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Public Works Department
Community Forestry
Community Forestry Superintendent: Bill Dufresne

Mission

Our Mission: We maintain and preserve the urban forest by providing the best service possible for our customers.

The Division provides street sweeping, concrete repair, and yard trimming removal services. All of which support the department's mission to enhance the quality of community life.

Our Values:
  • Focus on what we CAN do, NOT what we can't do.
  • Strive for excellence-do more than just "get by".
  • Be innovative-strive for continuous improvement.
  • Recognize and reward achievement.
  • Be supportive, not critical.
  • We understand and respect each other's role.
  • Strive for mutually agreeable outcomes.
  • Go the extra mile for the customer.

    • About our Division

    Pruning

    In addition to the forestry crews that maintain over 100,000 street and park trees, our employees are responsible for sidewalk repairs, yard trimming removal, and street sweeping. As a result, there are tremendous opportunities for coordinating work efforts and improving the efficiency of our operations.

    The division includes 38 full-time employees and a number of part-time and other non-paid labor. In addition to the work they perform for the city, the division also contracts with Modesto Irrigation District to provide line clearance tree trimming for trees in city easements and with Environmental Care Industries to prune and remove trees at the City golf courses.

    • The city has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as "Tree City USA" since 1980.

    • The division is an Accredited Forestry Department by the Society of Municipal Arborists since 1990

    • In November 1994, the Pearl Street Pistache was patented.

    • The original Modesto Ash in Cesar Chavez Park is recognized by the American Forestry Association National Register of Big Trees.

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