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Board Member Profile
David
Lefcourt
Rejoins the SMA Board
David Lefcourt has been the City of Cambridge,
Massachusetts City Arborist and Tree
Warden since 2007. David originally served
on the SMA Board from 2013-2016. You can
read his Board Member profile here.
What's new in your city program
and professional life?
David Lefcourt: I just reached 15 years with the City
of Cambridge this past September. The Urban Forestry
program has grown so much since my last board member
profile. Our biggest achievement was completing our
Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) in 2020. As a result of
our UFMP, we now have an in-house bare root tree nursery
that holds around 600 trees, and a formal in-house planting
crew. We also started a young tree training program.
The number of trees we manage is now over 20,000.
In the past 10 years, I have become an ISA Board Certified
Master Arborist. I am currently the President of the New England
Chapter of ISA and am still an active board member with the
Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters Association.
What brings you excitement about returning
to the SMA Board at this time?
I believe SMA should be the leader in the world of municipal
and urban forestry. With the recent hiring of Leslie Berckes as
the new Executive Director, there is a renewed energy with the
association. There is an opportunity to take SMA to the next
level, and I wanted to get back involved to help in any way I can.
I look forward to seeing past members getting back involved, and
to growing our membership with folks from around the world
who are passionate about municipal and urban forestry.
David teaching young kids in
Cambridge about tree planting.
David Lefcourt. Photo by Leslie Berckes
