trademark of Denver Water, Denver, CO, and is used here with permission.


Xeric Plants ( A short list of plants requiring less water for Cheyenne)




Precipitation by Calendar Year

2012 at 5.30 inches below normal.
2011 at 3.37 inches above normal. 
2010 at   .23 inches above normal.
2009 at 3.29 inches above
normal.
2008 at   .19 inches below normal.
2007 at   .61 inches below normal.


Snowfall per Season

2011-2012     9 inches below normal snowfall for the season.
2010-2011:    9 inches below normal snowfall for the season.
2009-2010:
 43 inches above normal snowfall for the season.
2008-2009:    9 inches above normal snowfall for the season.
2007-2008:  17 inches below normal snowfall for the season.

                          
(Five consecutive years, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 of near normal and above normal 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. Cheyenne City Code Title 12 Chapter 12.16

Corner property owners need to provide a "sight clearance triangle" for vehicles at street intersections. Cheyenne Unified Development Code Article 4.3.5

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 Division 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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