By spring, you'll see a lot of new trees in Knoxville.
Urban Forestry crews will be hard at work between now and March planting hundreds of new trees in the city's public areas.
It's all part of a design by Kasey Krouse, the city's first Urban Forester. He's been working with other city officials and workers to identify and select the best sites to plant 45 different species of trees in parks, greenways, and rights-of-way.
"Planting these trees is rewarding work," Krouse said. "It's satisfying to know that, if we do our research correctly, our children and their children will be playing under these tree canopies many decades from now."
The city says Krouse brings a new approach on managing the city's tree population, making it more diverse.
"Planting native trees works if you've got the native soil. If you don't have that, exotic trees like the Zelkova and Ginkgo are a better option because they will do well in poor soil," explained Krouse.
