BMP Guide - Urban Trees

Best Management Practices Guide for Urban Trees in Southern Nevada, Cleaner Air, Tree by Tree (Download 69 Pages 5MB File)

This BMP guide is the work of Nevada Shades of Green, a local committee of professional arborists, landscape architects, air quality specialists, city and county planners and educators.

The Guide was developed as part of the Nevada Shades of Green project to improve the quality of life for Nevada residents by providing increased awareness about the value of community trees in improving air quality to key decision makers, developers and communities.

Summarized in the fact sheets below are simple strategies for using and promoting the Best Management Practices for tree professionals, municipal and elected leaders and builders and developers.


  Read Fact Sheet for Professionals
  Read Fact Sheet for Builders and Developers
  Read Fact Sheet for Municipalities & Elected Leaders