Discovering Forestry

Korey and Joe sit down with Lawrence Law, Urban and Community Forester & Partnership Coordinator for Michigan Department of Natural Resources, to discuss the Belle Isle Saw Mill project, which the Michigan DNR and Arboriculture Society of Michigan Foundation are collaborating on to preserve the mill. In addition to the saw mill project, the guys and Lawrence discuss the history of forestry in Michigan, leaf peeping, and more! For more on the Bell Isle Saw Mill project and the work of the Michigan DNR you can visit their website at Michigan.gov/UCF. 

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey and Joe sit down with David White, President and CEO of the Tree Care Industry Association, to preview TCI Expo 2026! For more on TCIA you can visit their website https://treecareindustryassociation.org/ and for specifics on TCI Expo 2026, you can visit the Expo website https://expo.tcia.org/ 

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey and Joe sit down with Lindsey Purcell, who returns for his third appearance on the show! Lindsey is the Principal of Lp Consulting Group, a Board Certified Master Arborist, and the author of Arboricultural Practices: A Science-Based Approach. He joins the guys to discuss perspective pruning qualification (PPQ); an advanced, objective-based credential for ISA Certified Arborists focused on creating standardized, science-backed written pruning plans. For more on Lindsey and his consulting work you can visit his company’s website https://lpconsultinggroup.org/

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey and Joe sit down with Brian Eubanks of Growlersburg Conservation Camp and Arborist Program. Brian and the guys discuss the reentry program at Growlersburg Conversation Camp #33. The program is jointly operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and CAL FIRE. The program works to not only train incarcerated individuals to become fully qualified firefighters, but has crews of incarcerated firefighters that operate under the direction of CAL FIRE. In addition to training firefighters, crews at the facility gain specialized instruction, including pathways toward arborist certifications and related wood/lumber processing skills utilized in conservation and community projects. The program works to help rehabilitate incarcerated people by providing them skills training and pathways to certifications to have the opportunity to find a new career path once released. In addition to Brian Eubanks, Korey and Joe are also joined by; Americo Aguirre (Incarcerated Person), Ernest Harmon (ARC Reentry Specialist), Marcus Williams (ARC Credible Messenger), and Lt. Mike Hill (CDCR) in the episode. 

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey and Joe sit down with Deborah McCullough, Ph.D, Professor of Entomology and Forestry at Michigan State University. The guys and Dr. Deb discuss her career journey, entomology, and more!

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey and Joe sit down to discuss their takeaways from the ISA Annual International Conference. The guys share their experiences from the conference, discuss Joe being honored with the Sharon Lilly Award of Achievement, and have a conversation on what the next generation of the forestry industry will look like.

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey and Joe sit down with Dr. Mica McMillan, Palm Horticulture Specialist at the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, to discuss her career as a researcher. The guys and Dr. Mica also discuss soil vs dirt, trees vs palms, getting palms to survive in Florida soil, and more!

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey sits down with Bryan Walters, a Senior Associate at Daniel Rogers Landscape Architecture, to discuss Bryan’s career journey from being a chef to becoming a landscape architect and his perspective on how landscape architects and arborists can better work together. For more on Bryan and Daniel Rogers Landscape Architecture you can visit their website at WWW.DRLA.DESIGN. 

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey sits down with Joe Drinkhorn, from Camelot Tree & Shrub Corporation, to discuss his journey in tree work, his passion for competitive tree climbing, his outlook on the tree care industry and more!

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Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello

Korey and Joe sit down with Meg Hanna, Director of Urban and Community Forestry for Canada for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Meg and the guys discuss her career journey, the work of SFI, and how Meg, her team, and their collaborators are working to lead the charge of turning sustainability strategies into action. For more on SFI you can visit their website www.forests.org 

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Music credit:⁠ Cool Tools Music Video - "Timber"⁠   ⁠Muzaproduction “Sport Rock Logo 1”⁠

Hosted by: Joe Aiken & Korey Lofy

Produced by: Nico Manganiello