We are now counting down the hours - three members of the Planning Department will be taking the International Society of Arboriculture's Arborist certification examination tomorrow....and there has been a lot of studying - which reminds me of attending school again.
Early tomorrow, we will head to the exam location in Myrtle Beach and take the three hour test that includes everything you need to know about tree care like how to plant a bare-root tree in a clay soil, identification of more than 80 local tree species, the arrangement of vascular tissues in a plant, or how to properly prune a tree of dead or dying branches.
What's all this for, you may be wondering...
You may be tired of reading this reason, but all of this effort is to bring future planning and development review into more of a sustainable direction. We are incorporating this objective into Comprehensive (Long-Range) planning and soon to be starting - transportation planning.
I would be remiss if I did not mention that this test taking and time dedication has been made available from not only the support of Florence County, but also a successful grant to the South Carolina Urban and Community Forestry Council. The grant covers workshops, some travel expenses, study material, memberships and the test. The grant is also funding a brochure that will be producing that explains the benefits of trees in Florence County.
What's next? - potentially incorporating tree policies into the County code for new developments...
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