Mile High Magazine 03/30/2025 Office of the City Forester

Guest: Lauren Abram, Forestry Program Coordinator and Doug Schoch, Forestry Supervisor

Trees enhance livability in our city and have a lot of benefits.  They provide shade, reduce stormwater runoff, they provide wildlife habitat, reduce energy costs, and even reduce the heat island effect.  The Office of the City Forester plants between 1200 and 1300 trees a year.  The goals the BASA program are to enhance livability by increasing Denver's tree canopy and by improving and expanding the diversity of our urban forests.  To apply to have trees planted at your house and you live in the city and County of Denver, you only need to fill out an application.       

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