The Downtown Boise Giving Tree

In Partnership with The Women's and Children's Alliance

Give back this season by picking up a gift tag from the Holiday Tree in the Grove Plaza! The garland surrounding the tree is hung with over 400 tags, each of which notes a wish list item from a WCA client in need. Pick up a tag or two, shop for the requested item (bonus points if you shop for your items at a Downtown Boise Small Business!), then drop of your new, unwrapped gift to WCA.

Women's and Children's Alliance
720 W Washington St
Boise, ID 83702

open Monday-Friday
from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

About the Holiday Tree

The 2025 Holiday tree is a 46' Blue Spruce weighing roughly 8500lbs! The tree was donated by Stephen Brocksome and family of Southeast Boise. It was growing too closely to another tree and needed to be removed. The Brocksomes thought it would make a great Holiday Tree for Downtown Boise and graciously opted to gift it to the City. Thank you to the Brocksomes!

What Happens to the Tree after the Holidays?

The tree is chipped up and removed from the Grove Plaza in the New Year. Wood chips from the Holiday Tree are turned into mulch at the Boise Community Forestry Shop, which is then sold to the public to use in garden beds and tree rings. Mulch is helpful because it adds organic matter into the soil over time and helps to retain moisture. The larger wood pieces from the Holiday Tree are saved to be used for firewood or wood working.

The 2025 Downtown Boise Giving Tree is Possible Thanks to the Following Community Partners