Miami Herald: City arborist serves by tending the trees in North Miami Beach

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Posted on Wed, Apr. 16, 2014

City arborist serves by tending the trees in North Miami Beach

By Patricia Sagastume
The Miami Herald

Drive the streets of North Miami Beach with the city arborist, Carlos Rivero and you’ll never look at a street median the same.In fact, some of those mature mahogany, oak and poinciana trees that shade Northeast 13th Avenue between 151st and 159th streets were once little seedlings in Rivero’s backyard.“I wanted to make these medians more of an asset and less of a forgotten space. A lot of our medians were from the late ’80s and ’90s and the soil had oxidized and looked dated,” said Rivero, who also is the acting city planner.

For more than two decades, Rivero has been on a mission to enhance the character and safety of the neighborhoods and public streets in North Miami Beach. He has grown trees from seed from his home and the city’s Hazel Fazzino Nursery, which occupies six residential lots at the intersection of Northeast 15th Avenue and 159th Street.

Over the years, he developed an inventory of every tree in the city. This is significant because North Miami Beach has its own tree-protection ordinance, which allows the city to collect mitigation fees for every tree that is unlawfully removed. Last month, Rivero was awarded the 2013 Outstanding Professional award from the Florida Urban Forestry Council.

Read full article here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/16/v-print/4063500/city-arborist-serves-by-tending.html

3 thoughts on “Miami Herald: City arborist serves by tending the trees in North Miami Beach”

Thanks for posting Stephanie. 🙂

Stephanie Kienzle says:

April 16, 2014 at 9:06 pm

Thanks for the great article, Patricia. Carlos is one of our most valuable employees. We’re super lucky to have him in NMB. I really appreciate your giving him his well deserved recognition. I’m also proud to be his friend. 🙂

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1. Me too! says:
  
  April 17, 2014 at 9:28 pm
  
  Carlos is indeed one of the city’s most valuable and tirelessly hardworking employees. It is both a pleasure and an honor to serve the public by his side. And I too am proud to be his friend. I thank you both for the well-deserved kudos!
  
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