S5E6 — Where Have All the Young Urban Foresters Gone? – And How To Get Them Back with Leslie Berckes of Society of Municipal Arborists

This week, Dr. Nadina Galle is joined by Leslie Berckes, Executive Director of the Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA), to discuss the skilled labor shortage in arboriculture and urban forestry, her experience igniting passion in young minds to participate in tree planting and tree care at Trees Forever, her groundbreaking vision to build a sustainable urban forestry workforce, and practical career tips for entering the field of tree care. This podcast episode is brought to you by PlanIT Geo. Follow Nadina and the Internet of Nature Podcast on all social platforms: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/internetofnature LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadinagalle⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/earthtonadina⁠

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Can nature and technology — long viewed as opposing forces — work together to create liveable cities and improve public health? Dr. Nadina Galle is an ecological engineer on a mission to find out. Join her every Wednesday as she interviews top thought-leaders & entrepreneurs on their technologies for building greener, healthier, and smarter communities. Each episode contains powerful stories behind the innovator, delves into questions usually shied away from, and explores where the internet and nature converge.