Korey and Joe sit down with Paul Blome, an Urban Forest Management Instructor at the Muskegon Community College through Michigan State University’s IAT Urban Forest Management certificate program. Paul and the guys discuss his 30 year career in urban forestry and tree industry, as well as his work to develop the future workforce of urban foresters. Paul also expresses the need for the tree care industry to better promote themselves as a potential future career to young people. For more info on the MSU IAT program and the Muskegon Community College Urban Forestry program you can visit iat.msu.edu and https://www.muskegoncc.edu/?program_area_of_stud=urban-forest-management respectively.
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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy
Produced by: Nico Manganiello
Artwork by: Cara Markiewicz & Nico Manganiello