Sugar Land: Tree City U.S.A.
The City of Sugar Land has a broad diversity in its urban forestry makeup. This can be witnessed along various thoroughfares, open spaces, and all the way to the natural banks of our river and streams as seen in Brazos River Park.
The city has recently seen a substantial growth in its overall tree canopy with the annexation of Greatwood and New Territory, as well as preservation efforts at Duhacsek and Cullinan Parks.
How does the city maintain a healthy urban forest?
It’s all-hands-on-deck when it comes to maintaining Sugar Land’s urban forest. Guidance from city management and coordination of the city’s various departments is key. Departments such as Public Works, Engineering, and Parks will coordinate efforts in order to ensure trees are protected during CIP projects, perform preventive trimming and pest management, hazard mitigation, reforestation, and other standard arboricultural practices.
In addition, tools like the Development Code and Code of Ordinances provide guidelines for tree preservation, protection, mitigation, and right-of-way trimming for the management of trees on private property.