Greenprint Program

The Sacramento Tree Foundation is working with the City of Elk Grove and other elected officials in the greater Sacramento area to double the region's tree canopy over the next 40 years! The goal is to maximize the benefits of our urban forest. Air quality, water quality, energy, real estate and businesses all benefit from trees. We can maximize those benefits by improving the urban forests in each municipality within the region.

The Greenprint is a call to action and a plan of work for each of the 28 local governments in our six-county region to adopt tree canopy optimization goals, policies and ordinances, best management practices, and community involvement strategies. The City of Elk Grove was the first local government to join the regional Greenprint.

Tree Survey

Thanks to the outstanding efforts of our tree survey volunteers and the leadership of the Sacramento Tree Foundation, the City of Elk Grove’s Urban Forest Canopy Assessment was completed ahead of schedule! The results are very promising. Elk Grove has 22.88 % canopy cover over the community ’s streets and sidewalks.

The Sacramento Tree Foundation has taken the data collected and plugged it into STRATUM - a computer program developed by the US Forest Service designed to estimate total tree canopy in the City. This information will be presented to the Elk Grove City Council and used as a basis to make further planning decisions regarding tree preservation, maintenance, & proliferation.

Click here to view a copy of the Urban Forest Canopy Assessment.

For more information, Christopher Jordan at 478-2222 or by email at cjordan@elkgrovecity.org.