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Jim Jenkins is an urban forester who conducts and oversees computerized tree inventory projects for municipalities, parks, and future building sites. He has experience with GPS systems and handheld and pen-based data collection units. Recently, Mr. Jenkins has coordinated the Street Tree Resource Analysis Tool for Urban Forest Managers (STRATUM) data collection for reference cities in strategic geographic regions throughout the United States. Specifically, Mr. Jenkins led data collection teams in Minneapolis, Charlotte, Charleston, Albuquerque, Boise, Honolulu, New York, and Indianapolis. STRATUM, developed by the U. S. Forest Service, is a model used for analyzing benefits of urban street trees as well as the costs of managing them. Mr. Jenkins also worked on the Asian Longhorned Beetle Cooperative Eradication Program in New York City. In this position, he acted as a field supervisor, quality control manager, data manager, and liaison to the USDA. His professional certifications and licenses include recognition as a Certified Arborist (OH-1425A) through the International Society of Arboriculture and tree, shrub, aquatic, forest, and turf pesticide application licenses through the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Mr. Jenkins is a graduate of the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences, a four-week comprehensive training program developed by founder John Davey, and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in conservation from Kent State University. | 