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"Ask The Expert" List For The Media
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Listed Alphabetically By Category |
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Name of Expert |
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Phone Number |
Email Address |
Tree Care: |
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Cabling or Bracing Trees |
Gary Wemeier |
Certified Arborist |
651-436-1367 |
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Climbing Trees |
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Construction Damage |
* Gary Johnson |
Professor |
612-625-3765 |
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* Jean Mouelle |
Forestry Specialist |
651-772-7925 |
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Drought: |
Patrick Weicherding |
Extension Educator |
763-755-1280 |
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Jim Zwack |
Research Development |
952-922-3810 |
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Emergency Response |
Katie Himanga |
Consulting Forester |
651-380-9680 |
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Evergreen Browning: |
Gary Johnson |
Professor |
612-625-3765 |
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Sue Burks, MnDNR |
Forest Health Specialist |
651-772-7927 |
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Flooding: |
Jill Pokorny |
Plant Pathologist |
651-649-5247 |
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Herbicide Injury |
Jill Pokorny |
Plant Pathologist |
651-649-5247 |
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Maple Syrup Production |
Carl Vogt, |
Instructor |
612-624-3639 |
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Moving Large Trees |
Gregg Hove |
City Forester |
651-675-5300 |
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Planting Techniques |
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Don Mueller |
Forest Health |
651-772-6148 |
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Pruning, Trimming |
Joe O'Brien, |
Plant Pathologist |
651-649-5266 |
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Mark Stennes, |
Plant Pathologist |
651-451-8907 |
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Pruning, Trimming: |
Fletcher Johnson |
Vegetation Management Supervisor |
651-639-4590 |
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Root Health: |
Gary Johnson |
Professor |
612-625-3765 |
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Salt Injury (deicing salt) |
Gary Johnson |
Professor |
612-625-3765 |
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Linda Haugen, USFS |
Plant |
651-649-5029 |
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Jana Albers |
Forestry Regional Specialist |
218-327-4234 |
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Storm Damage: |
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Ben Johnson |
Research & Development |
952-922-3810 |
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Tree Selection |
Gary Johnson |
Professor |
612-625-3765 |
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Watering and Fertilization |
Patrick Weicherding |
Extension Educator |
763-755-1280 |
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Pest Management: |
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Buckthorn: Removal and Management |
Mary Maguire Lerman |
Horticulturist |
612-313-7726 |
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Peter Dzuik |
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651-296-3343 |
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Janet Larson |
Consulting Arborist |
952-941-6876 |
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Diseases: |
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Dutch Elm Disease |
Mark Stennes, |
Plant Pathologist |
651-451-8907 |
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Linda Haugen |
Plant Pathologist |
651-649-5029 |
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Leaf or Needle (Foliage) Diseases |
Joe O'Brien |
Plant Pathologist |
651-649-5266 |
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Mike Albers |
Forest Health |
218-327-4115 |
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Oak Wilt |
Jenny Juzwik |
Project Leader |
651-659-5114 |
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Jana Albers |
Forest Health |
218-327-4234 |
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Sudden Oak Death Syndrome |
Susan Burks |
Forest Health Specialist |
651-772-7599 |
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Insects: |
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Army Worms (see |
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Asian Long-Horned Beetle |
Dennis Haugen |
Entomologist |
651-649-5248 |
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Bronze Birch Borer and Wood Borers |
Steve Katovich |
Entomologist |
651-649-5264 |
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Emerald Ash Borer |
Steve Katovich |
Entomologist |
651-649-5264 |
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Exotic Tree Pests |
Peter Dzuik |
Exotic Species Program Coordinator |
651-296-3343 |
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Forest Tent Caterpillar |
Mike Albers |
Forest Health Specialist |
218-327-4115 |
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Gypsy Moth |
Kimberly Thielen-Cremers |
Gypsy Moth Program Coordinator |
651-296-6692 |
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Sue Burks |
Forest Health Specialist |
651-772-7599 |
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Japanese Beetle |
Doree Maser |
Japanese Beetle Program Coordinator |
651-296-8558 |
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Other: |
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Insecticides and Pesticides |
Vera Krischik |
Entomologist |
612-625-7044 |
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Bob Tiplady |
Plant Health Specialist |
218-828-2616 |
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) |
Linda Treeful, |
IPM Specialist |
651-731-1378 |
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Urban and Community Forestry: |
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Arbor Day |
Don Mueller |
Forestry Regional Specialist |
651-772-6148 |
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Grant Programs |
Ken Holman |
Forestry Regional Specialist |
651-259-5269 |
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Hazard Tree Management |
Jill Pokorny |
Plant Pathologist |
651-649-5247 |
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Jana Albers |
Forest Regional Specialist |
218-327-4234 |
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Hiring An Arborist |
Katie Himanga |
Consulting Forester |
651-380-9680 |
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Inventory Methods |
Don Mueller |
Forest Health Specialist |
651-772-6148 |
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Ordinances To Protect Or Preserve Trees |
Katie Himanga |
Consulting Forester |
651-380-9680 |
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Peter Bedker |
Plant Pathologist |
651-649-5030 |
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Partnerships with Agencies and Nonprofits |
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Planting Trees: |
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Planting Trees: |
* Gary Johnson |
Professor |
612-625-3765 |
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Volunteers |
Paul Walvatne |
Transportation Program Supervisor |
651-284-3793 |
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Natural Resource Management: |
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Energy Conservation |
Peggy Booth |
Forestry Regional Supervisor |
651-772-7562 |
peggy.booth@dnr. state.mn.us |
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Genetically Modified Trees |
Bill Berguson |
Program Director |
218-720-4296 |
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GIS Mapping |
Dr. Tom Eiber |
Forestry Information Service Supervisor |
651-297-3417 |
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Planning, Design, Schematics |
Ken Simons |
Landscape Architect |
763-717-9366 |
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Urban Sprawl – Best Management Practices |
Jean Mouelle |
Forestry Specialist |
651-772-7925 |
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Urban Wildlife Management |
Joan Galli |
NR Spec. Sr. Wildlife |
651-297-2277 |
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Valuation of Trees |
Ken Simons |
Landscape Architect |
763-717-9366 |
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Bob Slater |
Forester |
507-529-6145 |
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Kathy Widin |
Consultant |
651-436-8811 |
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Wetlands and Storm Water Management |
Tom Hovey |
Hydrologist |
651-772-7923 |
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Wood Utilization |
Jim Hermann |
City Forester |
612-313-7729 |
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Steve Bratkovich |
US Forest Service |
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