2. Idaho’s Treasure Valley
• State Capitol
Boise “The City of Trees”
Les Bois = French for “The Woods”
• Economic Hub – Health, Education,
Agriculture, Technology
• Population: approx. 750K about
40% of state population
• Climate: Semi-Arid (avg 12”
precipitation/per year)
3. • 2010 Secure USDA Forest Service Competitive
Grant Award
• Regional tree canopy & iTree Eco Assessment
• 2013 TV Tree Canopy Assessment
• IDL, The Keystone Concept (TKC), Plan-It Geo &
over 15 invested stakeholders
• 2013 Energy Conservation with Idaho Power &
Arbor Day Foundation Energy Saving Trees
• 2015 Urban green infrastructure with City of Boise,
Capital City Development Corporation and Ada Count
Highway Dept
• 2017 TV Forest Carbon Assessment w/ TNC-ID &
Ecosystem Sciences Foundation
• 2017 Urban Heat Mapping with Portland State
University and Capa Heat Watch
4. • 2013 Energy Conservation with Idaho Power
& Arbor Day Foundation Energy Saving Trees
• 2015 Urban green infrastructure with City of
Boise, Capital City Development Corporation
and Ada Count Highway Dept
• 2017 TV Forest Carbon Assessment w/ TNC-
ID & Ecosystem Sciences Foundation
• 2017 Urban Heat Mapping with Portland State
University and Capa Heat Watch
5. Urban Heat
2017 Urban Heat Mapping
with Portland State
University and Capa Heat
Watch
6. The Challenge
One Tree for Every Household in
Boise
One Forest Seedling for Every
Resident in Boise
How We Make it Happen
Dedicated Partners
Empower citizens to act!
2020 City of Trees Challenge with City Council President
Clegg, City of Boise and The Nature Conservancy in Idaho
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Started 2009 multiple professionals recognize issues & opportunities
Air Quality = non-attainment for ozone & particulate matter
Stormwater = clean water & green infrastructure
Energy = utilities looking to reduce demand
The City of Trees Challenge was launched on Arbor Day 2020 as a vision from Boise City Council President Elaine Clegg.
Elaine is challenging citizens in Boise to plant more trees in our City of Trees to help improve the environment and give us hope for a better future.
Through this partnership with local citizens, Treasure Valley Canopy Network, The Nature Conservancy in Idaho and City of Boise, we are already having a positive impact in Boise and momentum is starting to grow as the Challenge launches outside of Boise in Summer / Fall 2021.
Learn more at www.CityOfTreesChallenge.org
TV Urban Wood Network weblink in the TV UWN logo
Webpage link on TVCN logo
our motivations & our Why – we want to share and explore how the Network connects with local partners and communities to have a lasting impact on how we manage our community forests in the Treasure Valley
Video (YouTube link in the photo): A message from our President & Network Director, Lance Davisson
Our Network is comprised of public, private and non-profit organizations from all across the Treasure Valley. We work together to build healthy & thriving communities.
