Tree Initiative

Going Green for Good Health is a city program to plant 60,000 trees by 2050 in areas of the city most affected by the urban heat island, including Downtown, East Las Vegas and areas within the Historic Westside.
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About This Initiative

Overview

With temperatures on the rise, Las Vegas is one of the fastest-warming cities in the country. Urban planners, academics and city leaders all agree that trees help to keep our communities cooler and healthier. By supporting The Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE’s Tree Initiative, you can help curb high temps in neighborhoods where trees and greenery are lacking.

Four Reasons to Plant Trees TODAY!

Enhance Neighborhood Aesthetics: Trees improve overall quality of life by adding green space to communities and enhancing neighborhood aesthetics.

Cooling Effect: Trees release water vapor from their leaves, which produces a cooling effect.

Air Quality: Planting trees remains one of the most cost-effective ways of drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 

Health/Well-Being: Trees have proven positive impact on skin cancer, asthma, hypertension, and other stress-related illness by filtering out polluted air, reducing smog formation, providing shade from solar radiation, and creating an attractive, calming setting for recreation.

Funding Opportunities

We’re looking for donors in the following categories:

  • $5,000 will provide for 10 park-ready trees; includes a personalized certificate
  • $10,000 will underwrite 20 park-ready trees; includes a plaque
  • $25,000 will underwrite 50 park-ready trees; includes a plaque and a donor spotlight in a Mayor’s Fund newsletter
  • $50,000 will underwrite 100 park-ready trees; includes a plaque, a press release, and optional ceremonial community planting event (The actual number of trees planted at any community planting event will vary depending on site and duration of the event)

In most cases, trees will be planted in the same general locations unless otherwise arranged with donors:

Individual Trees

  • Individual honorary, celebratory or memorial trees may be purchased for $500 and include a name stake. An optional plaque and concrete holder/base may be purchased for an additional $250.
  • Donations are also accepted for nursery items including soil blends, pots and specialized liners to manage tree roots.

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