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Forestry Division
The Forestry Division is responsible for the maintenance of the City's street trees, ornamental plantings, and forest properties. The City’s urban canopy plays many roles in improving daily life. It provides shade which not only makes it more enjoyable to be outside on hot days, but also reduces temperature control costs for homeowners. It also absorbs stormwater to reduce flooding risks, filters air pollution, stores carbon, provides habitat for wildlife, raises property values, and much more.
This is why the Forestry Division works hard not only to ensure public safety through tree removals and pruning, but also to address tree health concerns and plant new trees. If you have a question regarding the condition of a tree located in the City right-of-way or if you would like us to consider planting a tree at a specific location, please submit your request through the SeeClickFix reporting application.
- Brown Woods, located on Union Street north of Griffin
- Prentiss Woods, located on Grandview near Bangor High
- Essex Woods, located near Essex on Grandview
- The Rolland F. Perry City Forest, located near Stillwater off Tripp Lane
The City's trail system also includes areas along the Kenduskeag Stream from downtown Bangor to above the I-95 bridge. View the Parks & Rec Trails page to access maps of these properties and the trail systems that they include.
The Forestry Division manages and maintains over 1,000 acres of forested parks in the City. This includes the Rolland F. Perry City Forest, Essex Woods, Brown Woods, Prentiss Woods, and a property in Winterport owned by the City called Twining Pit.
This management is governed by Forest Management Plans (FMPs) specific to each property. These are written and approved by either contracted, licensed foresters or the City’s Forest Manager, also a licensed forester.
Questions regarding any of the FMPs can be directed to the Forestry Division at 207-992-4514.
Rolland F. Perry City Forest
The City Forest is the largest forested property owned and managed by the City at approximately 680 acres.
The FMP for the City Forest is available for viewing.
Twining Pit
Twining Pit is made up of two lots totaling approximately 170 acres in Winterport. It was previously used as a gravel pit, but once it closed it was reforested by former City Forester Rolland Perry and managed as a woodlot. These lots are enrolled in Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Law (Title 36 Sections 571-584-A). This means they are taxed on their ability to grow trees for forest products rather than their “highest and best use.”
Twining Pit must have an FMP written for it every 10 years by a licensed forester, and it must produce sustainable commercial forest products.
The management of the red pine plantation that is found at Twining Pit also is governed by the City’s Red Pine Scale Response Plan.
The FMP for Twining Pit is available for viewing.
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The management plans for the other City forests will be posted at a later date.