“Trees Are
Key” Podcast reaches 100,000 listens
Feb. 8, 2019 — AUSTIN, Texas — Recently, our podcast, “Trees Are Key with
Paul Johnson” celebrated a milestone. As of February 7, our free, weekly
podcast has received more than 100,000 listens.
“Trees Are Key” is hosted by Paul Johnson, Texas A&M
Forest Service Community Forestry Program Leader. Johnson is a degreed forester
and an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and Municipal Specialist qualified
in Tree Risk Assessment and Wildfire Risk Reduction.
Years in the making, “Trees Are Key” premiered on April 28,
2015 to provide an opportunity for interested listeners to learn on the go,
even when they don’t have time to read up on forestry and arboriculture topics
or attend a workshop.
“We spend a lot of our time behind the wheel of a vehicle or
exercising and cleaning. There’s no reason we can’t use that time to improve
ourselves,” said Johnson.
The first episode, “Why Trees Are
Key,” is the most listened
to episode to date.
The podcast’s concept is simple. Trees are key to healthier,
happier, and safer communities and knowledge is key for the people that care
for trees.
Removing barriers to education and increasing access to
information is vital for the people that care for and manage trees. On “Trees Are
Key,” we talk about trees, arboriculture and forestry, both traditional and
community forestry, with an emphasis on research-based information and best
practices.
You learn how to decide what kind of tree to plant in “Species
Selection is Key,” which individual tree to select at the nursery in
“Keys to
Selecting THE Tree,” and how to plant your tree in “Proper
Planting Is Key.” We don’t stop there, for example, you also can
learn about proper watering,
fertilization,
and pruning.
We enjoy the benefits our trees provide, but we have to
manage and mitigate the risks
they pose. The 3Rs, Readiness,
Response,
and Recovery,
of emergency management are important topics in community forestry.
Trees are important, but so are people. It’s important to
raise awareness,
build a tribe, and
get everyone to collaborate
to achieve our goal of healthy trees so we have healthy
and resilient communities. Personal and professional
development are keys to improving ourselves so we can be more efficient
and effective.
We try not to forget to have a little fun and even talk
about Pokémon Go,
movies
and barbecue.
Check out our latest episode “GIS is Key” or
start from the beginning and quickly learn how
to hire a tree care professional to help you and the 5 things trees
need to thrive because “Trees Are Key” to healthier, happier and
safer communities.
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Paul Johnson, Texas A&M Forest Service, 512-872-2816, pjohnson@tfs.tamu.edu
Texas A&M Forest Service Communications
Office, 979-458-6606, newsmedia@tfs.tamu.edu