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Our guest today is Gene Hyde, recently retired (after 30 years of service) City Forester for the City of Chattanooga. Gene and I get into some detail about the scope of the job of the City Forester, the challenges presented and of benefits of sustained professional management practices.
Gene has attained a Masters of Science in Forestry from the Louisiana State University. He was one of the founders of the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and a Past President of that organization.