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Moscow residents miss trees lost to tornado

Project to replace trees underway

Andy Hatzos, NWS Wilmington SOURCE: Andy Hatzos, NWS Wilmington
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Moscow residents miss trees lost to tornado
Project to replace trees underway
Six months after a tornado ripped through Moscow, the southern Ohio river village's residents are rebuilding, and replanting.While there is a long way to go for recovery, there are encouraging signs. Houses are being rebuilt, roofs are being replaced, and an old iron bell is back into the steeple atop the Moscow Church of God. Street lights are back on and much debris has been cleaned up from the March 2 storm that damaged most of the village and killed one Moscow resident.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that there also is an effort under way to replace the many trees that were blown down. The Replant Moscow project is working with experts from the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Zoo.Besides the still-evident building damage, Moscow residents say the storm's legacy is noticeable with the trees missing, some of them hundreds of years old. That makes wind storms more intense and also the sounds of the Ohio River traffic louder. The lack of the tree canopy over town kept the summer hotter with shade missing."You don't know how much trees matter until they are gone," said resident Linda Carter.Carel Hines and her daughter rode out the storm in her sister-in-law's basement coal bin."The whole town was half-gone," she said.She was relieved to see their home still standing afterward, but she has missed her trees. "We had trees here in front, a big old oak tree and an enormous maple," Hines said."They gave us such a nice shade," said resident Sharon Chambers, whose four pines running next to her home were stripped bare; two are dying. "Even on a hot day, it felt cool under those pines.""We are planting trees now, and we will keep planting them," said Carter, who is Moscow's vice mayor and has lived here since 1967. "They may not be much good for me, but what about my kids and my grandkids? They'll have trees."

Six months after a tornado ripped through Moscow, the southern Ohio river village's residents are rebuilding, and replanting.

While there is a long way to go for recovery, there are encouraging signs. Houses are being rebuilt, roofs are being replaced, and an old iron bell is back into the steeple atop the Moscow Church of God. Street lights are back on and much debris has been cleaned up from the March 2 storm that damaged most of the village and killed one Moscow resident.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that there also is an effort under way to replace the many trees that were blown down. The Replant Moscow project is working with experts from the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Zoo.

Besides the still-evident building damage, Moscow residents say the storm's legacy is noticeable with the trees missing, some of them hundreds of years old. That makes wind storms more intense and also the sounds of the Ohio River traffic louder. The lack of the tree canopy over town kept the summer hotter with shade missing.

"You don't know how much trees matter until they are gone," said resident Linda Carter.

Carel Hines and her daughter rode out the storm in her sister-in-law's basement coal bin.

"The whole town was half-gone," she said.

She was relieved to see their home still standing afterward, but she has missed her trees. "We had trees here in front, a big old oak tree and an enormous maple," Hines said.

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"They gave us such a nice shade," said resident Sharon Chambers, whose four pines running next to her home were stripped bare; two are dying. "Even on a hot day, it felt cool under those pines."

"We are planting trees now, and we will keep planting them," said Carter, who is Moscow's vice mayor and has lived here since 1967. "They may not be much good for me, but what about my kids and my grandkids? They'll have trees."