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~
About US ~
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Loren
Westenberger, President
Westenberger Tree
Service Inc., and Broken Arrow Tree Farm
2030 58th Street
North
Clearwater, Florida 33760
727-535-9770
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Professional
Management Summary:
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Thirty plus years
experience in the green industry, specializing in
Arboriculture with a very active involvement in related
organizations promoting the preservation of Earth and its
resources.
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Affiliations:
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International Society of
Arboriculture (ISA)
- Florida Chapter
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Founding member,
Board of Directors
President 2000 and 2001, Certified
Arborist
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Florida Arborist Association -
Tampa Bay Chapter
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Founder, Charter
member and Past President, 2 terms
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International Champion Tree
Project
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Board of Directors
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Florida Champion Tree Project
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Vice President
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Florida Urban Forestry Council
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Board of Directors,
Commercial Arborist Representative
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Pinellas Urban Forestry Council
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Founding Member
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Friends of Florida Botanical
Garden
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Charter member &
Advising Arborist
Vice President 1998 – 2000
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TCIA, National Arborist
Association
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Member
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Certified Tree Growers
Association - Florida
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Vice President,
First tree growers co-op in the world
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Florida Nursery Growers
Association
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Member
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Plant-It-2000
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Florida
Coordinator, volunteer
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Florida Native Plant Society
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Member
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National Arbor Day Foundation
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Member
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Landscape Maintenance
Association (LMA)
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Member
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Alliance for A Living Pinellas
(ALP)
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Member
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Enviro-Net (Coalition
of Environmental Groups)
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Chairman 1999 –
2000
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Florida Association of
Environmental Professionals (FAEP)
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Member
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The Nature Conservancy
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Member
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Sierra Club
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Member
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Pinellas Technical Education
Center (PTEC)
- Horticulture Department
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Adjunct Instructor
and Board Member
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University of Florida Extension
Services - Pinellas County
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Adjunct Instructor
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International Society of
Arboriculture:
- Certified Arborist Examination
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Instructor and
Proctor
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International Tree Climbing
Championship
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Certified Judge
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Specialized
Continuing Education
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Certified Arborist, SO-334
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International
Society of Arboriculture
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Registered Nursery Tree Grader
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International
Society of Arboriculture
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Roadside Vegetation Management
Specialist
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International
Society of Arboriculture
Florida Department of
Transportation - FDOT
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Registered Mangrove Trimmer
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Pinellas County
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Master Tree Farmer
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University of
Florida - Extension
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Tree Short Course
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University of
Florida – Extension 2003-2010
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Tree Biology & Tree Care
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PTEC
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Tree & Landscape Workshop
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University of
Florida - Extension
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Tree Appraisal Workshop
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American Society of
Consulting Arborists
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Hazardous Tree Workshop
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University of
Florida - Extension Tampa
2003, 2005, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010
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Recent Conferences
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Landscape Palm Management, University of Florida, IFAS
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October 2008
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Partners in Community Forestry, Arbor Day Foundation
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Atlanta, 2008
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TCIA, Partners Advancing Commercial Tree Care
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Milwaukee, 2008
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Mayors Symposium on Urban Trees, City of Tampa
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June 2008
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Trees, People, and the Law Seminar - Tampa
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2004 - 2005
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Florida, International Society of Arboriculture
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(2010, 2009, 2008, 2007,
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999)
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Trees Florida, International Society of Arboriculture
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1999 - 2007
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Florida Outdoor Advertisers Association
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West Palm Beach - 2002
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Great Southern Tree Conference
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FNGLA, Florida
Nursery Growers and Landscape, Associates, Gainesville,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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The Care of Trees, National
Arborist Association
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2000, 2002, 2003
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Florida’s Great
Neighborhood - Tampa
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2002
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Earth Charter Summit - St.
Petersburg
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2002
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Awards
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Edward Bok Lifetime Acheivement
Award
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2009 (Florida
Chapter, International)
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Chapter Award of Excellence
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2008 (Pinellas
Chapter of Florida Native Plant Society)
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Outstanding Professional
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2005 (Florida Urban
Forestry Counsel)
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Steward of the Environment
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2004 (Green Thumb
Festival, St. Petersburg, Florida)
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Barred Owl
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2002 (Sierra Club,
Florida)
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Keep Pinellas County Beautiful
Award
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1999 (Pinellas
County, Florida)
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Guinness Book of World Records -
(See Menu)
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1998 (World’s
largest living tree transplant, Quercus Virginiana)
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Outstanding Arborist of the Year
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1998 (International
Society of Arboriculture)
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President’s Award of Honor
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1997 (International
Society of Arboriculture)
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The services of a
Professional
Arborist are a
sound investment in
your home. Call us
today. We will be
glad to come out
and give you an
estimate. |
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Tree Services, Inc. |
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