The Municipal Arborist

Feb 15 2025 58 ep. 82 mins 40

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

Feb 15 2025 164 mins

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 Pesticide Applicator , FEMA Incident Commander, ODOT Traffic Controller, and holds the Adult Mental Health Aid Certification. Dylan was born and raised on a volcano in the Pacific Ocean. It taught him to connec

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

Dec 30 2024 115 mins

As the Chicago Region Trees Initiative Manager at The Morton Arboretum, Colette Copic stewards national and state funding opportunities for healthier and more resilient tree canopies in our communities. This includes helping communities build capacity within their forestry programs through funding opportunities, resources, and training. As an ISA-certified arborist Copic's backgrou

57 - Casey Jogerst - City of Portland, Oregon

Dec 09 2024 78 mins

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. in Science from the University of Iowa and a M.S. in Forestry from Michigan Technological University. Casey completed her master’s degree concurrently with service in the Peace Corps and continued her path in for

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 Society Illinois Urban Forest Strike Team ________________________________________________________________________ Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMunicipalArborist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/

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/TheMunicipalArborist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_municipal_arborist/ Quest