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City Trees May/June 2023
Volume 60, Number 3
F E A T U R E S
12 SMA Board Member Profiles:
Darren Green and David Lefcourt
15 The Future of SMA: Young Professional
Judith Oppong
16 From the USDA Forest Service and Partners
Sustaining Human and Community Health
through Urban Forestry
24 All Ears: Four Noteworthy Podcasts from SMA
Members and Friends by Michelle Sutton
39 Tree of Merit: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia
grandiflora)
by Christiean Todd Smith
D E P A R T M E N T S
4 President and Executive Director Messages
Earl Eutsler and Leslie Berckes
6 SMA Membership Information
8 Contributors to This Issue
Cover: Former Des Moines, Iowa City Forester David Jahn is shown
here leading a professional development session for participants
in Growing Futures, a teen workforce development collaboration
between the City and Trees Forever.
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