In This I ue: Contributors
Leslie Berckes is the Executive Director
of the Urban and Community Forestry
Society (UCFS). She has over 10 years
of urban forestry experience. Leslie is
an ISA Certified Arborist and holds a
master's degree in Public Policy 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 U.S. Forest Service and Partners
feature, "Why stewardship matters:
Reflections from two decades of learning
from community-based environmental
groups," we thank the authors: Erika
Svendsen, Lindsay Campbell, Michelle
Johnson, and Natalia Piland.
Johan Östberg has a PhD in Landscape
Planning and an Associate Professorship
in Landscape Architecture. His
main focus has always been to help
managers create green and sustainable
urban areas. Johan has a long career
in consultancy and research, which
created the foundation for The
Tree Office (Trädkontoret), further
strengthened by Gustav Nässlander's
practical knowledge and experience.
Johan is co-owner of The Tree Office.
Gustav Nässlander has a Bachelor of
Horticultural Sciences and started his
career working in a Swedish nursery,
where he advised public tree owners
on species selection and management.
Eventually Gustav moved over to the
consultancy side of urban forestry, and
once he and Johan Östberg joined forces
in 2022, their company The Tree Office
(Trädkontoret) quickly grew and now
consists of 11 people in two offices—
one in Sweden and one in Norway.
Gustav serves as CEO and co-owner.
Visit our newly designed website
ucfsociety.org to learn about all things
UCFS, including the Municipal Forestry
Institute, Municipal Accreditation,
our Arborist Exchange program,
Annual Conference, and more.
Thank you to MFI 2024 grads Frank
Terrance, Leslie Gover, Robert
Castañeda, and Malesa Plumley
for contributing MFI reflections.
