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New urban forester has plans for the future
As an urban forester, Rowe works with 17 towns and cities in the region from Thomasville to Toxey and Selma. "I visit the towns and assess the need they have from planting of new trees to risk management for the trees they currently have and work with them on tree preservation," Rowe said. He said he's been impressed with the cities and towns he's seen so far and what they've done with urban tree planting. Rowe said he was also amazed at the amount of storm damage he has seen to the tree population in this area from hurricanes and other storms over the past few years. "So far, everybody's been great and made time for me," he said of his reception. Rowe said the previous urban foresters have done a great job getting trees planted in the region's towns and the towns and cities have done a great job of caring for them. Rowe was born in Pikeville, Ky. He started out working for private companies, but "I was missing the chance to do something more meaningful than make a few bucks for the company," he said. Rowe said he found this job almost by accident, but it works out well for him since his father now lives in Alabama and he has other family nearby. Rowe's family has a long history of being involved with timber. "My three times great grandfather made his way by cutting and selling timber, then he started a sawmill," he said. "My biggest influence was my grandmother, she always kept a garden and spent a lot of time working in nature, I blame her for getting into the business."
Upcoming projects for Rowe include planting trees paid for by some federal storm recovery money. The goal will be to have them in the ground before spring, he said. Rowe hopes to get more programs started that would raise interest in urban forestry, including a memory tree program.
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