Living Roadways Sponsor Spotlight: Bayou Tree Service

Bay­ou Tree Ser­vice has been a sup­port­er of Baton Rouge Green for many years, but in 2017 came aboard as a Liv­ing Road­ways spon­sor for the first time. You can see their signs at our beau­ti­ful site at Air­line High­way and I‑12.

Here’s a chat with David Ben­ton, arborist and Baton Rouge office leader, about what else, TREES!

David, what’s your favorite tree?

It’s a tough bat­tle between 3 trees. The Swamp Chest­nut Oak (Cow Oak), Amer­i­can Beech and the South­ern Live Oak. If I had to choose between these 3, I would have to choose the South­ern Live Oak!

Why do you sup­port Baton Rouge Green?

I sup­port Baton Rouge Green because I gen­uine­ly believe in your mis­sion to edu­cate, inter­act and inform the com­mu­ni­ty of the impor­tance of Green Infra­struc­ture and the preser­va­tion of our unique Urban For­est. If we are to obtain and pre­serve a healthy Urban For­est with­in Baton Rouge, we need Baton Rouge Green to con­tin­ue inform­ing the pub­lic of its importance.

Why should oth­ers sup­port Baton Rouge Green?

Oth­ers should sup­port Baton Rouge Green because it is an orga­ni­za­tion com­prised of ded­i­cat­ed indi­vid­u­als who tru­ly want to give back and make an impact on the local community.

Favorite thing about Baton Rouge Green’s Liv­ing Road­ways program?

It gives life to an oth­er­wise dull, panora­ma lin­ing these roads. Also, I love the species diver­si­ty and tree qual­i­ty cho­sen for these sites.

How does the mis­sion of Bay­ou Tree Ser­vice lend itself to sup­port­ing Baton Rouge Green?

Our com­pa­ny was found­ed with the mis­sion of devel­op­ing a sym­bi­ot­ic rela­tion­ship between the com­mu­ni­ty and its urban for­est. Baton Rouge Green aligns with us through their ded­i­ca­tion to tree preser­va­tion, Urban Refor­est­ing, edu­cat­ing and inform­ing the local community.

Thank you Bay­ou Tree Ser­vice and David Benton!

Vis­it Bay­ou Tree Ser­vice at www​.Bay​ouTree​.com