In This Issue: Contributors
Ian Hanou is the Founder and Owner
of Plan-It Geo (www.planitgeo.com),
a geospatial analysis and software
development firm in Colorado focus-
ing on urban forestry and natural
resources planning and technology.
Ian has managed more than 150
projects relating to GIS, forestry, plan-
ning, software, and related technolo-
gies. In September 2011, the Society
of Municipal Arborists presented Ian
with an Award of Achievement for his
contributions to our field.
Richard W. Harper is an Extension
Assistant Professor of Urban & Com-
munity Forestry in the UMass Depart-
ment of Environmental Conservation.
An ISA Board Certified Master Arborist
and Connecticut Licensed Arborist, Rick
has over 15 years combined green
industry experience both as a field
technician and in Cornell University's
Extension Horticulture Program. He
serves as the MA State Representative
on the ISA New England Chapter
Board of Directors.
Scott Liudahl received a B.S. in
Forest Management from Colorado
State University. Scott is an ISA Board
Certified Master Arborist, SAF Certified
Forester, and Minnesota Certified Tree
Inspector and has been with the City of
Fargo for 19 years.
Ian Hanou Scott Liudahl Richard W. Harper
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Todd Fagan, City Arborist, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
Joel Greifenberger, Owner of Valley
Tree and Landscape in Long Beach,
Long Island
Matthew Stephens, Former NYC Parks
and Recreation Director of Street Tree
Planting
John Benton, Owner, Bayou Tree
Service, New Orleans and Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
Dr. Hallie Dozier,
Professor of Forestry at
Louisiana State University, New Orleans
Felipe Fuentes R., Municipal Arborist
for I. Municipalidad de Calera de
Tango, Chile
Courtney Blevins, Fort Worth Regional
Forester, Texas A&M Forest Service
Mark Williams, Urban Forester, City
of Miami Beach, Florida
Graham Herbst, Community Forestry
Specialist, Nebraska Forest Service
Brett O'Brien, Natural Resources
Supervisor, Columbia, Missouri
Dr. Kamran Abdollahi, Professor of
Forest Ecophysiology, Urban Forestry
Program, Southern University in Baton
Rouge
"Flooding and Tree Damage: Lessons and Surprises"
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