In This Issue: Contributors
John McNeil led the Town of
Oakville, Ontario's Forestry Team
for 30 years. John realized
his next dream job when he
started his own consulting firm,
McNeil Urban Forestry Inc., in
2016. John is a Past President of
SMA and serves on MFI's Teaching
Cadre. He is also a four time rider in the Tour des Trees.
Michelle Sutton has been Editor
of City Trees since 2005. She
also edits the blog and e-news
for the New York State Urban
Forestry Council and writes
articles about urban forestry
and horticulture for a variety of
publications. She has a Master's
Degree in Urban Horticulture from Cornell University,
where she studied with Nina Bassuk.
Be sure and visit www.urban-forestry.com
for information about upcoming events, and to
learn more about the benefits and programs of
the SMA including: SMA Municipal Accreditation,
Municipal Forestry Institute, Roundtable Discussions,
Arborist Exchange and much more! The SMA is not
only an advocate for the Urban Forestry profes-
sion, it is also is a great resource for professionals,
students, and anyone interested in urban forestry.
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Mark McPherson is the
Executive Director of City
Forest Credits, a carbon reg-
istry for the urban forest.
Mark is a lawyer and busi-
ness person who drafted the
first conservation easement
for the City of Seattle Heritage
Tree Program over 26 years ago. He was given a
Founder's Award by Plant Amnesty in Seattle in rec
-
ognition of his legal work in many cases involving
trees in urban areas.
Laura Wyeth is a Horticulturist
with 15 years' experience in the
field and a special interest in
the evolutionary adaptations of
weeds.
Cene Ketcham is the Extension
Arborist at Casey Trees in
Washington, D.C. He is an ISA
Certified Arborist and Tree Risk
Assessment qualified.
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