Forestry Programs

An excerpt taken from Lincolnshire's Comprehensive Policies Plan identifies Lincolnshire's wooded setting as "the most important environmental resource and the one most in need of attention." Since this report was submitted, the Village has demonstrated a commitment to protecting its woodland resources by developing and implementing an effective Tree Preservation Ordinance. This proactive, yet sometimes unpopular approach, is a vital component to preserving the integrity of the woodland resources which define our Community.

To maintain a healthy and safe forest, the Village has implemented the following programs:

Forestry Programs

Pruning Program
The Village's computer tree inventory program sections the Village into management zones and is capable of listing individual parkway trees within each zone by species, condition, size, and location. The current pruning program includes rotating the management zones on a cyclic schedule so that all trees within the right-of-way (zone specific) are pruned every 5-7 years.

Spring and Fall Activities

Reforestation Program
Lincolnshire’s, recently updated, Street and Park Tree inventory has identified more than 300 open spaces along village rights-of-way where a tree could be planted. In an effort to achieve and maintain “full stocking” of Lincolnshire’s urban forest, the Village has adopted and ambitious tree planting philosophy which will lead to systematic planting of street trees in all available planting sites, and the replacement of all street trees that are removed. Each Spring and Fall planting season, the Village Forester will select different streets to be reforested until all planting spots are filled

Tree Health Promotion Program
Each Spring and Fall, the Village identifies public street and park trees that may benefit from plant health care applications such as fertilizing, introduction beneficial bacteria and micro-nutrients, growth inhibitors, and pesticides. The trees that receive treatments are then closely monitored to evaluate success, and gauge the application’s usefulness in treating other ailing trees. With new tree health products emerging every year, Lincolnshire’s Tree Health Promotion Program not only provides a means being at the forefront of tree care, but also yields important data regarding the effectiveness of various products.

Ongoing Activities

Dead and Hazardous Tree Removal Program
This program provides for the prompt removal of trees which are deemed by the Village to be hazardous to the public. Trees may be located in such public areas as Village rights-of-way, parks and Village-owned outlots.

Emergency Tree Removal Program
In the event of a weather-related emergency, a Village contractor will provide prompt clean-up services for damaged trees in public areas such as Village rights-of-way and parks.