City of Trees

My favorite thing about Boise is the squirrels! I can't wait to see them running around this spring! What I didn't realize until recently is that in a round about way Boise's name comes from the squirrels!

I remember one of the first things I noticed when I moved to Boise is all of the cute little squirrels running around! One day I was talking about my love for the squirrels with a co-worker and she informed me that the reason we see squirrels everywhere is because Boise is "The City of Trees!" Taking a step back I could see that. We do have lots of trees here and with the squirrels it's such a perfect little oasis.

Boise is a French word that means "wooded" and was given to the city by the fur trappers of the early 1800's. For more info on the name Boise click HERE.

Bring on the squirrels!!