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KCBC News - Arbor Day Event
B
B
B
C
I'm
George
Barker
and
I'm,
a
Consulting
arborist
and
a
Consulting
Forester
and
I
provide
arborist
services
to
trees,
Columbus
and
so
I
am
their
Consulting
arborist.
D
And
I
am
Aaron
ganzour
I
work
for
the
city
of
Columbus
Georgia
in
the
forestry
division.
My
title
is
forestry
administrator.
Also
the
senior
certified
armist
on
staff
with
the
city
of
Columbus.
B
That's
a
lot
of
responsibilities.
Why
don't
we
start
with
you?
George
share
a
little
bit
about
what
your
job
duties
are.
C
Well,
my
job
duties.
You
know
we
look
at
where
we
can
make
canopy
improvements
for
the
city
of
Columbus,
and
you
know:
we've
been
working
with
the
parts
project
that
started
really
back
in
2018,
with
our
canopy
restoration
project,
where
we've
taken
parts
of
the
city
and
done
some
tree
inventories
and
looked
for
where
we
have
problems-
and
you
know
right
now:
we've
been
focusing
on
Lake,
Bonham,
Park
and
Theo
McGee,
Park
and
so
we've
sort
of
isolated.
C
B
D
Main
responsibility
with
the
city
is
the
new
development
making
sure
that
the
developers
meet
the
requirements
of
our
tree
ordinance
and
any
new
development
that
happens.
There
has
to
be
a
a
tree
plan,
a
tree
preservation
plan.
If
there's
trees
that
are
proposed
for
for
preservation
that
you
know
they're
properly
protected.
D
B
You
know
guys
trees
are
so
important.
Why
can
you
explain
a
little
bit
about
to
the
viewers
because
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
they
see
trees,
they're,
beautiful
they're,
the
canopy?
We
learn
about
trees
from
an
early
age
in
school,
but
in
the
big
scheme
of
things
a
lot
of
people
don't
really
know
about
how
important
trees
are,
which
one
do
you
want
to
tackle
that
one.
C
Well,
you
know,
I,
will
you
know,
Eric
can
can
add
to
it.
But
you
know
trees
are
important
because
you
know,
first
of
all,
you
know
they
clean
the
air
and
they
clean
water
and
that's
two
of
the
really
big
things
and
I
guess
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand
how
that
works.
C
But
you
know
the
tree
roots
are
able
to
take
particles
and
and
chemicals
that
wash
off
our
roads
and
stuff
like
that,
and
if
we
can
get
that
water
to
get
absorbed
into
the
soil
instead
of
just
running
off
into
creeks
and
into
drainage
ditches,
then
you
know
the
trees
have
the
ability
to
clean
that
water
for
us
and
so
and
they
do
the
same
thing
with
taking
particles
out
of
the
air
when
they
take
in
the
carbon
dioxide
as
part
of
the
photosynthesis
process.
C
You
know
they
give
off
oxygen,
but
it's
clean
oxygen
and
when
it
comes
in
it's
carbon
dioxide,
it's
got
some
harmful
chemicals
and
metals
attached
to
it.
Of
course,
we
can't
see
it
because
they're
all
in
the
gas
state,
but
and
then
it
puts
out
clean
air.
So
you
know
those
are
some
of
the
real
big
benefits
that
trees
fly.
Of
course
you
know
they
provide
shade
when
we
go
on
a
picnic.
Where
does
everybody
want
to
sit,
and
sometimes
we?
C
Of
that,
but
you
know
and
trees
are
just
fun.
You
know
people
loved
like
say
picnic
under
them.
People
love
to
play,
hide
and
seek
behind
them,
and
you
know
they're
just
they
just
they
do
a
lot
for
social
health.
Is
you
know,
and
and
really
just
mental
health
for
people
as
well?
So
you
know
they
just
they
provide
so
many
benefits.
It
really
gets
difficult
to
to
put
them
all
in
a
basket.
D
I
just
wanted
to
to,
you
know,
emphasize
the
shade
and
the
and
the
cooling
you
know
we
talk
about
Urban
heat
islands
and
you
know
we're
standing
on
a
on
a
big
patch
of
concrete
right
here.
Come
July.
This
area
is
going
to
be
awfully
awfully
hot,
but
we
do
have
shading
around
us
here
that
that
helps
to
mitigate
that
somewhat
and,
of
course,
you
know
the
larger
trees
that
we
can
plant
the
more
shade.
We
have
the
more
canopy
we
have.
D
You
know
we
hear
and
talk
about
global
global
warming
or
or
climate
change.
You
know
I'm
from
Pennsylvania
I,
don't
like
it
hot
in
the
summertime
here
and
summertime
starts
in
April
and
ends
in
October,
and
you
know
I
like
shade.
D
I
can't
understand
why
people
want
to
cut
trees
down
to
grow
grass,
but
you
know
it
is
what
it
is,
but
you
know
I
think
one
of
the
most
important
things
and
if
you
go
downtown
you
know
our
uptown
area
is
one
of
the
most
shaded
uptowns
that
I've
been
in
since
I've
been
in
the
South
and-
and
you
know
you
can
see
what
the
draw
is
for
people
down
there.
Absolutely.
E
B
We
notice,
let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
Tree
City
USA
Columbus
has
been
a
big
part
of
it
and
this
year,
what
year
are
we
celebrating.
D
45
years,
I
was
just
up
yesterday
to
the
state,
Arbor
Day
celebration
and
coming
and
Columbus
is
the
longest
Tree
City
USA
in
in
the
state,
and
so
we
will
be
having
a
celebration
here
in
about
a
week
and
a
half
in
Lake
Bottom.
B
D
Tree
City
USA
comes
out
of
the
National
Arbor
Day
Foundation
out
of
Nebraska
Jay
Sterling
Morton
began
Arbor
Day
in
1872,
and
it
has
spread
across
the
country.
National
Harbor
day
is
actually
in
April,
it's
the
last
Friday
in
April,
but
we're
in
the
South.
So
we
can
have
it
earlier
and
February.
The
last
third
Friday
in
February
is
Arbor
Day
in
Georgia.
Exactly.
B
B
Okay,
information,
trees
sometime,
we
love
trees,
but
sometimes
they
can
get
a
I
guess
bad
reputation,
often
because
I
think
because
of
the
weather.
We
have
a
lot
of
weather
issues
and
sometimes
we
have
homeowners
that
you
know
what
let's
get
rid
of
these
trees,
but
you
really
don't
have
to
get
rid
of
trees
if
they're
healthy
and
so
can
you
one
of
you
guys
or
both
of
you
kind
of
give
your
Insight
on
to
help
our
viewers,
lessen
Their,
Fear
of
trees,
we'll
say
right.
C
Yeah,
you
know
keep
in
mind
that
trees
with
when
people
weren't
here
were
growing
out
in
the
forest
they're
growing
all
around.
So
when
a
tree
limb
fell
out
in
the
forest,
nobody
really
didn't
bother
anything
because
there's
nobody
around
the
tree,
the
entire
tree
failed
and
fell
over.
It
didn't
really
bother
anything,
but
now
we're
putting
these
trees
in
with
with
human
beings,
and
we
have
like
Eric
was
talking
about
the
sidewalk.
C
We've
got
all
kinds
of
pipes
and
and
lines
running
under
the
ground
and
all
those
affect
the
tree
roots,
and
so
you
know
not
only
that,
but
we
have
buildings
that
go
up
that
affect
the
sunlight
and
the
lighting
that
the
tree
gets
and
the
wind
that
the
tree
receives.
So
what
you
have
to
keep
in
mind
is
a
tree
is
just
like
any
other
part
of
infrastructure.
I
mean
you
know.
C
C
We
just
have
to
give
them
a
little
extra
care,
and
so
you
know
that's
where
a
professional
and
arborist
can
come
out-
and
you
know
give
you
some
recommendations
on
what
the
things
that
you
know
that
need
to
be
done.
We
can't
just
expect
to
put
a
tree
in
the
ground
and
just
walk
away
and
and
expect
everything
to
be
okay
for
the
next
50
years.
C
D
The
living
systems
of
trees,
though,
are
different,
and
we,
you
know,
always
tend
to
think
of
that
living
system,
like
we
think
of
our
living
system
and
it's
different,
and
we
need
to
understand
that,
and
you
know
arborists
that
are
coming
along
need
to
learn.
This
is
a
tree.
This
is
how
the
living
system
of
this
tree
operates,
and
we
need
to
do
things
to
that
living
system
that
benefited
rather
than
hurt
it
and
too
many
times.
We
do
things
that
hurt
it
rather
than
benefit.
B
C
Well,
I
mean,
first
of
all,
you
can,
you
can
hire
you
know
an
arborist
or
professional
to
come
out
there
and
do
evaluation,
but
you
know
it's
it's
sort
of
the
collective
thing
when
we
deal
in
an
urban
environment
and
that's
sort
of
what
we
deal
with
it
at
trees
is,
you
know
we're
looking
at
at
the
entire
tree,
canopy
we're
looking
at
everything,
and
so
you
know
we
asked
you
know
people
to
come
and
get
involved
with
us
and
see
what
we're
doing
I
mean.
C
Not
only
do
we
need
financial
support
because
we
are
a
non-profit,
but
we
need
advocacy.
We
need
people
that
are,
you
know,
say:
hey
I,
like
the
trees
in
our
Parks.
We
want
to
be
involved
with
it
because
sometimes
it
involves
you
know,
calling
an
elected,
official
and
say
hey
we.
You
know
we
want
to
get
behind
this,
this
movement,
and
so
you
know
that
that's
where
we,
you
know
we
sort
of
look
at
the
collective
trees
within
the
entire
into
the
entire
Community
more
than
just
individual
yards.
C
But
you
know
that's
that's
what
I
you
know
get
involved.
B
B
To
1
at
Lake,
Bottom
Park
welcome
back,
we've
had
some
great
information
shared
by
George
and
Eric,
and
right
now
we're
going
to
discuss
something.
That's
going
to
be
a
great
event.
We
need
you
guys
there
February
the
18th
from
11
A.M
to
1
p.m.
We
will
be
at
the
lake
Bottom
Park
Bandshell,
and
we're
going
to
have
our
Citywide
Arbor
Day
celebration
and
it's
going
to
be
a
great
event.
B
We
have
a
host
of
Community
Partners
participating,
Columbus
parks
and
where
Rick
Public,
Works
Columbus
recycles
sponsors
like
Columbus,
Water,
Works,
Pratt,
Whitney,
trees,
Columbus,
Girl,
Scouts,
we're
going
to
have
the
sheriff
it's
just
a
whole
host
of
Community
Partners,
including
food
trucks.
We're
going
to
have
even
some
food
free
food
giveaways
face
painting
I
mean
just
a
host
of
activities
planned
for
you
guys,
but
these
guys
here
they're
going
to
be
there
so
George.
C
Well,
Trace
Columbus
will
have
our
booth
with
some
information
about
the
organization
and
what
we
do
we're
also
going
to
be
doing
some
a
little
bit
of
a
demonstration
and
and
discussion
about
what
our
plans
at
Lakemont,
Park
are
and
and
how
you
know
we're
not
it's
about
planting
trees
and
restoring
canopy,
but
it
all
starts
with
the
soil
and
we
need
to.
We
need
to
bring
life
back
to
our
soils
in
our
urban
areas.
C
B
C
C
We
will
we
will
have
a
discussion
about
why
some
of
the
trees
eventually
will
come
down
and
why?
Why
they're
coming
down
eventually
and
and
how
they're
going
to
be
utilized,
because
when
we,
when
we
take
them,
you
know
some
of
these
trees
out
that
are,
you
know
no
longer
really
providing
the
benefits
that
they
have
and
actually
can
present
some
danger.
C
C
B
B
C
It's
really
not
a
good
time,
you
know,
I
talk
about
soil
health
and
one
of
the
things
to
do
is
to
stay
off
of
soil
with
heavy
equipment.
When
we've
had
the
rain
that
we've
had-
and
it's
just
been
so
wet,
and
so
you
know
so
mushy
out
there
at
the
park
that
we
just
didn't
feel
like
it'd,
be
in
the
best
interest
and
Eric
and
I
had
discussed
that,
and
we
just
figured
that
it
just
wouldn't
be
it
in
the
best
interest
of
at.
B
B
C
C
Well,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
natural
paths
and
stuff
like
that,
and
that's
really
what
we
want
to
try
to
do
is
steer
people.
You
know,
there's
a
great
walking
path
around
Lake
Bonham,
but
you
know
we
like
to
try
to
start
emphasizing
if
we
can
keep
on
certain.
You
know
certain
areas,
so
we
you
know
we
let
the
rest
of
the
area
stay
natural,
okay,.
B
D
D
My
division
with
the
city
also
takes
care
of
the
the
Mowing
and
so
forth
along
the
the
city
right
of
ways
around
town,
so
we're
going
to
bring
them
in
a
little
bit
too
to
show
people
just
what
it
is
that
the
forestry
and
and
beautification
division
does
for
them
and
I'm
planning
to
have
some
informational
brochures
and
and
storyboards
ready
to
show
exactly
what
our
crews
do
when
they're
out
and
I'm
also
going
to
put
together
a
pamphlet
as
to
you
know
what
a
homeowner
can
do
to
make
sure
that,
when
they
are
purchasing
tree
work
from
contractors
that
they
get
a
good
contractor,
that's
properly
licensed
with
the
city,
and
you
know
giving
them
pointers
as
to
what
questions
they
need
to
ask
when
they're
interviewing
them
through
the
work
they
that
they
want
done.
D
D
Was
a
while
ago,
our
risk
management
people
decided
that
that
is
something
that.
D
C
B
B
Schools,
just
a
host
of
of
communities
and
individual
organizations
they
always
give
out
the
seedlings
and
I
know
trees
Columbus.
They
do
a
great
job
with
seedless.
C
B
They're,
a
lot
of
family
fun,
I
have
a
personal
story
about
a
Seedling
I'm
coming
to
my
home,
and
we
planted
it
in
every
day
is
like:
did
it
grow?
Did
it.
E
B
B
Okay,
guys
anything
you
want
to
close
out
and
add
to
community
to
tell
to
share
with
the
community
about
you
know,
give
them
tell
them
why
they
need
to
come
out
one
last
time.
Okay,.
C
Just
come
out
and
be
a
part
be
involved,
and
it's
you
know
it's
always
a
fun
experience
and
you
know
just
have
a
good
time
and-
and
you
know
that's
what
tree
that's
the
nice
thing
about
trees
is,
you
know
you
can
just
go
out
and
have
fun
with
them,
and
and
so
we
just
encourage
everybody
to
come
out
and
have
a
good
time.
D
B
F
B
B
B
We
had
a
lot
of
fun
today,
talking
about
trees
in
Arbor
Day,
with
Eric
and
Joyce,
and
also
please
come
out
and
join
us
for
our
Citywide
Arbor
Day
celebration,
February
of
the
18th
from
11
A.M
to
1
p.m.
This
concludes
our
show
and
I'll
end
by
saying
what
I
always
say,
what
are
you
doing
to
keep
Columbus
beautiful.