City hires urban forester
Free Press staff report | 8/10/2023, 6 p.m.
Michael Webb is the City’s first urban forester. Mr. Webb will work with the community to develop the City’s Urban Forestry Master Plan. In addition to creating policies, practices and procedures, the master plan will:
• Boost community engagement and public awareness
• Improve transparency
• Provide maintenance that focuses on preventive measures geared toward extending the lives of trees
• Utilize an equity-based approach to tree maintenance, planting, and removal
• Increase the number of trees planted in underserved communities
• Expand the overall canopy in the city
Mr. Webb has a degree in urban forestry from Virginia Tech, and is an ISA board-certified master arborist and is tree risk assessment qualified.
For more information on the Department of Public Works, please visit to www.rva.gov/public-works or email at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov
