James Kaechele is the New York
Tree Trust Development Direc-
tor and he is also the Arbor-
ist for The Fruit Tree Plant-
ing Foundation. He is an ISA
Board Certified Master Arbor-
ist and New York State Urban
Forestry Council Board Member.
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In This Issue: Contributors
Be sure and visit www.urban-forestry.com for information
about upcoming events, and to learn more about the benefits and
programs of the SMA including: SMA Municipal Accreditation,
Municipal Forestry Institute, Roundtable Discussions, Arborist
Exchange and much more! The SMA is not only an advocate for
the Urban Forestry profession, it is also is a great resource for
professionals, students, and anyone interested in urban forestry.
Steve Harris, an ISA Arborist and
Municipal Specialist, is the City
Arborist for Syracuse, New
York. In addition to being an
SMA Board Member, he has in
recent years been a key con-
tributor to the SMA Confer-
ence Programming Committee.
Correction: In the conference recap in the Janu-
ary/February 2020 edition, we misidentified Caro-
lyn Cheatham Rhodes' employer as the City of Clearwa-
ter. Carolyn works as an Environmental Program Man-
ager and Urban Forester for Pinellas County, Florida.
Interested in writing for City
Trees? Please send your
one-paragraph story pitch
to Editor Michelle Sutton.
Contributors of text and/or photos to the "Where Urban
Forests, Stormwater, and Watersheds Meet" Roundtable:
• Urban Forester, Consulting Arborist, and Past Pres-
ident of Western Chapter ISA and American Soci-
ety of Consulting Arborists Gordon Mann
• Texas A&M Stormwater Manage-
ment Specialist Dr. Fouad Jaber
• Missouri University Engineer in Training and Water
Quality Graduate Research Assistant Laura Wiseman
• Center for Watershed Protection Director of
Education and Training Dr. Neely Law
• USGS Research Hydrologist Bill Selbig
• Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed
(FLOW) Science Committee Chair Laura Fay
• Georgia Southern University Associate Profes-
sor in the Department of Geology & Geog-
raphy and Director of the Applied Coast-
al Research Laboratory Dr. John T. Van Stan
• Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program Tech-
nical Assistance Coordinator Joanne Garton
