Ellyn's C.V.

Arboriculture is the science of caring for trees. Arborville is the integration of science, service and society for the betterment of plants and people. What plants need to live and thrive should have been taught to us with our ABCs. Instead, we hear and read a lot of misinformation. Let's get our facts straight. And have fun doing it!

With consultations, classes, hands-on workshops, videos and articles, there's something for everyone - the "green collar" professional, the plant lover, and the savvy property owner. Each project offers a unique opportunity for collaboration.

Educational Projects:

• Co-authored script for: "Training Young Trees for Home Gardeners," University of California ANR
• Arborville iPhone apps: Pruning 1 and 2 
• www.urbanforestmap.org: Tree ID key and How to Measure Trunk Diameter video 
• Staff training, Hartmann Studios Plant Rental Department, Richmond, CA for Tree Management Experts. 
• ISA Certified Arborist Exam study classes, independently and through Merritt College Horticulture Department, San Francisco and Oakland, CA 
• Community tree planting and young tree training seminars, internship/mentoring program for horticulture students, Friends of the Urban Forest, San Francisco, CA. 

Lectures and Presentations:

• Friends of the Urban Forest Citizen Foresters: Diagnosis and Disorders 
• San Francisco Professional Gardeners Association: Assessing Woody Plants for Health and Structure
• San Francisco Botanical Gardens: Pruning, Container Gardening 
• Merritt Aesthetic Pruning Club Symposium, Oakland, CA: Young tree training 
• City and County of San Francisco gardeners: Pruning Standards of the City and County of SF 
• Trees Florida Conference, West Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Young Tree Care, Sidewalk Landscaping 
• ISA National Conference, Honolulu, HI: Young tree care 
• EUFORIC European Urban Forestry Conference, Florence, Italy: 25 Years of Friends of the Urban Forest 
• Forest Hill Garden Club, San Francisco, CA: Pruning 
• Hillsborough Beautification, Hillsborough, CA: Tree species selection 
• Zephyr Realty, San Francisco, CA: Value of trees 
• CANOPY, Palo Alto, CA: Tree walks 
• American Forests Conference, San Antonio, TX: Early tree care 

Selected Consulting Projects for Tree Management Experts:

• Cavallo Point Development, Sausalito, CA: Tree Management Plan 
• National Archives Library, San Bruno, CA: Tree inventory, Planting Plan, Soil Analysis 
• City of Oakland, CA: Supervise root pruning for sidewalk repair 
• Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, CA: Tree inventory for 3 parks slated for construction 
• San Francisco Botanical Garden Pathways Project: Advise on tree protection and root pruning 
• San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild: Tree Protection plan 
• University Village at San Pablo, Albany, CA: Tree Protection plan 
• Housing Authority for the City of Alameda, CA: Tree inventory and Management Plan
• Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA: Tree inventory and special projects