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Tree Protection in Grand Forks, ND (2026)

1 verified tree protection rules for Grand Forks, North Dakota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Parkway Planting

In the City of Grand Forks, the Park Commission holds authority over the berms along every city street and avenue, with power to plant, cultivate, and maintain trees, plants, and shrubbery there at its own expense. City Code § 17-0201 gives the Commission that control, while § 17-0202 puts a matching duty on abutting owners and tenants to trim shade trees so they do not block travel or interfere with utility wires.

Grand Forks Berm and Boulevard Tree Rules

Light Restrictions

Grand Forks City Code §§ 17-0201, 17-0202

The Park Commission of the Park District of the city is hereby authorized, directed, and empowered to enter upon, take, and maintain possession of the berms of and pertaining to all of the streets and avenues within said city, wherever situated, for the purposes of cultivating, planting, seeding, sodding, protecting, and maintaining, and to plant, set out, cultivate, maintain, and care for the ...