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One more tip from O'Brien: "If you're planting
downtown or in another hot, dry, and/or windy
situation and your stock is already leafed out,
you should use an anti-transpirant on the
leaves. Your crew may not like it because it can
be sticky, but it's a really important tool."
As if worries about drought, flooding, and tor-
nados weren't enough, O'Brien says that fire
risk and emerald ash borer (Agrilus planiplennis)
are upcoming threats to Columbia and envi-
rons. He and his wife Carrie homestead just
15 minutes from Columbia, so their concerns
for Columbia are true for their own land.
On a lighter note, however, O'Brien is heartened by
community-driven organizations like Forest Releaf of
Missouri, Beyond Housing in St. Louis, Treesilience
in St. Louis and Chicago, and Bridging the Gap in
Kansas City that are integrating community for-
estry into a more holistic approach to community
development that can include affordable, safe,
and accessible housing; small business assistance;
addressing employment, transportation, and child
care needs and barriers; and more. "These programs
are driven by the people who live in the commu-
nity," O'Brien says. "I think this is the right and best
approach for the future of community forestry."
Along these lines, he highly recommends this article
by community forester Ann Koenig in Missouri
Conservationist, "Human Habitat: Community
Conservation Puts Nature's Focus on People."
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