Urban
and Community Forestry Program Urban Forestry Consultants
NOTE: This listing of individuals, companies, services, or products is not complete and does not
necessarily indicate endorsement by the State of Illinois or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
rather it is a function of availability of information.
If you know of an urban forestry consultant or
consulting company that is not listed (is in good standing with the State of Illinois) and would like
to be listed, please provide that information to the Department of Natural Resources. To update this list,
or ask to be included, please e-mail reinee.hildebrandt@illinois.gov and provide company name,
contact, address, city, zip code, phone number, fax number and a list of urban forestry services.
ACRT, Inc.\SC&A Michael Weidner
1333 Home Avenue
Akron, OH 44310
PHONE: 330-945-7500 or 1-800-622-2562
FAX: 330-945-7200
SERVICES: Basic and Advanced Arborist Training, Utility Arborist Line Clearance, Contract Local Utility Foresters, Remote Sensing GPIS/GIS.
Benjamin, Robert
806 East St. Charles Road
Lombard, IL 60148
Phone: 312-617-8980
E-mail: tooltree@sbcglobal.net
SERVICES: General Urban Forestry Management Services; management plans; tree protection advice; development or review of contracts: landscape ordinances, site plans, landscape plans, or engineering plans. Tree selection and tagging at growing locations for urban landscape use.
Bergman Nurseries Attn: Samantha Walker
3715 North 12th Street
Quincy, IL 62305
Phone: 217-222-1424
Fax: 217-222-9289
SERVICES: insect and disease diagnosis, plant appraisals
Calvert, William Consulting Forester 14419 Rod & Gun Rd.
Breeze, IL 62230
Phone: 618-526-4251
E-mail: treedude@netwitz.net
CHRISTOPHER B. BURKE ENGINEERING, LTD.
Thomas McArdle, CPESC
Certified Arborist
9575 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600
Rosemont, IL 60018
Ph: 847-823-0500
Fx: 847-823-0520
E-mail: tmcardle@cbbel.com
Services: GPS Tree Inventories for municipalities, park districts, private and public
development. Tree evaluations for condition and preservation potential. Tree risk evaluations and appraisals. Tree ordinance development and compliance reviews. Tree preservation for construction, tree preservation plan review for compliance, landscape plan review. Wetand, Water Resource, Survey, and Civil Engineering.
Dan Coffin Heartwood Tree and Landscape Solutions
3174 N 1500 E
Mahomet, Illinois 61853
217-489-3271
SERVICES: Municipal Street tree inventory, Home buyer property inspections, Landscape Design, Tree preservation at construction sites.
COWHEY GUDMUNDSON LEDER, LTD.
Valerie Jakobi, CPESC
Certified Arborist
300 Park Boulevard, Suite 205
Itasca, Il 60143
Ph: 630-438-6233
Fx: 630-250-9644
E-mail: valerie.jakobi@cgl-ltd.com
Services: GIS Tree Inventories for municipalities, park districts, private and public
development. Tree evaluations for condition and preservation potential. Tree risk evaluations and appraisals. Tree ordinance development and compliance reviews. Tree preservation for construction, tree preservation plan review for compliance, landscape plan review. Wetand, Water Resource, Survey, and Civil Engineering
Davey Resources Group - A Division of Davey Tree Experts Co.
web address: www.davey.com
Corporate Office: Karen Wise, 1500 N. Mantua St., Box 5193, Kent, OH 44240-5193
Phone: 1-800-828-8312
Skip Kincaid
1609 Missouri Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63104
PHONE: 314-822-7700
FAX: 314-256-9615
Cell: 314-707-6151
email address: skip.kincaid@davey.com
SERVICES: Street tree and park tree inventories (municipalities, campus, and commercial sites), urban forestry management plans, tree inventory software, EAB readiness plan, urban tree canopy analysis, i-Tree services, tree protection plans and site planning on development sites, arboricultural training sessions and workshops, preparation and review of tree ordinances, tree appraisals, investigation and diagnostic services (pesticide drifts, etc.), expert witness and ecological services.
4S-Tree Consulting Attn: James P. Rocca, Certified Forester #234, Certified Arborist #MW- 4371
1547 Virginia Drive
Ellisville, MO 63011-2046
Phone: 636-386-8733
FAX Number: 636-386-8733
e-mail: jr4stree@charter.net
SERVICES: Urban Forestry Advice for Tree Care and Management Shade Tree Appraisals, Valuations, Expert Witness at Trial, Survey Trees For Cities, Street and Parks, Shade Tree Inspections, Municipal, Industrial, Commercial, and Single Family sites, Saving Trees During Construction, Preparation of Tree Study Before Construction, Recommendations for Tree Preservation. He is also available for speaking at workshops, professional meetings and conferences on urban forestry topics, training of municipal, utility, or commercial personnel on tree planting and tree pruning techniques.
Kathy Grandt, Consulting Forester
Rural Route #1 Box 52
St. Peter, IL 62880
Phone: 618-349-6425
SERVICES: insect and disease identification, street tree inventory, expert witness in litigation, local urban forestry management/contractual
Tom Green
Department of Agriculture
Western IL University
Knoblauch Hall; Rm.321
Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: (309) 298-1160
SERVICES: Insect and disease, plant appraisals, tree inventories, management plans, expert tree witness, tree protection advice.
SERVICES: Urban forestry management plans; street tree inventories; tree inventory software; urban forestry workshops (Ex. hazard tree policy, arboricultural skills); staff training; expert witness in litigation; contractual local urban forestry management, and tree valuation/plant appraisal
JAMES P. ROCCA, Consulting Forester
4S-TREE CONSULTING LLC
1547 Virginia Drive
Ellisville, MO 63011-2046
636-386-8733
Certified Forester # 234 - Certified Arborist # MW-4371
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Provide technical urban forestry advice and recommendations to personnel with cities, park boards, commercial arborists and nurserymen, builders and developers, consultants, utilities, planners, and homeowners on all phases of urban tree management.
Conduct seminars on shade tree valuations, tree pruning and maintenance, hazard tree management, and tree care during construction. Provides services of shade tree appraisals and inspections, street tree surveys and planting plans, shade tree inspections, and help with saving trees during construction. Education: B.S. in Forestry
CERTIFICATIONS Certified Forester #234, Society of American Foresters
Certified Arborist #MW-4371A, International Society of Arboriculture
OSAGE, INC. Dave Coulter - Horticuturist, Certified Arborist
SERVICES: Tree inventories and management plans; Urban horticulture and gardening; Tree preservation plans and reviews; Landscape management assesments and quaility oversight; Wildlife enhancements.
Urban Forest Management, Inc. Kirsten Stewart, President Charles Stewart, Vice-President
960 Route 22, Suite 207
Fox River Grove, IL 60021
Phone: 847-516-9708
Fax: 847-516-9716
SERVICES: Urban forestry management plans; street tree inventories; urban forestry workshops; review landscape ordinances and landscape plans for compliance with ordinances; tree protection for new developments; site planning for development; review engineering plans for local compliance; prepare and implement tree care work for site development; and landscape maintenance management by preparing tree care maintenance specifications.
Woodstock Tree Experts
Willard D. Smith, Arborist and Consultant
38 Park Drive
Glenview, IL 60025
Phone: 847-724-5611
SERVICES: Construction appraisal; insect and disease appraisal; insurance or casualty loss; and expert witness for litigation.
Mark A. Yergler, Grant Consultant
3160 Beaver Creek Lane
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone: 217-585-8271
Fax: 217-529-8666
Cell: 217-299-0803
