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Athens-Clarke County forestry coordinator outlines home tree inspections and safety tips
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Matteo Fennell, Athens-Clarke County Community Forestry Coordinator, described the county's home-visit tree risk assessments, advised keeping branches 10'to 15 feet from roofs, and urged homeowners to watch for southern pine beetle.
Matteo Fennell, Community Forestry Coordinator for Athens-Clarke County, described the county's home-visit tree risk assessments and advised homeowners on clearing branches from roofs and monitoring for pests.
Fennell said the county offers on-site consultations that typically include a walk of a homeowner's property, photographs and a follow-up phone call. "When someone calls me, I always ask them, what are you doing during the day?" he said, adding that if a homeowner cannot be present he will "show up and walk the property,…
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