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The urban forest is made up of all the woody vegetation in a city. In Lynn, that’s all the trees lining our streets, in our public parks, around our schools and businesses, in our cemeteries, and even on private properties.

Trees Matter!

Urban trees provide so many benefits - ones we think about a lot, like shade during heat waves, and stormwater absorption during floods - and ones we might think about less often, like wildlife habitat, clean air, healthy soils, and happier and safer communities. Trees also filter pollutants out of water, produce fresh air, absorb carbon dioxide, store carbon in their wood, beautify our neighborhoods, make us feel mentally and physically better, and they can even increase property values.

Trees in the city keep us cool and mitigate the urban heat island effect, which results in hotter neighborhoods where trees have died or have been removed, or where they were never planted in the first place. Trees bring people together - to do intergenerational good. The trees we plant, maintain, and protect will benefit both our generation and Lynners of the future.

New Tree Requests

Would you like a new tree planted at a specific address in Lynn? Please fill out our New Tree Request Form.

Requests can begin to be compiled for Spring and Fall 2025 potential planting. Please be aware that we are seeking to plant “Right Tree, Right Place,” and are hard at work building new capacity in urban forestry. Not every site can be planted (we cannot plant on top of underground utilities, in front of entryways or street signs, or where there is not enough soil for a tree to survive), and timing of planting is dependent on capacity. If you can get your neighbors on board, we can plant entire streets at a time!

Urban Forest Plan

Urban forest management involves tree inventory and assessment, tree planting, tree pruning, soil management, pest and disease monitoring and treatment, permitting, removal of dead or dying trees, community engagement, and much more. It's a necessary part of city operations, because an unmaintained urban forest costs more than an actively-maintained one.

To carry out the best possible urban forest management, create jobs, and improve resilient urban tree canopy citywide, the City of Lynn needs a sustainable Urban Forest Plan. Check back soon for updates on the Urban Forest Plan public process!

Urban Forestry Fellowship

In 2023, Mayor Jared Nicholson and the Planning Department responded to enthusiastic residents and worked to secure a $550,000 urban forestry grant. The grant allowed Lynn to hire an Urban Forestry Fellow for the next three years (2024 - 2027) to oversee the management, care, and preservation of trees in the City alongside the Tree Warden, DPW, and Community Development staff.

Erica Holm, ISA Certified Arborist NE-7775A, started as the Urban Forestry Fellow in June 2024, and is excited to serve the City of Lynn by increasing and amplifying its tremendous efforts to care for thousands of city trees.

Funding provided, in part, by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

Actividades Forestales Urbanas