It was a great pleasure to host
Matt in Cambridge. I always enjoy
meeting other urban foresters
and exchanging ideas and stories.
I hope Matt found the exchange
worthwhile and got some ideas
to bring back to Upper Arlington.
—David Lefcourt, City
Arborist/Tree Warden
Hosting and learning from Matt was a great
experience. We work in very different cities,
but we found many similarities in our jobs,
including shared challenges. I was particu-
larly interested to hear about Upper Arlington's
Centennial Heritage Tree project. In Cambridge
we recently launched a Favorite Trees story
map which is a similar concept, but for City-
owned trees. I would love to have a recognition
program that includes private trees.
—Abby Bentley, Assistant City Arborist
Abby Bentley at the City of
Cambridge's bare root tree nursery
at Fresh Pond Golf Course.
(l to r) David Lefcourt, Matt Stewart, and Abby Bentley
with the unique Cambridge Public Works marker
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