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ESTABLISHED IN 1973 TO PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION AMONG SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS WORKING IN ARBORICULTURE AND URBAN FORESTRY THROUGH PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.

We support education pertaining to the management of trees in urban environments at the individual tree or the landscape level. Efforts include the educational sessions at the ISA Annual Conference which are devoted to presenting student and professional research, supporting periodic workshops and seminars, fostering and promoting arboriculture and urban forestry education at colleges and universities, and hosting working groups directed toward research and education in arboriculture and urban forestry.

AREA's 2025 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

President

Chad Rigsby

Former President

Andrew Hirons

President Elect

Yujuan Chen

Treasurer

Rich Hauer

Directors-At-Large

Daniel Burcham

Jake Miesbauer

Alexander Martin

Sara Barron

Staff

Administrative Assistant

María Aguirre

Read more about their bios on here

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE?

The elected officers of AREA work to prompt and, when possible, provide funding opportunities to support research and educational opportunities in arboriculture.

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