Parks Maintenance includes Parks, Riverfront Maintenance, Cemeteries, and Rivers/Roads/Rights-of-Way.

There are 58 City parks, 2 neighborhood entryways, and 3 City cemeteries maintained by this division. This area of responsibility includes 1,110 acres of City parks, of which 600 is mowed. Staff constructs new playgrounds and maintains existing structures in City parks. In addition to assisting Public Service Division with snow and ice control on City streets, Parks Maintenance employees also remove snow and ice from 225,000 lineal feet of sidewalk, trails, and park roadways. Staff propagates, plants, and maintains plant material at numerous locations including Anderson Dance Pavilion and the Grandview Park Rose Garden. Employees maintain 400 acres of river dike land along with the operation and maintenance of floodgates. In addition, crews remove dead trees in the rights-of-way and administer the tree trimming program. Maintenance of the 3 City cemeteries (Graceland, Logan, and Floyd) encompasses 226 acres. Memorial programs are offered such as Avenue of Flags and wreaths for the holidays.

Cemeteries

Visit our Cemeteries Page for information on Cemetery Fees and Cemetery Information.

ROW Mowing

Staff is responsible for mowing, trimming, and maintaining City ROW along various City streets and City-owned property.

River Dikes

Staff maintains over 400 acres of river dikes along the Big Sioux and Floyd Rivers and Perry Creek. They also maintain and operate all floodgates and flood warning systems within the City limits.

Riverfront

Staff mows and maintains all areas of Chris Larsen Park, located along the Missouri River. Staff also propagates, plants, and maintains plant material at numerous locations including the Anderson Dance Pavilion in Chris Larsen Park and the Rose Garden/Bandshell in Grandview Park.

Trees

Staff is responsible for the removal of dead/diseased trees in the rights-of-way and administering the City-Wide Tree Trimming Program. Because of staff's efforts, the City of Sioux City has been named a Tree City USA for more than 20 years and repeatedly awarded the MidAmerican Energy Tree Grant.

Tree Planting
Between 125-150 trees are planted annually on City property, which closely matches the number of trees that are removed each year due to disease.  

2020 Sioux City Tree Plan - learn more about the number, species and locations of trees planted in the fall of 2020.

Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive beetle that kills ash trees. EAB has the potential to kill nearly all of the native ash trees in Iowa. It is estimated Iowa has 3.1 million ash trees in urban setting, while the woodlands are estimated at 52 million. EAB has been positively located in all but 3 of the 99 counties. 

City of Sioux City staff have prepared for the arrival of EAB through the development of an EAB Management Plan. The plan provides a strategy to minimize the growth and spread of EAB and manage the impact on city-owned and managed properties.  The Management Plan is a resource for residents and property-owners on how to manage EAB found on private properties.

Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan (PDF) 

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