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February 11, 2025

Tree Talk Tuesday - Big Trees & Our Role in their Preservation

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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When: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

Description:  Since 1940, American Forests (a conservation organization based in Washington, D.C.) has documented the largest known specimens of every native and naturalized tree in the United States. Ohio is currently home to 16 National Champion Big Trees on the Big Trees registry. Ohio’s Big Tree Program is a voluntary endeavor to locate, measure, record, and appreciate the largest tree species in our state. In this webinar, Don will talk about the program and how arborists play a part in their preservation.

Presenter: Don Karas, ODNR

Bio: Don Karas attended Youngstown State University’s engineering program for two years before transferring to a school in Syracuse, New York to study forestry and environmental science. He received a BS in forest resource management from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. He started with the Division of Forestry in 1974, retired in 2005, was rehired in 2006 and 2007, retired for the second time and became a substitute teacher for Columbus City Schools in 2008. After retiring from CCS in 2014, he was asked to return to the Division of Forestry and retired for the fourth time in 2021. He was rehired in 2023 as a part-time employee in the Communications Section of the ODNR Division of Forestry. He has served in several positions within the DOF, many of which were administrative including being the administrator for the Service Forestry, Urban Forestry, and Utilization and Marketing program from 1981 to 1888. As a State Service Forester, the Service and Urban Forestry Program Administrator, and as the State Forest Land Management Administrator, I measured and remeasured many “Champion” trees.

ISA CEUs: 1.0 Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, Municipal Specialist, Aerial Lift Specialist, Climber Specialist, BCMA Practice

Tree Talk Tuesday Webinars are live; recordings are not available after the webinar.

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