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City forester asks council to restore two forestry positions, highlights 85,000 public trees
Summary
The city forester described the scope of Boise’s urban canopy, the division’s workloads and a request to add one tree inspector and one field arborist to restore staffing to prior levels; staff said the division manages about 85,000 public trees and runs a nursery and tree‑planting initiatives.
Boise’s city forester told the City Council on Tuesday that the forestry division manages roughly 85,000 public trees, operates a municipal nursery, and is seeking two positions — a tree inspector and a field arborist — to restore staffing and expand proactive tree care.
"We're a small division in the parks and rec department," City Forester Mike Andrews said at the start of his presentation. Andrews said the 85,000‑tree figure comes from a 2024 LiDAR canopy assessment that counted woody plants of a…
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