2026 Urban Forestry Commission Annual Report & Future Planning
Reno
Summary
The commission will staff a sapling table at Earth Day (Idlewild Park, April 18) and hold an Arbor Day ceremony April 24 with a volunteer planting April 25 at Paradise Park. Awards will recognize tree-friendly work around the city.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed May 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Saplings will be sold for a couple of dollars each, roughly covering costs as last year.
Residents get low-cost saplings and more trees in city parks.
If funding lapses, riparian restoration work and the workers it employs would lose out.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Urban Forestry Commission Regular Meeting - May 13, 2026
The commission reviewed its yearly activities, including Title 8 recommendations and urban tree management, postponing final approval to June.
Urban Forestry Commission Regular Meeting - Apr 15, 2026
Commissioner Reich and staff are exploring whether Reno could create a demonstration forest, possibly with feasibility studies in multiple areas of town. It could become a formal agenda item later.
Urban Forestry Commission Regular Meeting - Mar 18, 2026
Earth Day (April 18), Arbor Day (April 24), a 23-tree Paradise Park planting (May 2), and a spring ReLeaf tree sale with five drought-tough species at $5 seedlings are all coming up.
Urban Forestry Commission Regular Meeting - Jan 21, 2026
The commission will staff a sapling table at Earth Day (Idlewild Park, April 18) and hold an Arbor Day ceremony April 24 with a volunteer planting April 25 at Paradise Park. Awards will recognize tree-friendly work around the city.
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