Spotlight on SMA-Accredited Upper
Arlington, Ohio with Steve Cothrel
All photos by Steve Cothrel
Steve Cothrel has been the
Superintendent of Parks &
Forestry in Upper Arlington,
Ohio since 1989. He is
a Certified Arborist and
Municipal Specialist, a Past
President of SMA, and Past
Chair of the Editorial Review
Committee for City Trees.
The City has recruited many students over the years to
help with planting projects. Here arborist Jim Lekoy shows
students how to expose the root flare on a B&B tree.
Upper Arlington, Ohio's urban
forestry program has been
SMA-Accredited since 2012.
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