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A
A
Hello,
you
Hamilton
Morris,
and
this
is
City
talk.
The
urban
forests
in
the
City
of
Des
Moines
is
one
of
our
community's
most
valuable
assets.
The
tree-lined
streets,
our
beautiful
parks
and
green
spaces
are
an
important
part
of
what
makes
Des
Moines
an
award-winning
community
in
today's
show,
we'll
talk
with
some
of
the
people
who
are
dedicated
to
maintaining
and
growing
our
urban
forest.
My
first
guest
is
trees
forever
Leslie
burkas
hi.
Thank
you
for
having
me
on
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
hope.
I
got
your
name
right.
You
did.
You
said
exactly
right.
B
Actually
treats
forever
is
a
statewide
nonprofit,
with
the
mission
of
planting
and
caring
for
trees
through
working
with
volunteers
and
communities,
to
get
them
involved
in
hands-on
projects
so
that
they
are
really
engaged
with
their
community
they're
engaged
with
the
trees
and
the
green
space
around
them,
and
they
sustain
those
for
longer
because
they
have
that
personal
connection
to
the
trees
around
them.
Okay,.
B
Is
really
exciting?
It's
actually
our
25th
anniversary
this
year,
Shannon
Ramsey
founded
the
organization
in
1989
as
a
volunteer.
She
was
concerned
about
the
loss
of
trees
and
woodlands
around
the
state
and
in
our
communities
and
want
to
make
sure
she
was
doing
something
about
that.
So
she
founded
the
organization
and
is
actually
still
the
executive
director,
and
this
year,
in
our
25th
anniversary,
were
conducting
25
events
to
highlight
all
of
the
work
that
trees
forever
does
around
the
state
and
especially
in
the
metro.
That's.
B
Categories
yeah
I'd,
say
both
trees
forever
is
able
to
offer
grant
funding
to
public
areas
and
communities,
so
they
can
plant
trees
along
their
streets
in
their
parks
around
their
schools
and
public
spaces
such
as
that,
where
everyone's
enjoying
the
benefits,
but
we
also
work
with
homeowners
here
in
the
Metro
with
a
homeowner,
had
a
question.
They
could
certainly
give
me
a
call
and
I
can
help
answer
any
tree
issue
and
questions.
B
A
B
Trees
forever,
since
it's
a
statewide
nonprofit,
we
do
a
lot
of
events
around
the
state,
all
with
the
focus
of
trying
to
promote
the
benefits
that
trees
provide
to
us.
So
water
quality,
air
quality
trees
increase
our
property
values.
We
want
people
to
know
how
important
trees
are
to
us,
so
we're
offering
many
events,
many
conferences,
regional
trainings,
that
type
of
thing
where.
A
B
A
B
Is
such
an
exciting
thing
that
we've
been
doing
it's
been
two
years
now:
I
worked
really
closely
with
the
City
arborist
David
yawn
and
public
works
department
and
they've
been
such
a
great
partner.
This
whole
thing
today
we
have
80
over
80
volunteers
trained
as
tree
keepers,
and
a
goal
of
our
tree
keepers
program
is
to
train
volunteers
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
the
trees
in
their
backyard,
the
neighborhood
in
the
entire
community
and
being
those
eyes
and
ears
literally
being
the
Lorax
so
that
they
can
speak
for
the
trees
in
our
community.
B
You
mentioned
urban
forests
earlier
and
when
you
opened
and
people
don't
think
about
it,
but
we
live
in
a
forest.
It's
an
urban
force.
We
have
the
trees
along
our
streets
and
in
our
parks
and
that
that
makes
up
our
urban
forest.
We
get
so
many
benefits
from
that
they
reduce
stormwater.
Do
the
air
quality
benefits
that
we
need
and
if
we
don't
have
someone
out
there
talking
for
them
taking
care
of
them
maintaining
them.
We
won't
get
those
benefits
that
we
need
from
our
trees.
So,
through
the
tree
keepers
program,
we
trained
volunteers.
B
It's
a
three
day
course:
nine
hours
total
where
volunteers
come
and
then
get
hands-on
training,
classroom
training
to
learn
about
tree
ID
tree
biology
how
to
properly
plant
a
tree
how
to
maintain
that
tree.
So
they
know
that
for
themselves
in
the
tree
in
their
backyard,
but
then
we
invite
them
out
to
community
events
as
well.
One.
A
B
A
B
That's
such
a
great
point,
our
trees.
They
can't
speak
for
themselves,
so
they
need
somebody
to
speak
for
them,
so
trees
forever
is
here
to
do
that
by
attending
events
and
making
sure
that
people
know
the
benefits
but
also
training.
Those
tree
keepers,
because
we
see
those
tree
keepers
and
advocates
and
to
me
advocate-
means
the
number
of
different
things.
So
if
your
neighbors
grumbling
about
raking
leaves
in
the
fall
well,
how
about
you
tell
them
about
the
amazing
energy
efficiency
benefits
they
got
from
the
shade
all
year.
B
Three
well-placed
trees
on
your
property.
Can
save
you
one
hundred
to
two
hundred
fifty
dollars
on
your
utility
bills
every
year,
so
sure
raking
leaves
isn't
the
best
thing
to
do
in
the
fall,
but
you
got
a
lot
of
benefits
from
those
all
year
long,
but
we
also
if
people
feel
comfortable,
we
want
them
to
feel
like
they
can
advocate
advocate
for
trees
to
the
mayor
into
city,
council,
Des,
Moines,
really,
fortunate.
B
A
That's
that's
a
very
good
point.
We
are
very
concerned.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
that
involved
planting.
Most
people
think
about
it
at
our
everyday
when
when
there's
always
news
about
planting
trees,
but
our
public
works
department
has
a
program
where
people
request
stream
trees.
So
every
year
those
young
trees
go
out.
Do
you
all
play
any
role
with
those
young
street
trees
that
we're
planning
across
the
city
so.
B
True
keepers,
that's
one
of
their
main
goals
is
going
out
to
care
for
those
young
trees
and
doing
the
pruning
on
them
when
they're
young,
because
that's
the
key
time
that
we
want
taking
care
of
trees
when
they're
young,
because
then
we
hopefully
avoid
long-term
problems
with
it
as
a
week.
Bret
a
branch
attachment
or
the
tree
fails
for
some
reason
the
long
run
well,
that
might
happen,
but
if
we
took
care
of
it
when
it
was
young,
we
help
alleviate
some
of
those
problems.
B
A
Okay,
what
do
you
do
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
an
appropriate
question,
but
of
course,
you're
lots
of
trees
on
my
street
and
I've
always
been
curious.
What
is
a
certain
time
of
you
to
you
prune
those
trees,
because
one
neighbor
said
all
this
tree
is
in
the
way
I'm
going
to
go
cut
it
I,
don't
know.
If
that's
the
right
time,
do
you
help
people
make
those
kinda
terminations?
We.
B
Can
certainly
talk
to
about
that
if
it's
a
straight
tree,
if
there's
some
larger
issues,
they
should
probably
contact
the
city
to
make
sure
there's
not
some
issue
that
the
city
needs
to
know
about,
but
on
their
property.
The
best
time
to
prune
trees
is
in
the
winter
time,
when
they're
dormant.
You
really
want
to
avoid
pruning
trees
when
they're
entering
into
the
spring
or
dropping
their
leaves
in
the
fall,
but
winter
is
the
best
time
and
that's
especially
true
with
oak
trees.
B
That's
almost
a
must
because
we
are
facing
a
lot
of
disease
issues
with
our
oak
trees.
So
if
we
prune
them
in
the
dormant
season
in
the
winter
time,
then
that
decreases
the
SAP
that
the
trees
put
out
and
there's
an
insect
that
actually
is
a
attractive
that
SAP
and
they're
not
around
in
the
wintertime.
So
the
musta
prune
in
the
winter
time
for
Oaks
well.
A
B
Think
I've
talked
so
much
about
the
benefits
of
trees
and
I.
Think
it's
so
important
that
people
know
those
have
a
few
stats
in
their
back
pocket.
So
again,
if
their
neighbors
grumbling
about
it
or
maybe,
if
they're
on
the
elevator
with
their
City
Council
member,
they
can
rattle
off
those
facts.
So
do
they
know
how
important
trees
are
to
us
and
make
sure
that
we're
getting
out
there
and
speaking
for
those
trees.
Why.
B
It's
really
important
for
homeowners
to
remember
that
their
trees
around
their
house
or
shading
it
in
the
summertime
and
lowering
their
utility
bills.
They
also
act
as
a
windbreak
in
the
wintertime
to
redirecting
winter
winds
around
their
house
for
city
as
a
whole.
Those
trees
are
retaining
storm
water,
so
taking
it
up
into
the
tree
and
helping
decrease
storm
water,
runoff
and,
of
course,
air
quality.
A
lot
of
people
think
about
that
that
trees
literally
are
providing
the
oxygen
we
breathe.
So
we
really
need
those
around
for.
A
D
Doesn't
take
a
fairy
godmother
to
tell
you
that
the
right
fit
means
everything,
especially
when
it
comes
to
car
seats,
always
choose
one.
That's
the
right
fit
for
your
child's
Asian,
sighs!
Oh,
that
does
make
a
difference.
Remember
their
happily.
Ever
afters
are
in
your
hands
to
find
out
more
visit,
safer
car,
gov
/,
the
right
seat
just
misses.
D
A
A
A
E
Is
a
volunteer
organization,
not
a
non-profit,
which
is
totally
focused
on
the
City
of
Des
Moines
and
the
metro
area.
Our
goal
is
to
support
the
city
to
enhance
and
protect
the
urban
tree,
canopy
that
we
have.
We
have
been
losing
majority
of
this
canopy
and
it
is
under
a
great
deal
of
stress
in
the
past
few
years
and
going
forward
tell.
A
E
Mission
includes
education
and
also
we're
partnering
with
the
city
to
raise
the
funds
necessary
to
create
an
active
data
tree
inventory,
because
we
believe
that
the
forest
can
be
better
managed
and
in
order
for
the
city
to
do
that,
unlimited
funds,
the
Board
of
tretinoin,
decided
that
we
would
like
to
step
up
partner
with
them
and
help
to
raise
these
funds
to
have
an
inventory.
That
would
be
ongoing
and
active
data
that
the
Forestry
Division
could
use
to
manage
the
tree
and
the
tree.
Canopy
I
gotta.
A
E
We
can
say
that
it
is
lush
and
it
has
been
lush,
but
we
know
that
it
will
not
remain
that
way
throughout
the
years.
It's
really
time
to
reset
the
clock
on
the
urban
forest,
and
yes,
it
is
a
major
project,
but
there
are
companies
who
professionally
do
this
there.
They
match
their
data
programs
with
the
programs
that
the
cities
have
and
we're
not
the
first
to
do
this.
Other
major
cities
have
taken
on
this
chore
and
very
successfully.
The
cities
have
have
embraced
it
well.
A
E
Organization
supports
all
other
organizations
that
take
in
the
same
interest
in
the
trees
in
the
city
on
the
tree
canopy
an
the
green
infrastructure.
Our
goal
is
to
support
the
capital
city
itself,
because
we
did
not
see
a
focus
on
the
capital
city
and
the
metro
area,
and
we
thought
that
was
very
important,
that
we
be
the
leaders
that
we
show
smaller
communities,
how
to
do
it
and
to
also
enhance
everything
else
that
we
have
so
positive.
That's
going
on
in
the
city
do.
A
E
E
Successful
and
we
followed
that
we
were
very
privileged
to
have
been
chosen
to
be
a
nonprofit
that
could
be
represented
at
the
Arts
Festival,
where
we
reached
another
thousand
or
so
people,
and
that
was
in
conjunction
with
the
Des
Moines
woodturners,
and
we
also
very
successfully
last
fall
launched.
Our
the
tree.
Doctors
are
in
series
where
we
invited
the
community
to
bring
their
samples,
come,
get
some
information
and
just
talk
about
trees,
how
we
can
support
the
community
and
get
the
education
that
they
need.
A
E
That's
going
to
significantly
impact
the
city
as
well
as
neighborhoods
I,
believe
it's
estimated
that
there's
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
ash
trees
on
private
property
spread
over
80,000,
home
homeowners,
and
so
that's
significant
and
so
we're
we
try
to
help
them
address.
That
issue.
Give
them
tips
on
how
to
select
a
tree
service.
A
legitimate
tree
service
give
them
advice
on
if
they
have
a
tree
that
they
would
like
to
save
that
it
can.
E
They
can
use
chemicals
to
do
that,
knowing
how
long
each
chemical
acts,
how
it
affects
the
environment,
and
we
definitely
are
doing
that.
We
also
take
questions
on
our
website
and
we're
supported
by
several
people
who
are
certified.
Arborist
board
certified
David
yan
as
a
matter
of
fact,
as
one
of
our
technical
advisors,
and
we
try
to
answer
questions
for
homeowners
in
that
respect
and
try
to
lead
them
in
the
right
direction.
To
get
information,
that's
very
useful
to
them
are.
A
E
A
E
B
E
Can
also
go
there
to
become
a
friend
of
tree
des
moines.
We
always
encourage
people
to
support
us
and
we
right
now
are
in
the
process.
Our
major
focus
is
raising
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
support
the
tree
inventory
and
we
have
an
ongoing
cooperative
research
with
that
David
yan
has
helped
us
with
that.
E
We
started
a
bare
root
planting
project
two
years
ago
and
we
are
reaping
the
rewards
of
that
now,
because
we
had
huge
success
of
it
in
our
planting
in
the
spring
and
we
are
really
looking
forward
to
seeing
we
planted
again
last
fall
and
we're
looking
forward
to
seeing
how
this
harsh
winter
has
affected.
Those
Paul
plantings
tell.
E
Planted
in
right,
aways,
public
right,
aways
and
diversification
is
very
important
that
we
in
in
most
of
our
neighborhoods
one
species
is
dominant
or
invasive
species
are
now
becoming
very
dominant.
So
we
try
to
diversify
with
Kentucky
coffee,
linden,
trees,
maple
trees
and
we
still
sprinkle
some
oaks
in
there,
even
though
they're
being
affected
by
borough
blight
and
oak
wilt.
So
diversification
is
really
important
and
that's
part
of
our
mission
too.
Okay,
well.
A
E
A
F
Severe
weather
can
destroy
a
home
in
second
there's,
no
time
to
think
only
time
to
act
have
a
kid,
so
you're
ready
for
any
emergency,
develop
a
plan.
What
you
and
your
family
will
do
before
disaster
strikes
and
stay
informed
during
severe
weather.
Any
way
you
can,
it
can
be
the
difference
between
losing
your
possessions
and
losing
your
life.
Just
ask
the
owners
of
this
house
visit
weather.com,
/
ready
and
let
the
weather
channel
help
you
prepare
your
family
for
emergencies.
D
A
A
C
Our
Forestry
Division
is
composed
primarily
of
tree
trimmers,
and
these
tree
trimmers
look
after
all,
the
special
needs
of
our
trees
in
the
city,
so
that
certainly
means
that
they
prune
off
broken
or
dying
branches.
Sometimes
it
means
that
at
end
of
life,
the
tree
has
to
come
down
or
if,
for
some
other
reason,
the
tree
becomes
a
hazard,
then
they
also
are
involved
in
removing
those
trees.
We
support
other
divisions
within
our
city.
C
For
instance,
we
support
our
streets
division
when
they
have
to
pave
a
street
and
when
they
lift
up
their
tall
dump
trucks
or
other
equipment,
we
have
to
elevate
those
canopies,
so
they
don't
become
damaged,
okay
and
then.
Lastly,
we
receive
requests
from
the
public
concerning
the
trees
in
front
of
their
properties,
and
we
respond
to
those
that's.
A
C
A
great
question:
a
number
of
years
ago,
we
made
the
commitment
to
higher
going
forward
to
hire
only
tree
trimmers
that
were
certified
arborists
and
to
get
that
credential.
You
have
to
have
three
years
of
progressive
tree
care
experience,
and
then
you
have
to
study
for
and
write
an
exam
to
become
that
certified
arborist.
So
that's
our
chief
credential
as
well.
We
also
expect
that
they
know
how
to
climb
a
tree
safely
using
ropes.
C
Only
most
of
our
work
is
done
from
an
aerial
bucket
truck,
but
we
insist
that
they
know
how
to
climb
a
tree
in
case
they
have
to
perform
an
aerial
rescue
from
the
bucket
or
in
a
park
setting.
Sometimes
we
actually
do
climb
trees,
so
those
are
kind
of
the
key
requirements
and
then
going
forward
from
that.
We
provide
for
them
annual
training
to
keep
that
our
borst
certification
current.
A
C
Right
well,
as
municipal
arborist,
I
certainly
get
involved
with
plan
and
development.
So,
if
somebody's
wanting
to
put
in
a
subdivision
or
do
some
building
renovation,
those
plans
go
through
the
community
development
part
of
our
city
and
those
plans
come
across
my
desk
to
make
sure
that
they
have
an
adequate
number
of
trees,
make
sure
they've
got
species,
diversity
and
so
plan
review
is
one
of
the
things
I
do.
I
also
initiate
tree
planting
projects
every
spring
and
fall
I
assist
neighborhoods
in
the
development
of
tree
committees
and
help
them
engage
in
volunteer
projects.
C
I
also
assist
in
writing
tree
and
landscape
policies
and
ordinances,
and
further
to
that
not
the
least
of
which
I'm
a
liaison
with
two
of
our
special
local
nonprofits.
One
of
those
is
tree.
Des,
Moines
and
one
of
those
is
trees
forever
and
together
we're
making
beautiful
tree
music
in
the
cities
we
as
we
partner
to
make
the
best
of
our
resources.
You.
A
C
And
maybe
it's
a
prelude
to
that
I'll.
Just
talk
about
the
importance
of
trees
in
the
urban
forest
trees
do
a
lot
of
good
for
our
community.
They
increase
property
values,
they
help
to
retain
stormwater.
So
we
don't
have
all
the
water
going
directly
into
creeks
and
rivers
and
kind
of
becoming
a
wasted
item.
They
cut
down
on
the
electricity,
air
conditioning
and
heating
costs
for
individual
homes
and
offices,
and
they
certainly
add
to
the
air
quality.
C
C
A
C
Is
the
impact
is
going
to
have
any
any
untreated
trees?
Yes
in
our
neighborhoods,
we
do
suspect
it's
here
already.
Certainly
in
iowa,
the
viewers
will
see
a
map
that
shows
that
our
entire
state
is
now
quarantined.
That
means
you
can't
take
firewood
out
of
a
quarantine
zone,
so
somebody
wants
to
go
to
Omaha
to
a
campground.
They
should
purchase
or
would
there
and
burn
it
there?
We
have
the
entire
state
under
quarantine
as
I
say,
and
so
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
next
about
the
life
cycle
of
the
emerald
ash
borer.
C
This
little
insect
I've
got
a
little
penny
here,
and
the
adult
of
the
insect
would
have
fit
entirely
on
a
Lincoln
penny.
It's
only
about
one
half
inch
long
and
it's
emerald
green
in
color,
but
that's
not
the
worst
part
of
this
little
rascal.
This
little
rascal
lays
eggs
on
the
bark
of
an
ash
tree
those
eggs
once
they
hatch
the
larvae
bros
underneath
the
bark
and
I've
got
a
little
bit
of
a
reselling.
C
So
the
egg,
the
larva
burrows
under
the
bark
and
starts
running
back
and
forth
in
a
serpentine
pattern
as
it
makes
its
way
and
as
it
grows
to
be
a
larger
larvae
before
it
hatches
and
comes
out
of
the
bark
again
and
that
serpentine
pattern
is
what
kills
the
tree,
because
it
disrupts
the
flow
of
nutrients
and
water
from
the
base
to
the
top
of
the
tree.
So.
C
A
C
A
C
That's
a
great
question:
maybe
it's
a
prelude
to
that
I'll,
explain
to
our
viewers
how
they
might
tell
if
they
have
an
ash
tree
to
begin
with,
and
these
photos
I
think
will
show
up
for
our
viewers
on
the
screen,
and
so
the
first
thing
they'll
notice
is
that
from
a
distance
you
can
see
a
diamond
pattern
on
the
bark
of
an
ash
tree.
That's
one
of
the
tell-tale
signs
that
you
have
an
ash
tree.
Another
telltale
sign
is
that
all
ash
trees
have
opposite
branching.
That
means
one
branch
directly
across
from
the
other.
C
Further
to
that
the
leaves
themselves
are
opposite
from
each
other
and
the
picture
the
viewers
seeing
now
is
not
multiple
leaves,
but
a
single
leaf
made
up
of
five
to
11
leaflets.
So
this
is
a
telltale
sign
that
you
have
an
ash
tree
on
board,
so
you've
asked
and
how
might
they
know
if
they
have
emerald
ash
borer?
A
couple
of
the
signs
are
so
you've
got
this
little
critter
under
the
bark
he's
making
a
little
bit
of
noise
under
there
and
there's
a
little
redheaded
bird
comes
by
called
a
woodpecker.
C
Yes
and
he
starts
flaking,
the
bark
off
the
tree
in
those
Fleck
marks
make
a
mottled
appearance
on
the
bark
and
that's
how
you
know
if
your
tree
might
have
some
insect
under
it,
which
may
or
may
not
be
an
emerald
ash
borer.
Another
telltale
sign
is
that
high
up
in
the
canopy
you'll
start
losing
leaves
and
branches
they'll
start
to
yellow
and
and
branches
begin
to
die,
and
that's
a
telltale
sign
that
you
may
have
emerald
ash
borer.
Just.
C
A
C
I've
tried
to
highlight
a
portion
of
the
bark
that
shows
diamond
pattern
and
the
picture
that
the
viewers
would
see
has
multiple
diamond
patterns
on
it.
It's
a
little
bit
tricky
when
you're
not
used
to
looking
at
it.
But
when
you
start
thinking
about
it,
you
really
do
see
that
diamond
pattern
in
the
bar
and
puts.
C
A
C
C
Have
done
our
own
estimation,
we
think
there
are
an
estimated
120,000
ash
trees
on
private
property.
So
that's
a
lot.
So
if
we
have
sixty
to
eighty
thousand
residences,
some
people
have
two
to
three
or
maybe
more
trees.
Some
have
none,
obviously,
but
some
people
are
going
to
have
to
manage
this
problem
because
before
it
becomes
a
hazard
for
them,
so
you've
asked
what
they
can
do.
C
The
number
one
recommendation
we
have
is,
if
you
suspect
you
have
emerald
ash
borer
is
call
a
certified
arborist,
so
you
can
find
those
people
on
their
website
the
international
society
of
our
bora
culture.
We
have
a
number
of
local
arborists
who
are
registered
as
certified
arborist.
They
will
come.
They
will
identify
that.
You
do
in
fact
have
an
ash
tree.
C
They
can
identify
whether
you
do
in
fact
have
emerald
ash
borer
and
then
they
can
outline
the
strategies
for
you,
and
there
are
more
than
one
strategy
you
don't
simply
have
to
take
the
tree
down.
There
are
some
effective
treatments
that
can
be
used
to
save
trees
if
they're
in
good
structure
and
health
well,.
C
So
City
of
Des
Moines
is
going
to
be
spending
about
nine
point,
four
million
dollars
over
the
next
11
years
and
our
strategy
is
to
treat
5800
of
our
ash
trees
on
streets
and
in
park
mode
areas
and
another
7200
we're
going
to
fail
or
actually
remove
from
some
of
the
peripheral
forest
lands.
So
we
do
have
a
strategy
moving
forward
to
save
as
many
of
the
good
trees
as
we
can
and
look
after
hazards.
Otherwise.
A
C
This
little
adult
beetle
that
fit
on
the
size
of
a
penny.
It's
true
that
he
can
fly
to
other
trees
in
the
neighborhood
and
he
only
goes
maybe
up
to
two
miles
per
year.
If
he
caught
a
wind
and
got
to
some
other
community,
but
the
predominant
way
to
spread
emerald
ash
borer
is
people
just
moving
firewood
and,
let's
say
they
harvest
a
tree
in
their
yard,
move
it
to
somebody
else's
yard
or
property,
and
that's
the
way
the
the
bug
spreads.
Okay,.
C
I
mentioned
that
the
entire
state
of
Iowa's
now
quarantined
was
originally
found
a
couple
years
ago
up
in
the
northeast
part
of
our
state
on
an
island,
allamakee
Island,
it's
an
island
between
the
northeast
part
of
iowa
and
the
state
of
wisconsin,
and
then
more
recently
in
2013.
We
got
three
hits
in
a
row
down
in
southeast
iowa,
including
in
Fairfield
and
Burlington,
so
that
was
close
enough
to
home
within
last
November.
We
got
another
hit
southwest
of
us
in
the
city
of
Creston
and
so
we're
kind
of
being
virtually
surrounded.
A
C
Well,
there's
a
lot
of
great
sites
on
the
internet,
we'd
like
to
invite
people
to
go
first
of
all
to
DM
gov
org.
That's
our
city
website!
You
can
get
onto
our
Forestry
Division
webpage
or
simply
look
up
emerald
ash
borer
on
DM,
gov
org
and
on
that
site
we
have
a
lot
of
links
to
a
lot
of
other
important
sites
like
Iowa,
Department
of
Agriculture
and
land
stewardship,
the
Iowa
Department
of
Natural
Resources,
the
Iowa
State
University
and
there's
a
national
site
called
emerald
ash
borer
org.
C
A
C
A
C
You
know
as
bad
as
that
sounds
I'd
like
to
encourage
our
people.
To
take
heart,
I
mean
it's
our
opportunity
now
to
replace
some
of
the
ash
trees
with
a
diversified
species
of
urban
canopy.
It's
also
time
to
get
involved
and
maybe
get
out
and
do
some
advocating
with
your
neighbors
and
just
talk
up
trees
and
let
everybody
know
how
important
they
are
to
all
of
us
and
work.
A
We
have
tree
plantings,
usually
in
spring
and
summer,
so
that's
the
time
to
pick
a
different
type
of
tree.
Indeed
put
on
d.
I
want
to
close
on
a
positive
note,
because
you
all
do
a
wonderful
job
along
with
the
volunteers
who
help
us,
and
that
is
that
the
war
des
moines
has
always
been
a
tree
city
us
award
winner,
which
means
we
have
a
very
good
urban
forest.