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The Parks & Forestry Section of the Parks & Recreation
department works closely with community organizations and
various City departments on park and tree-related issues.
Some of the responsibilities include:
- Maintain 200+ acres of City parks
- Maintain & plant trees in parks and public
areas
- Maintain Tree City USA certification
- Maintain athletic fields in the parks
- Maintain & beautify the community by caring
for landscaping throughout the city
- Maintain
city bike paths
- Mowing cul-de-sacs
- Tree preservation on ravines & bluffs
- Monitor
insects & disease on private and
public
property
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Controlled burns on public property for habitat
restoration
& invasive species control
- Installation & maintenance of playgrounds
- Holiday lights throughout the business district
- Removal & mitigation of dead or hazardous trees
- Dredging the boat basin at Forest Park Beach
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact
Chuck Myers, Superintendent of Parks and Forestry at
847-810-3565 or
myersc@cityoflakeforest.com or Peter Gordon, City
Forester/Parks & Forestry Supervisor at 847-810-3563 or
gordonp@cityoflakeforest.com.
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