STURGIS – The SD Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources Forest Division will be in Sturgis over the next 2 weeks (July 1-14) conducting a tree inventory.
Sturgis Public Works Director Rick Bush said that the tree inventory will mainly take place in street rights-of-way.
Street tree inventories, conducted by the state Resource Conservation & Forestry Division, assist communities in improving their urban forestry programs. The information gathered during inventories helps cities track how many trees they have, what condition they are in, the sizes of tree species found along the city streets, and other valuable technical information.
After inventories are complete, the communities can use the information to better manage their trees and make plans to improve the urban forest in their municipality.
Properly managing and maintaining existing trees will improve safety and aesthetics.
Shade and energy savings are also benefits of maintaining the trees.
The last time this inventory was completed was in 2019, Bush said.
