Brett O’Brien

SMA Announces 2015 Urban Tree of the Year

… and it’s one that’s close to our hearts, in the sense that the Tree of the Year (TOY) is none other than the one featured in bloom in our blog’s banner up top, yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea). What serendipity! Surrey, BC Urban Forester Emily Hamilton, who attended [...]

To Fire You Up About Collaboration: The 3M Urban Wetlands Restoration Project in Columbia, MO

By Jean|2014-09-17T07:23:23-04:00September 17th, 2014|Categories: Innovative Projects and Programs|Tags: 3M Flat Branch-Hinkson Creek Wetlands, 3M Wetlands Park, Brett O'Brien, City TREES, Columbia Missouri, Society of Municipal Arborists, Urban Wetlands|1 Comment

The 3M Flat Branch-Hinkson Creek Wetlands on reclaimed/restored land in the city of Columbia, Missouri. Foreground: buttonbush and cattails; background: mixed bottomland hardwood species. Photo by Brett O'Brien "Collaboration" and "Partnership" can be empty buzz words or they can be impressive manifestations of passion, hard [...]