Tree Equity Partnership

with USDA Forest Service (2024 - 2029)

Bringing Tree Equity to Idaho’s Treasure Valley

This project will expand the capacity of the Treasure Valley Canopy Network to increase equitable access to urban tree canopy, broaden community engagement in urban forest management, and improve the resilience of the region’s urban forest.

Programming will occur across the Treasure Valley, focused directly in neighborhoods in need of improved tree canopy as identified by the White House Justice 40 Initiative (CEJST). The project is expected to increase canopy cover across the region and decrease the burden of tree maintenance for residents in the region’s most underserved areas.

Goals, Measurable Outcomes and Evaluation Methods

Goal 1 : Increase equitable access to urban tree canopy

Measurable Outcomes : Contract tree planting at local businesses and other large landowners & organize community volunteers to plant trees on private property across the region.

Goal 2 : Broaden community engagement in urban and community forestry

Measurable Outcome : Through expansion of the Treasure Valley Tree Captains Program, engage residents in tree plantings, trainings, and demonstration projects.

Goal 3 : Improve the long-term resilience of the urban forest by investing in its maintenance

Measurable Outcome : Contract labor for tree pruning and removal of hazardous trees within neighborhoods of greatest need.