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Isaiah Smith is studying for a master's
degree in Urban Forestry at Southern
University and A&M College in the
Department of Urban Forestry,
Environment, and Natural Resources. He
currently interns at Urban Green Assets
LLC, where he analyzes community
forest and management resources to
develop plans for quality vegetation
planting, management, and care.
Leslie Berckes is the Executive Director
of the Urban and Community Forestry
Society (UCFS), the professional
membership home for people who make
daily tree planting and care decisions
in communities across the world. She
brings over a decade of experience in
urban forestry to UCFS, having served
as the Director of Programs for Trees
Forever, a Midwest-based non-profit
serving Iowa and Illinois. Leslie is
an ISA Certified Arborist and holds a
master's degree in Public Policy with an
Environmental Policy emphasis from the
University of Northern Iowa in addition
to a bachelor's degree in Marketing.
Michelle Sutton has been editor
of City Trees since 2005. She is a
writer, horticulturist, and urban
forestry subject matter specialist
who earned her master's degree
working with Nina Bassuk in the
Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute.
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For the USFS and Partners feature,
"Creating Climate-Resilient Oak
Forests," thank you to Richard Hallett,
Max R. Piana, and Phil Rodbell.
For their contributions to "Icing Out the Heat,"
thank you to Claudia Alzate, Owen Croy, Nik Desai,
Matteo Fennell, Michael Glisson, Darren Green,
Michael Holinsky, and Robin Landucci. Special
thanks to Michael Skeen for his input as well.
Thank you to Carolina Arango, Michelle Cole,
Darren Green, Grant Jones, Luke Killoran,
Brandon Namm, Andrés Solis, and Doug Still
for their insightful contributions to the "Inside
the UCFS Mentoring Program" feature.
For their contributions to "Birmingham, UK Urban
Forest Master Plan Sets High Standard for European
Cities," thank you to Cecil Konijnendijk, Ian "Mac"
McDermott, Kenton Rogers, and Simon Needle.