8 CityTREES
In This Issue: Contributors
Visit urban-forestry.com to learn about all
things SMA, including the Municipal Forestry
Institute, SMA Municipal Accreditation, our
Arborist Exchange program, Annual Conference,
and more. You can also find a compendium
of several dozen written Roundtables on sub-
jects ranging far and wide, including Urban
Forestry in Zoos, Managing Natural Areas in
the Urban Forest, Bees and Urban Forests,
Working with Slopes, and Large Tree Relocation.
Dr. Christine Carmichael is the
Founder and Principal of Fair For-
ests Consulting, LLC. She holds
a PhD in Forestry from Mich-
igan State University with a
graduate specialization in Gen-
der, Justice, and Environmen-
tal Change as well as a graduate
certificate in Community Engagement.
Andrea Nichols is an ISA Certified
Arborist and Utility Specialist in
Northern Indiana. Her work as
a Supervisor in the Northern
Indiana Public Service Compa-
ny (NIPSCO) Forestry Depart-
ment keeps her on the move,
working with multiple communities
and learning something new every day.
Interested in writing for City
Trees? Please send your
one-paragraph story pitch
to Editor Michelle Sutton.
David Jahn has been the Des Moines
City Forester since 2011, prior
to which he was the City For-
ester for Pittsburgh, Pennsylva-
nia. David is a Municipal For-
estry Institute graduate and
serves on the SMA Board.
Special thanks to Gary Stutler
(garystutler.com) for providing
the above image of his phenom-
enal painting of giant sequoia
for the Tree of the Year feature.
Contributors of text and/or photos
to the 2021 Tree of Year feature:
Scott Altenhoff
David Bienemann
Tara Costanzo
City of Eugene, Oregon
Tom DeGomez
Gordon Matassa
Jeff Ramsey
