Urban Forest Management Plan Update

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Help Us Grow a Better and More Equitable Urban Forest

The city is updating its Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) and needs your help. The current plan was developed in 2019 before Milwaukie's Tree Code (2022), influx of middle housing, and the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome. The plan is a living document, meant to be updated every five years to incorporate significant shifts in the context, impacts, and constraints that the community is feeling with regards to trees and the urban forest.

For a great introduction to this project please visit the Storymap and then take the quick Survey below to share your experiences and priorities. The survey will be open until Monday, July 13, 2026.

Other opportunities to get involved include the following. Learn more by also checking out the Project Flier or the Project Website.

  • Take a moment to take the fun Quick Poll below
  • Stakeholder Roundtables
  • Public Open House (September 2026 - Exact date to be determined)
  • Submit questions using the Questions tool below as the project proceeds and staff will respond to them.

Thanks so much for participating!


Past opportunities to get involved included the following. Thanks to everyone that participated!

Help Us Grow a Better and More Equitable Urban Forest

The city is updating its Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) and needs your help. The current plan was developed in 2019 before Milwaukie's Tree Code (2022), influx of middle housing, and the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome. The plan is a living document, meant to be updated every five years to incorporate significant shifts in the context, impacts, and constraints that the community is feeling with regards to trees and the urban forest.

For a great introduction to this project please visit the Storymap and then take the quick Survey below to share your experiences and priorities. The survey will be open until Monday, July 13, 2026.

Other opportunities to get involved include the following. Learn more by also checking out the Project Flier or the Project Website.

  • Take a moment to take the fun Quick Poll below
  • Stakeholder Roundtables
  • Public Open House (September 2026 - Exact date to be determined)
  • Submit questions using the Questions tool below as the project proceeds and staff will respond to them.

Thanks so much for participating!


Past opportunities to get involved included the following. Thanks to everyone that participated!

Have a question about the Urban Forest Management Plan Update? Submit them here and staff will answer them.

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  • My wife and I are avid gardeners. We plant trees everywhere we live, fruit, ornamental and shade. What makes us frustrated about tree planting in residential neighborhoods is tree choice does not take into considerate possible solar power or gardening of our neighbors. Not only is it fine for people to plant doug firs and sequoias that ruin any possibility of a vegatable garden or solar power for their neighbors, it seems encouraged to do this. We all talk about global warming but the current tree plan of allowing 60 to 150 foot trees makes it impossible to impliment the most valuable actions. With our tree plan we need height limits. In addition I had two 120 foot doug firs I took out some years ago. They had rot from a lightening strike 20 years ago and would loose 20 foot branches to fall on my roof. It cost $10,000 to have it removed. doug firs, sequoias, and other very tall trees are bad for residential neighborhoods.

    normgr00 asked about 1 month ago

    Thank you for sharing your experience and perspective. Your comment will be considered in the Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) update. The city will host a public open house to in September, date coming soon, to review all feedback received and how it was considered in the proposed UFMP update.

    If you have additional feedback or would like to have a discussion regarding Milwaukie's approved tree lists or tree code, please join a Tree Board meeting that are held on the first Wednesday of every month, from 5:30-7:00pm at the Public Works Campus. Meeting details can be found on the city calendar, linked here.

Page last updated: 11 Jun 2026, 09:52 AM