There’s a good reason why Boise is known as the “City of Trees.” The moniker can be linked to the early 19th century, when French Canadian trappers, coming upon what is now known as Boise, exclaimed, “Les Bois! Les Bois!”
Translation: “The woods” or “the trees.”
Indeed, there’s much from the 19th century that has faded, but Boise’s reputation of being a “city of trees” continues to flourish…