There are plenty of trees in Arizona.
The Verde Valley is fortunate to have some of those trees, even if they aren’t part of one of America’s largest pine forests.
What the Verde Valley does have, however, is a riparian habitat that supports a great deal of flora and fauna.
While the valley may look different now than it did 500 years ago, there’s no mistaking the snake of green trees and plant life that follows the Verde River and the surrounding area.
The Town of Camp Verde is hoping to take advantage of the trees that do exist here and protect them.
Doing so would also have a benefit for the economy in the long term, potentially, as long as the greenery continued to be an attraction for people who wanted to get a break from the hues of the southern deserts.
The Town of Camp Verde will this week consider an ordinance to help promote and protect trees, as part of an effort to get a designation for the town of “Tree City USA.”
To read the full story, see the Wednesday, Dec. 3, edition of The Camp Verde Journal.
