The Municipal Arborist

Oct 02 2024 55 ep. 80 mins 37
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Conversations on arboriculture, the tree care industry and all things tree related as told through the perspective of a municipal arborist.

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56 - Paul Filary - Kramer Tree Specialists

Oct 02 2024 101 mins  
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 an ISA Certified Arborist and has been working in the industry for two decades. Through this time he has become more involved with understanding motivational leadership and helpin

55 - Randy Krouse - City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sep 22 2024 66 mins  
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 positions with the City of Milwaukee since starting in 1995, including Urban Forestry Crew leader, Technical Services Supervisor, and Urban Forestry Distri

54 - Nathan Schuettpelz - Wachtel Tree Science

Sep 18 2024 125 mins  
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 primary focus is consulting arboriculture, serving as a contract municipal forester and expert witness in litigation and insurance matters. Na

53 - Ian Brown - City of Madison, Wisconsin

Sep 02 2024 73 mins  
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, ash treatments, urban wood utilization, and arborist apprenticeship. His work continues to increase recognition for the economic value of urban canopy

52 - What Has Been Going On?

Aug 26 2024 39 mins  
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 & Community Forestry SocietyIllinois Urban Forest Strike Team________________________________________________________________________Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMunicipalArboristInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_m

51 - Steve Lane - Great Lakes Urban Forestry

Aug 25 2024 66 mins  
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 innovative forestry solutions for a variety of public and private sector clients. He is also the past president of the Illinois Arborist Association

50 - Protect Our Urban Forests

Mar 12 2024 219 mins  
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. ________________________________________________________________________Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMunicipalArboristInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_municipal_arborist/Question

49 - Michael Collins - Village of Riverside, Illinois

Mar 04 2024 158 mins  
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 degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison in Forest Science and a masters degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Natural R

48 - Kellie Schmidt - Illinois Landscape Contractors Association

Feb 18 2024 60 mins  
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 outside of the Chicagoland area. She also serves as a liaison to ILCA member nurseries. Before joining the ILCA, Kellie served as Executive Direc

47 - Derek, The Chocolate Botanist

Feb 11 2024 54 mins  
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 vaccine and therapeutics development using non-traditional plant-based technologies, Derek certainly practices what he preaches. Plants offer