The Municipal Arborist

Thanks to our sponsor:  https://planitgeo.com/Municipal-Arborist-Podcast In this episode I sat down with Daniel Miraval of Green Extraction Technologies.  We discussed the vast  opportunities in arboriculture, self motivation, tree planting & tree nursery issues, safety, education, professionalism and many  other industry related topics. Daniels company: https://www.greenextractiontechnologies...

In this  episode I sat down  with Ian Hanou the founder and CEO of PlanIt Geo in a hotel room in Louisville, Kentucky.   We discussed GIS technology related to tree inventory software, training a new generation on its use, potential hurdles with the technology and other related topics. Learn more about PlanIt Geo: https://planitgeo.com/Municipal-Arborist-Podcast Questions or comments? themunicipal...

In this episode we sit down with Eric Petersen the founder and President of ArboRisk.  We discuss insurance for tree care companies, building companies to better succeed, industry topics, upcoming OSHA legislation, contracts for tree care companies and municipalities as well as other arboriculture topics. Eric Petersen has been helping great tree care companies become extraordinary for over 18 yea...

In this episode we discuss public speaking, the use of technology in tree care, potential liability issues, ordinances, resident issues and other arboriculture topics. Steve Lane 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 forest...

In this episode Zac King and I discuss tree decline, planting and selection, identification, GIS technology, tree inventories and how how he got here. Zac is  Board Certified Master Arborist and works for Graf Tree Care/Great Lakes Urban Forestry.  He works in plant pathology, consulting, inventory and tree climbing.  He started in the business in 2004 and is currently working on writing a tree id...

In this episode we discuss what it can be like working with elected officials on urban forestry issues.  We will discuss tree preservation ordinance issues as well as parkway tree plantings with audio examples from city council meetings. Questions or comments for me? themunicipalarborist@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/the_municipal_arborist/ (ISA CEU'S are no longer offered on older epis...

Peggy Drescher is the guest on our 5th episode of The Municipal Arborist!  Peggy has been in the industry for a few decades and has experienced a lot from both the private and municipal side through her time working with the Palatine Park District, the City of Park Ridge, the Village of Glen Ellyn and onto her work as the Midwest Regional Outreach Coordinator for the Tree Care Industry Association...

This episode features Nick Kuhn who is the Operations Manager at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County located in Illinois.  Nick is a man who has been around the block a few times in a diverse career spanning the entire United States.  He shares with us some stories from performing inventories in the Northern California forests to building up an urban forestry program from scratch and the e...

On this episode we have Steve Ludwig who is a Board Certified Master Arborist, Certified Arborist and Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist.  He is the General Services Superintendent at the Village of Algonquin, Illinois and also owns Ludwig Speaks, LLC. Steve shares with us his passion and philosophy of working with people and motivating them to create their own paths to success.  We also talk...

Welcome to the introduction episode of The Municipal Arborist.  As you can imagine, this will be a brief introduction into who I am and what I am trying to accomplish.  Future episodes will have great guests and open discussions about our trade and free CEU's. themunicipalarborist@gmail.com