Community Profile

Summary

Oakland Park was incorporated in 1929. Over the past 50 years it has transformed from a rural community where cows and hogs roamed throughout the city's primitive roads to a modern, highly urbanized, but family-oriented city. Increasing the urban tree canopy is a big priority for the city because of the many community benefits such as cleaner air, less runoff, resilience against storms, wildlife habitat and more! Oakland Park is committed to developing and maintaining itself as a sustainable community that preserves the past while planning for the future. The Community Wildlife Habitat project is being led by sustainability personnel from the city's Public Works Department. The project has been named WOW-Welcome Our Wildlife.