ATC ‘22 ARBORPALOOZA: EXPLORING THE WIDE WORLD OF TREES
in horticulture from Iowa State University and his M.S. degree in forest pathology from the University of Arizona and has over 40 years work experience in the hor - ticulture, urban forestry and arboriculture industries. He is an ISA certified arborist and certified municipal specialist; American Society of Consulting Arborists regis - tered consulting arborist; PNW-ISA TRACE instructor and certified tree risk asses - sor; and ISA TRAQ instructor and assessor.
Ray Gleason is co-owner/operator of Cascade Tree Experts, LLC in Olympia, WA. For over 20 years Ray has studied and applied forest science by effectively managing tree care and risk reduc - tion in alignment with the Washington State Parks Stewardship Program mission, vision, and values. His specialty is high-profile historical tree preservation services for state agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts, including the notable Bush butternut tree. He also conducts high-risk tree removals, arbori -
cultural hardware installation, pruning, and air excavation transplants. He holds a bachelor’s degree in forest science from The Evergreen State College, is an ISA Certified Arborist (PN-1972A), and active member of the PNW-ISA Chapter.
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