{"slug":"kc-parks-right-of-way-tree-planting-kansas-city","name":"Street Right-of-Way Tree Planting and Permits","provider":{"name":"Kansas City Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Conservation","type":"city"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"MO","locality":"Kansas City","scope":"local","audience":["homeowner","renter"],"kind":"street_tree_request","benefit":"Low-cost trees (free when grant funds allow) planted in the street right-of-way, and a free permit to plant your own","summary":"KC Parks Forestry and Conservation manages trees in the right-of-way along Kansas City streets and boulevards. Planting funds are supplemented by grants and partner organizations to provide low-cost trees for residents who want trees in the right-of-way; when funds are not available for your council district you are put on a waiting list. Foresters also issue free permits to residents who want to plant, prune or remove right-of-way trees themselves.","eligibility":"Kansas City, Missouri residents with a plantable right-of-way strip along their street. \"Although funds may not always be available for a specific council district, the staff will place your name on a waiting list for when funds do become available.\" Permits cost nothing.","how_to_apply":"Contact Forestry through the MyKCMO mobile app, by calling 311, or by email through the KC Parks forestry page; the page also links the City's Free Trees page (kcmo.gov, Neighborhood Services) and the KCMO Tree Planting Specifications. Ask for a planting permit if you want to plant your own tree.","url":"https://kcparks.org/forestry-conservation/","source_url":"https://kcparks.org/forestry-conservation/","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":39.0997,"lng":-94.5786,"data_note":"The City's Free Trees page (kcmo.gov/city-hall/departments/neighborhood-services/free-trees) and the Bridging The Gap / Heartland Tree Alliance pages that deliver the free street-tree program returned 403 errors and could not be verified; cost and waiting-list details beyond the KC Parks page are unconfirmed.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.768Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/kc-parks-right-of-way-tree-planting-kansas-city","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/kc-parks-right-of-way-tree-planting-kansas-city.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}