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Tree Board

Mission & Purpose:

The Tree Board recommends city tree plantings, maintains newly planted trees and provides trees and tree planting aid to citizens.

Click here to view the City of Huxley Tree Board Code

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Tree Board Members– 3 year terms (5)

  • Vacant 
  • Kevin Cole: (Secretary) Term Expires 1/1/12, Member Since 01/2006 
    • 601 Larson Drive, 597-3457, kkcole@huxcomm.net
    • Reasons for service: I wanted to help promote and educate the community about the importance of trees in communities. My goals are to provide an information resource to Huxley citizens and administration and to assist residents by making it easier to plant trees. Kevin is a Water Quality Specialist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service, other interests include camping, fly fishing, and fly tying.
  • Tim Wilson (Treasurer) Term Expires 1/1/10, Member Since 2007
  • Seldon Spencer, Term Expires 1/1/12, Member Since 2009
    • 823 Ashwood, 597-3165, seldenes@aol.com 
  • Mark Miller, Term Expires 1/1/10, Member Since 2009
    • 698 Meadow Circle, 597-2647, millers4isu@huxcomm.net
    • Reasons for service: The Tree Board is a great opportunity for me to provide support to the community by ensuring our parks and city properties have an abundance and variety of well maintained trees. I'm happy to offer advice and education to citizens to ensure their properties are well shaded to provide economic and aesthetic value. I am the quality assurance manager for Syngenta Seeds located in Ames; previously worked for Garst Seed Co. in Coon Rapids as a research agronomist. My interests are assisting with my kids' activities, NASCAR racing, and Cyclone sports.

"What could be more alive yet reliable than a tree, more stable, unyielding?" - Kim R. Strafford

The bounty of a tree cannot be measured. Buds burst forth with new life in spring. The canopy of cool green leaves are welcome relief from the hot summer sun. Autumn offers a palette of colors no paintbrush can duplicate. Barren branches covered with ice in a winter storm glisten like priceless jewels. A ring formed in the tree, another season begins. - Marilyn Magnuson