The City of Trees Challenge aims to plant a tree for every household in Boise [Video]

BOISE, Idaho — As Boise continues to face issues with poor air quality, the City of Trees Challenge aims to be a solution for the future.

The community-wide initiative, launched in 2020, aims to plant one tree for every household in Boise and one seedling for each person. 

The City of Boise is working with several local nurseries, two non-profit organizations, and the U.S. Forrest Service. Together, they all will contribute to the goal of planting 100,000 trees in Boise and 235,000 seedlings in nearby forests of Idaho.

Organizers said the challenge will provide long-term environmental benefits, particularly by improving air quality.

“Four years into the planting initiative and a lot of people don’t even know about it so were trying to do a better job just letting people know about this opportunity,” said Mike Andrews, a …