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Streets & Urban Forestry

  1. Large Item System & Report-a-Problem Scheduled Maintenance

    Large item work orders and certain report-a-problems will be down for scheduled maintenance from 6pm on Thursday, July 23 to 6am on Monday, July 27.

    Visit the IT maintenance webpage for more info & sign up for updates.

  2. Recycling Survey

    Help us help you recycle better by taking our recycling survey.

    And, maybe test your recycling knowledge with our brief recycling quiz.

Oak Trees Work Permit (April 1 - October 15)

By ordinance (MGO 23.40(7)), a permit is required to work on any oak within the City of Madison between April 1 and October 15.

This includes private property property trees.

The permit is free. 

Contact the Urban Forestry office to begin the process.

Permits are issued on an emergency basis.

A bid for a consultation from a private arborist must be obtained as well.

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