Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The City of New Hope has a new protector of its trees.
“Whenever I see a boulevard tree that’s in distress, I tend to pull over and see what I can do about it,” says Sierra McCoy, the city’s new forester that came aboard in June.
“I am a public servant,” says McCoy. “I am available for residents to call me out, take a look at their private trees or public trees for a health inspection, or help kind of consider what species might be good to plant in yards.”
The Iowa State University grad with a degree in forestry has plenty of experience.
She worked for the private sector in tree care.
“That included doing a lot of the physical work felling trees, climbing trees, getting up in buckets, shearing,” says McCoy.
McCoy also has local government knowledge.
She worked for St. Louis Park as a tree inspector and has learned from watching her father, Robbinsdale City Engineer and Public Works Director, Richard McCoy.
“He stands firm on his belief and his values and how it benefits the city overall,” says McCoy.
Like so many other places, New Hope‘s tree population took a hard hit with Emerald Ash Borer, something that McCoy aims to address.
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The City of New Hope has a new protector of its trees.
“Whenever I see a boulevard tree that’s in distress, I tend to pull over and see what I can do about it,” says Sierra McCoy, the city’s new forester that came aboard in June.
“I am a public servant,” says McCoy. “I am available for residents to call me out, take a look at their private trees or public trees for a health inspection, or help kind of consider what species might be good to plant in yards.”
The Iowa State University grad with a degree in forestry has plenty of experience.
She worked for the private sector in tree care.
“That included doing a lot of the physical work felling trees, climbing trees, getting up in buckets, shearing,” says McCoy.
McCoy also has local government knowledge.
She worked for St. Louis Park as a tree inspector and has learned from watching her father, Robbinsdale City Engineer and Public Works Director, Richard McCoy.
“He stands firm on his belief and his values and how it benefits the city overall,” says McCoy.
Like so many other places, New Hope‘s tree population took a hard hit with Emerald Ash Borer, something that McCoy aims to address.
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Twitter - twitter.com/ccxnews
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CCX Media is on Comcast Xfinity in the Northwest Suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
