Douglas Smith, the city’s sustainability coordinator and Philip Johnson a city geographic information systems staffer

The City of Lancaster has made available an online searchable database of some 9,000 trees along streets and in public parks. The database represents a huge step in our ability to manage the health and resiliency of our urban forest.

Green dots indicate individual trees. Click on one to find what species it is, its health and, if known, when it was planted. Purple and lavender squares represent existing and potential tree planting sites. Some kinks are still being worked out and more search functions will eventually be added.

To read more about how and why the new database is causing a buzz check out the article in the Lancaster Newspaper here.

Check out the searchable database here.