Provo City Forestry Division manages over 30,000 trees that are growing under electrical power lines and facilities.  Our crews maintain (prune, remove, spray, and plant) 15,000 Street Trees throughout the City.

 

What does it mean to be a Tree City USA? It means that Provo City has been nationally recognized (by the Arbor Day Foundation, USDA Forest Service and National Association of State Foresters) for having an outstanding urban forestry program. Being a Tree City USA has many benefits. It promotes a positive public image and citizen pride. It creates environmental awareness and education opportunities throughout the community. Most importantly, it demonstrates our dedication to protecting and improving our urban forest. Provo City has been a Tree City USA for 25 years. We look forward to future years of Tree City USA status.

 

             Provo City Power is a Tree Line USA Utility and has been for the past 14 years. The Tree Line USA award nationally recognizes Provo City Power for its practices that protect and enhance Provo City’s urban forest. The requirements to receive this award are stringent and call for quality tree care, annual worker training, and ongoing public education and tree planting programs. The benefits of meeting these challenging requirements are a healthier forest, lower long-term management costs, and greater sustainability.

 

Provo City has a long standing tradition of planning for and taking care of a beautiful urban forest.  The trees in our urban forest are a very important component of our City's infrastructure.  Daily we receive many benefits from these trees.  Trees improve our air quality by purifying the air and regenerating oxygen, they  sequester carbon, and they provide shade to our urban areas, reducing energy consumption and lowering cooling  costs to name a few.  We hope you enjoy and use this Tree Selection Guide and Tour as we continue to move forward together taking care of this precious natural resource that is an important component of the great quality of life we share in Provo.

 

Your donation will fund tree planting through the City of Provo.  A small donation could fund a tree planting project that will make a lasting impact for generations to come.  All of your donations will be used solely for the purchase of trees