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Discovering Forestry

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The industry’s only podcast focused on all things tree and landscape. Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy combine over 60 years of industry knowledge and experience and will discuss some of the trends, concerns, and opportunities in the fields of forestry and arboriculture.

Latest episodes

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Episode 241 - Objective Based Pruning with Lindsey Purcell

Korey and Joe sit down with Lindsey Purcell, who returns for his third appearance on the show! Lindsey is the Principal of Lp Consulting Group, a Board Certified Master A

Sep 28
27 min

Episode 240 - Roots of Redemption with Brian Eubanks of Growlersburg Conservation Camp and Arborist Program

Korey and Joe sit down with Brian Eubanks of Growlersburg Conservation Camp and Arborist Program. Brian and the guys discuss the reentry program at Growlersburg Conversat

Sep 14
28 min

Episode 239 - A conversation on Entomology with Dr. Deborah McCullough

Korey and Joe sit down with Deborah McCullough, Ph.D, Professor of Entomology and Forestry at Michigan State University. The guys and Dr. Deb discuss her career journey,

Aug 31
35 min

Episode 238 - ISA Annual International Conference Recap

Korey and Joe sit down to discuss their takeaways from the ISA Annual International Conference. The guys share their experiences from the conference, discuss Joe being ho

Aug 17
25 min

Episode 237 - Right Place, Right Plant with Dr. Mica McMillan

Korey and Joe sit down with Dr. Mica McMillan, Palm Horticulture Specialist at the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, to discuss her c

Aug 3
30 min

Episode 236 - Landscape Architects Convo with Bryan Walters, RCA, ASLA

Korey sits down with Bryan Walters, a Senior Associate at Daniel Rogers Landscape Architecture, to discuss Bryan’s career journey from being a chef to becoming a landscap

Jul 20
28 min

Episode 235 - Climbing Trees and more with Joe Drinkhorn

Korey sits down with Joe Drinkhorn, from Camelot Tree & Shrub Corporation, to discuss his journey in tree work, his passion for competitive tree climbing, his outlook on

Jul 6
30 min

Episode 234 - Urban Forestry Sustainability with Meg Hanna of SFI

Korey and Joe sit down with Meg Hanna, Director of Urban and Community Forestry for Canada for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Meg and the guys discuss her car

Jun 22
26 min

Episode 233 - Being a Tree Industry Dad and Working with a Team featuring Korey Conry

Korey and Joe sit down with returning guest, Korey Conry, an OSHA 10/30 Authorized Trainer, TCIA Qualified Trainer, Certified Flagger Instructor (ATSSA) and Regional Safe

Jun 8
28 min

Episode 232 - A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and The Trees with Daniel

Korey and Joe sit down with Dan Ellersdorfer, the AI arborist, to discuss how AI can help support your tree business. Dan and the guys discuss how AI can fit into your wo

May 25
29 min

Episode 231 - Climbing Trees and more with Chris Sallows

Korey and Joe sit down with Chris Sallows, the world record holder for the 15m Ascent Event with a time of 8.803 seconds! The guys and Chris discuss his world record, his

May 11
22 min

Episode 230 - The Importance of HR with Carla Bailey of Solutions by CB

Korey and Joe sit down with Carla Bailey, a Human Resources strategist and Founder of Solutions by CB. Carla and the guys discuss some of the misconceived notions people

Apr 27
27 min

Episode 229 - Conservation Arboriculture and a Humbling Career with Philip van Wassenaer

Korey and Joe sit down with Philip van Wassenar, Founder and Senior Advisor of Urban Forest Innovations Inc. Philip discusses his love for climbing, how he became a Consu

Apr 13
30 min

Episode 228 - Building a Business and a Team Culture with Gabe Fielding

Korey and Joe sit down with Gabe Fielding of Fielding Tree Care LLC, to discuss the importance culture plays in a work place. The guys and Gabe share some of their favori

Mar 30
28 min

Episode 227 - Listener Mail Bag! A Discussion on Emerald Ash Borer and Asian Longhorn Beetle

Korey and Joe sit down to answer your questions! The guys dig into our listener mailbag for this episode as they discuss the topics submitted by you and fellow listeners.

Mar 16
28 min

Episode 226 - Canadian Timber Frames with Jason Boyd

Korey and Joe sit down with Jason Boyd, Owner & Architectural Technologist of Class 5 Design and Co-Owner of Arborist Growth Partners. Jason and the guys have a discussio

Mar 2
35 min

Episode 225 - Urban Trees in Ecosystems with Intentions, with Henrik Sjöman from Sweden

Korey and Joe sit down with Henrik Sjöman, Senior researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences & Scientific Curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden. Henri

Feb 16
35 min

Episode 224 - Association Management with Michael Palmer of Treeline Associates

Korey and Joe sit down with Michael Palmer, the Executive Director and Founder of Tree Line Associates. Michael shares an inside perspective of how to manage an associati

Feb 2
28 min

Episode 223 - Tree Business Exit Strategies (Part 2) with Jason Jones of SavATree

Korey sits down with Jason Jones, co-owner of Aspen Tree Service, to discuss his 30+ year career in the industry. In this episode Korey and Jason continue along the discu

Jan 19
29 min

Episode 222 - Tree Business Exit Strategies (Part 1) with Greg Carbone of Bartlett Tree Experts

Korey and Joe sit down with Greg Carbone, VP of commercial Accounts for Bartlett Tree Experts, to discuss the importance of having a succession plan in place for tree car

Jan 6
32 min

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#30
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3
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