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Is your town like most Missouri communities? Check out the Plant and Protect Community Trees document below which outlines recent attitude survey results of public officials and randomly selected Missourians.

The Missouri Department of Conservation can help you and your community become a model tree town. We want to help you protect the time, effort and money you put into your town’s trees and community forest. Our services include:

  • Technical assistance – Forestry professionals are available to help communities on-site with issues and questions. 
  • Workshops and training on tree selection, planting and care are available free of charge.
  • Cost-share assistance - Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance is a competitive cost-share program designed to help communities fund tree projects on publicly owned property.
  • Recognition – Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence is an awards program that recognizes sustained and thoughtful care of your community trees.
  • Networking – The Missouri Community Forestry Council offers an opportunity to meet and share ideas or concerns.

Plant and Protect Community Trees

This document provides information to help communities develop and maintain their publicly owned trees and outlines recent attitude survey results of public officials and randomly selected Missourians. More

Related Information

  • Plant and Protect Community Trees

    This document provides information to help communities develop and maintain their publicly owned trees and outlines recent attitude survey results of public officials and randomly selected Missourians.

  • Missouri Urban Trees

    This full-color, 60-page booklet in helps homeowners and communities choose the best trees for their growing situations, plant them in the right places and care for them over time. It includes lists of species that perform well in Missouri, including alternatives to ash trees, which are vulnerable to the emerald ash borer.

External Links

  • Missouri Community Forestry Council

    The Missouri Community Forestry Council (MCFC) is committed to urban and community forestry issues in Missouri. The Council meets regularly to advise the State of Missouri on the best ways to preserve, protect, expand and improve our urban and community forests.

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