Paul Filary is the Director of Operations for Kramer Tree Specialists and is the Commercial Director for the Illinois Arborist Association. Paul holds a B.S. in Forestry from Michigan State University, is a...

Randy Krouse has been the Urban Forestry Services Manager for the City of Milwaukee since 2019. He is responsible for directing forestry operations, workforce development, and long-range strategic planning. He held many previous position...

Nathan Schuettpelz is an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, ASCA Tree and Plant Appraisal Qualified, ISA Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist, and ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified professional with 20 years of industry experience. His pr...

Ian Brown is the City Forester for the City of Madison.  He joined Madison in 2023 after over 15 years with the City of Milwaukee.  He has worked on a variety of projects including hyperspectral imagery analysis, street tree inventory...

In this episode I provide some updates on what I have been up to working with the:Illinois Arborist Association International Society of Arboriculture<...

Steve Lane joins us again! Steve is an Urban Forestry Consultant with  Great Lakes Urban Forestry management where he specializes in GIS based tree surveys, tree risk management, urban forestry management, planning, appraisals and other in...

This special episode features a few of my favorite friends and colleagues including Village Forester Kevin Sorby from Wilmette, Illinois and Streets Superintendent Tony Dati from Niles, Illinois. ____________________________________________...

Michael Collins has been Riverside's Village Forester for 19 years. Prior to his arrival there, he worked at Cantigny Gardens as a Grounds Arborist and at the Morton Arboretum  as a Research Assistant. Mr. Collins received his bachelors de...

Kellie Schmidt is the Statewide Director of Development for the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, maintaining an office in Springfield, IL. She is responsible for advocacy, member outreach, and program development in the regions outsi...

Following in the footsteps of notable black plant researchers and scientists like George Washington Carver and Percy Julian is no easy task, but Derek Haynes is more than up to the challenge. With a background in plant biology, and working in v...

Aaron Schulz is the Plant Health Care Director & Consulting Arborist at Oak Bros Tree Care & Removal. He has a B.S. in  Agricultural Science with a  minor in Urban Forest...

This lighthearted introduction to 2024 features my two kids!_________________________________________________________________________Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMunicipalArborist<...

Leslie Berckes is the Executive Director of the Urban and Community Forestry Society (formerly the Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA). The UCFS is the professional membership home for people who make dail...

Jason Cutler developed a love for trees at an early age. As a freshman in high school, he was invited to be a part of a Forestry Career Development Event team through the Future Farmers of Ame...

Miguel Reyes is an ISA Certified Arborist and TRAQ qualified & has also completed the Illinois Arborist Association (IAA)  Advanced Traini...

Melissa Custic manages operations for the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI)—a collaboration of regional partners working together to improve the health, diversity, and equity of trees in the seven-county Chicago region. Melissa works close...

Scott Grams has served as the Executive Director of the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA) since 2008. ILCA is the leading non-profit trade association for landscape, lawn care, nursery, and allied...

Dr. Stephanie Adams is a Tree Pathologist and an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist who serves as the Plant Health Care Leader at the Morton Arboretum and as the Research Director for the Illinois Arborist Association. She has been involved in...

Aaron has been a practicing arborist for over 20 years.  He began his career completing his BS in Urban Forestry from UW-Stevens Point.  After graduation, he worked full-time as a climber, at first in WI, and later trav...

Jim Flott is President of Community Forestry Consultants, Inc. (CFC). CFC providesTreeWorks™ tree management software; inventories and appraisals; managementplans; risk assessment ...

John Wayne Farber is the Director of Operations for Hoppe Tree Service, is a Board Certified Master Arborist, a TCIA Tree Care Safety Professional (CTSP) and a past board member of the Wisconsin A...

Frank is the Village Forester for the Village of Schaumburg, Illinois though when we recorded this he was with the City of Berwyn, Illinois. Frank has an excellent outlook on our industry and life in general!Patreon:

Steve was the first guest ever on the show and I am so glad to have him back for another discussion! Though he has retired from his previous role as the General Services Superintendent at the Village of Algonquin, Illinois, he is still very act...

Brandon Dobnick is a Certified Arborist, CTSP, and a 13 year veteran to thearboriculture world. He is a production arborist through and through where he lives,breathes, and eats trees day in and day out. Getting his start in the Residen...

This episode’s guest is Beau Nagan who has worked in the tree care industry for over 20 years. He has two associate degrees from Juliet Junior College in Landscape Management and Turf Management and a Bachelors of Science in Agriculture with an...