My Favorite Urban Forester

For this episode I talk to an [urban] forester (alright, she is straight-up rural) and TikToker Brittany Vanderwall! We talk about Michigan, robots, math, trees, pests, and TikTok! Listen and learn about the awesome work she is doing in northern Michigan and how she is using TikTok to engage and educate! If you want to learn more about Brittany Vanderwall visit:LinkIn TikTok FacebookPresque Isle Conservation District

For this episode,  I talk with an urban forester working in commercial landscape world, Adam Thompson, owner and maker of Mechalore Meadworks (Loveland, CO). We talk about finding inspiration for the green industry in bad 90s romcoms, urban pests, mead, bees, bees feasting on m&ms, and urban trees. Full disclosure, neither of us are bee experts, so feel free to fact check us on this stuff (come on the podcast and help educate everyone).  If you want to learn more about Adam Thompson and his mead, visit: Mechalore Meadworkshttps://www.instagram.com/mechaloremeadworks/https://www.facebook.com/MMeadWorksMusic for the My Favorite Urban Forester Podcast:Forest by Vlad Gluschenko https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forest-vlad-gluschenkoMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.ybe/OMjF_LLOiC0

For this episode I talk with Will Liner, blogger and urban forestry coordinator for FSFS. We discuss the unique position we find ourselves in as Millennials to be getting our footing in the industry as many Baby Boomers are on their way out. We also talk about some of the exciting urban forestry work that is being done in Florida and how the skills learned in an Eagle Scout project can benefit you later in life. If you want to learn more about Will Liner and read his blog, "Treebulations" or follow him on instagram or facebook. Or you can email him at wliner122390@gmail.com.Music for the My Favorite Urban Forester Podcast:Forest by Vlad Gluschenko https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forest-vlad-gluschenkoMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.ybe/OMjF_LLOiC0

For the second episode of the podcast, I moderated a panel discussion between three female urban foresters: Ashleigh Cibelli-Pettus, Cristina Graciano, and Emily Okallua. We had an engaging conversation about why more women should get into urban forestry, how women bring a unique perspective and skill-set to the industry, the challenges facing our urban trees and how women have a critical role to play in protecting them for the future, and more! If you want to learn more about the panelists featured in this episode:Ashleigh Cibelli-Pettus, ashleigh@treesny.org, instagram: treesnyCristina Graciano, cristigraciano@gmail.com, linkedinEmily Okallua, linkedinMusic for the My Favorite Urban Forester Podcast:Forest by Vlad Gluschenko https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forest-vlad-gluschenkoMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.ybe/OMjF_LLOiC0

For our Pilot Episode of the My Favorite Urban Forester Podcast, I talk to John McNeil about how he got his start in urban forestry and why communication is so important to urban forestry. If you want to learn more about John McNeil you can find him via linkedin.Music for the My Favorite Urban Forester Podcast:Forest by Vlad Gluschenko https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/forest-vlad-gluschenkoMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.ybe/OMjF_LLOiC0