EL PASO DOWNTOWN TREE PLAN

Surroundings

PLANNING + ANALYSIS

El Paso sits in one of the regions which will be most affected by climate change in the next decades. An analysis of the state of Texas from 2000-2050 shows a 75% increase in widespread summer droughts, and “Dangerous Heat Days” will increase to 115 days per year. While the City has made large strides in water conservation practices, other climate-combating strategies, such as increasing tree canopy, are needed to increase the City’s resiliency to an ever hotter future. The El Paso Downtown Tree Plan and Design Guidelines will set the stage to respond to our climate challenges and will propel the City of El Paso towards expanding a sustainable, regionally and ecologically appropriate urban forest across its urban downtown core and beyond.