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The Municipal Arborist

Joe Hansen

60 episodes

7 months ago

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 to build a better business while lowering their insurance cost at the same time. Eric is a Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Wisconsin Arborist Association and currently sits on the TCIA Board of Directors. _______________________________________________________________________ Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMuni...

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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 to build a better business while lowering their insurance cost at the same time. Eric is a Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Wisconsin Arborist Association and currently sits on the TCIA Board of Directors. _______________________________________________________________________ Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMuni...

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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 to build a better business while lowering their insurance cost at the same time. Eric is a Past President and Honorary Life Member of the Wisconsin Arborist Association and currently sits on the TCIA Board of Directors. _______________________________________________________________________ Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMuni...

7 months ago

51 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 programs across several upper Midwest USA states on behalf of a large investor-owned utility. He’s also been an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he facilitated the Utility Vegetation Management Certificate Program – a combined effort of the Utility Arborist Association and the Utility Vegeta...

7 months ago

58 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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 connect with the planet and forced symbiosis with nature. It was this life experience where he learned the ...

8 months ago

2 hours 44 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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 background includes work in urban and community forestry, tree protection policy, ecological restoration, and community e...

10 months ago

1 hour 55 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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. 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 forestry at the City of New York City where she worked as a forester on the Million Trees Campaign. In 2012, Casey rel...

10 months ago

1 hour 18 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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 helping others achieve their goals in the field of forestry/arboriculture. He believes that whether you want to work th...

1 year ago

1 hour 41 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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, 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 District Manager. Randy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Forestry from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Poi...

1 year ago

1 hour 6 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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. Nathan has a passion for sharing his love of urban trees with others, providing speaking engagements with the ...

1 year ago

2 hours 5 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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 and grow arboricultural career pathways. Ian attended the University of Minnesota – Morr...

1 year ago

1 hour 13 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 & Community Forestry SocietyIllinois Urban Forest Strike Team________________________________________________________________________Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMunicipalArboristInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_municipal_arborist/Questions or comments?themunicipalarborist@gmail.comThank you to our sponsors:Davey Resource Gr...

1 year ago

39 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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, where he teaches a variety of advanced training courses for the organizations. Steve recently joine...

1 year ago

1 hour 6 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 Dati from Niles, Illinois. ________________________________________________________________________Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMunicipalArboristInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_municipal_arborist/Questions or comments?themunicipalarborist@gmail.comThank you to our sponsors:Davey Resource GroupArbsessionWinkler Tree ...

1 year ago

3 hours 39 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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 Resources. He has been a Certified Arborist for over 25 years. He has also received his Municipal Arborist S...

1 year ago

2 hours 38 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 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 Director of the Illinois Green Industry Association for five years. She brings two decades of marketing and sales expe...

1 year ago

1 hour

The Municipal Arborist

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 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 so much more than home decor, and Derek wants to show you how. He understands that the ancient and the modern do...

1 year ago

54 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 Forestry from Western Illinois University and is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist. He has served as the Past President for the Illinois Arborist Association (IAA) and currently serves the organization as the Advanced Training Co-Chair, Advanced Training Instructor in Pest & Diagnosis Management, is...

1 year ago

2 hours 30 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

45 - Welcome to 2024 featuring Rylan & Lilly

This lighthearted introduction to 2024 features my two kids!_________________________________________________________________________Patreon: http://patreon.com/TheMunicipalArboristInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_municipal_arborist/Questions or comments?themunicipalarborist@gmail.comDavey Resource GroupArbsessionWinkler Tree & Lawn Care

1 year ago

23 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 membership home for people who make daily tree planting and care decisions in communities across the world. She brings over a decade of experience in urban forestry to the organization, having served as the Director of Programs for Trees Forever, a Midwest-based non-profit serving Iowa and Illinois. Leslie is an ISA Certified Arb...

1 year ago

1 hour 1 minute

The Municipal Arborist

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 Future Farmers of America (FFA), and has been pursuing his love of trees ever since. He spent nine years as a high school agriculture teacher and FFA advisor, teaching over a thousand students various agriculture topics. Jason has been actively involved in helping many students and teachers learn the basics of forestry. The ...

1 year ago

1 hour 10 minutes

The Municipal Arborist

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 with the City of Des Plaines for the last 12 years. He worked his way up from Maintenance Operator to his current title of Streets Crew Leader. As the city arborist, he oversees the health and care of over 22,000 trees in all public right-of-ways. He proudly partakes in the yearly tree planting program and Arbor Day act...

1 year ago

1 hour 43 minutes