The Municipal Arborist

61 - Eric Petersen- ArboRisk

Eric Petersen has been helping great tree care companies become extraordinary for over 20 years. Using ArboRisk’s exclusive risk management approach, he gets his clients

60 - Dennis Fallon - Utility Arborist Association

Fallon is a Utility Arborist and Executive Director of the Utility Arborist Association. Prior to his current role he was responsible for leading vegetation management pr

59 - Dylan Daisuke Loy Saito - City of Portland, Oregon

Dylan Daisuke Loy Saito is from Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA and is a PNW-ISA Member (former Editor-in-chief), ISA Certified Arborist & TRAQ qualified, an ODA Public Pest

58 - Colette Copic - Chicago Region Trees Initiative/Morton Arboretum

As the Chicago Region Trees Initiative Manager at The Morton Arboretum, Colette Copic stewards national and state funding opportunities for healthier and more resilient t

57 - Casey Jogerst - City of Portland, Oregon

Casey Jogerst is the Permitting and Regulation Manager for the Urban Forestry Division in the Parks and Recreation Bureau at the City of Portland, OR. Casey holds a B.S.

56 - Paul Filary - Kramer Tree Specialists

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

55 - Randy Krouse - City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

54 - Nathan Schuettpelz - Wachtel Tree Science

Nathan Schuettpelz is an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, ASCA Tree and Plant Appraisal Qualified, ISA Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist, and ISA Tree Risk Asse

53 - Ian Brown - City of Madison, Wisconsin

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

52 - What Has Been Going On?

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

51 - Steve Lane - Great Lakes Urban Forestry

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 man

50 - Protect Our Urban Forests

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

49 - Michael Collins - Village of Riverside, 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

48 - Kellie Schmidt - Illinois Landscape Contractors Association

Kellie Schmidt is the Statewide Director of Development for the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, maintaining an office in Springfield, IL. She is responsible f

47 - Derek, The Chocolate Botanist

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

46 - Aaron Schulz - Oak Bros Tree Care & Removal

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

45 - Welcome to 2024 featuring Rylan & Lilly

This lighthearted introduction to 2024 features my two kids! _________________________________________________________________________ Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMun

44 - Leslie Berckes - Urban & Community Forestry Society

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 memb

43 - Jason Cutler - Arbor Cutler, LLC

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

42 - Miguel Reyes - City of Des Plaines & Migarey Tree Corp.

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