Former Corvallis City Forester Joins Statewide OSU Urban Forestry Effort - The Corvallis Advocate

Former Corvallis City Forester Joins Statewide OSU Urban Forestry Effort - The Corvallis Advocate

The quality and presence of trees in a city can significantly affect how people feel about the city. But trees in urban environments face pressures that can hinder their growth and limit their life span, such as restrained growing space, compacted or poor-quality soil and pollution. It’s the goal of the urban forester to address these challenges and others while acting as tree advocates, scientists, planners and educators. That’s why Oregon Stat…