Prospect Park tree branches?

Anytime I walk through Prospect Park now I see chopped off tree branches laying around - waiting to be picked up by the city’s department.

If I wanted to bring a saw myself (not an electric one) and cut these branches into smaller pieces and take some, is there any law against that?

Great question... have wondered the same thing...? I

hm. i think there actually might be restrictions on moving fallen branches from prospect pk b.c of concerns about the asian longhorn beetle.

some where in this link is a course offered that gives you a permit to prune city trees on a volunteer basis. I don't know if you get a badge or a uniform but you can basically walk around the city streets with a folding saw and whip it out anytime.
Look under "Attend a Workshop".

http://www.milliontreesnyc.org/html/programs/stewardship_corps.shtml

MW11215 wrote: hm. i think there actually might be restrictions on moving fallen branches from prospect pk b.c of concerns about the asian longhorn beetle.

pretty sure it really has to be moved farther to be a problem:
http://www.dontmovefirewood.org/

Since the park currently has an overabundance of fallen trees, fallen branches, and other that had to be cut due to storm damage, I wonder if they might just look away at anyone *helping* by toting some out. They are seeking donations to help with the cleanup; this isn't just routine cleaning.

I might start by just asking a park worker or two about this or emailing the park alliance.

Hi All,

2 things.

Modsquad is referring to the "Citizen Pruner" class offered by TreesNY.

You should not remove or tamper with any down'ed trees in Prospect Park without contacting the Prospect Park Alliance.