Management Director
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H. Dennis P. Ryan III
Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation
Holdsworth Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
Office 413-***-****
FAX (413) 545- 4358
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EMPLOYMENT
Sept. 1983 - University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Present Associate Professor, Arboriculture/Urban Forestry
Director, U. S. Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban &
Community Forestry, 1996 > 1999
Department's Stockbridge Program Director 1983 - present
Member, Stockbridge Educational Policies Committee.
Primary responsibilities include teaching and advising the
Arboriculture/Urban Forestry and Park Management students within
both the Stockbridge and University programs and working closely
with Tree Wardens and the Arborist industry through extension and
research programs.
Acting Director, Stockbridge School of Agriculture 1987/88.
Feb. 1982 - New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Sept. 1983 Executive Director of Forestry & Horticulture,
830 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
The Forestry Division was comprised of approximately 275
persons and well over 100 vehicles. It was the Director's
responsibility to manage personnel and equipment to achieve the
Department's goal of caring for the 2.6 million street and park trees
in the City of New York.
Jan. 1976 - State University of New York at Farmingdale
Feb. 1982 Assistant Professor - Horticulture Department,
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Primary responsibilities were the teaching and counseling of the
students in the Arboriculture Program that was implemented in 1978.
April 1963- Commercial Arboriculture
Sept. 1975 Various tree services in Southern New England; full and part time
during school breaks.
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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND COMMITTEES
Massachusetts Arborist Association
Education Advisory Committee, 1984-present
MAA Endowment Committee
American National Standard Committee on safety
Requirements for Tree Care Operations (Z-133)
Washington DC. 1987- present
International Society of Arboriculture
Editorial Board Journal of Arboriculture
1999 >, 1988-1991, 1979-1981
Tree Climbers Certification Committee, 1992 >
Awards Committee, 1979-1983
Guidelines Committee, 1989 - 1994
Education Committee Chair-1992-1994
International Society of Arboriculture-New England Chapter
Board of Directors 1984-1990
President 1991
Conference co-chair 1989 & 1990
Jamboree Judge, 1985 >
Editor 1996 >
National Arborist Association
Consultant on safety training issues,1976- 1997
Mass. Urban Forestry Council
1990 - 1995
Massachusetts Tree Warden's and Foresters' Association
Conference Committee, 1984 >
Conference Proceedings Editor 1983 - 1992
Education Advisory Committee, 1984-present
Shade Tree Advisory Committees
Dept. of Environmental Management-Chairman, 1987-1990
Boston Dept. of Parks, 1987- Present
New York Arborist. I.S.A. Chapter
President-1982
Certification & Education Committee
Conference Chairman, 1980 & 1984
Long Island Arborist Association
President-1981/1982
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/HONORS
UMass, College of Food & Natural Resources
Excellence in Teaching Award 1998
ISA Certified Arborist - 1992
1991 Certificate of Appreciation from New England- ISA Chapter
1991 Stockbridge Outstanding Professor Award for Arboriculture
1989 - 1992, Honorary Medals Committee
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
1989 Stockbridge Student Year Book Dedication
1988 Stockbridge Teacher of the Year
1988 Honorary Membership FFA
1988 New England International Society of Arboriculture
Gold Leaf Award
1986 Stockbridge Outstanding Professor Award for Arboriculture
Honorary Citation New York City, Department of Parks
1986
Awarded Plaque of Appreciation by Arboriculture
Class of 1985
Awarded Outstanding Professor by Land Op Club,
Stockbridge School of Agriculture 1984
New York Certified Arborist-Honorary-1983
Past President's Award, New York Arborist-1983
Outstanding Contributions to Arboriculture Award
Long Island Arborist Association-1982
Awarded Plaque of Appreciation by Class of 1978 and 1980
S.U.N.Y. Farmingdale
Xi Sigma Pi National Forestry Honor Society-1975
Massachusetts Certified Teacher-1974
Massachusetts Certified Arborist-1968
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EDUCATION
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Ed.D. Occupational Education, February 1987
Title of Dissertation - "A Safety Training Program
for Arboricultural Firms"
M.S. Forestry, February 1976
B.S. Environmental Design, February 1974
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
A.S. Arboriculture, 1968
MILITARY U.S. Navy-August 1969-May 1971
Petty Officer Third Class - Honorable Discharge
CONSULTING & RESEARCH INTEREST
My major interest is in applied arboriculture, arboricultural safety and
urban forest management.
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PUBLICATIONS SAMPLE
Ryan, H. D. 2000. ROW HERBICIDES - FACTS & FALLACIES.
TREE CARE INDUSTRY Vol. XI, No.1, National Arborist Association.
pp. 8 -14.
Doherty, K*., H. Ryan & D. Bloniarz. 2000. "TREE WARDENS and
UTILITY ARBORISTS: A MANAGEMENT TEAM WORKING FOR
STREET TREES in MASSACHUSETTS", Journal of Arboriculture,
Vol.26 No.1, International Society of Arboriculture. p.38 - 47.
Ryan, H. D. 2000. "75 years of Climbing Evolution"
ISA ARBORIST NEWS, Vol. 9. No. 1. pp. 19 - 20.
Kane*, B. and H. Ryan. 1998, "LOCATING TREES USING A GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEM AND THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM "
Journal of Arboriculture, Vol. 24 No. 3, International Society of Arboriculture.
p.135-143.
Ryan, H. D.1996. "Assessment of American & British Climbing Techniques",
Arboricultural Jour., Vol. 20 No.4, British Arboricultural Association.
p.425 - 436.
Bloniarz*, D & H. Ryan. 1996. "Volunteer Initiatives in Conducting
Urban Forest Resource Inventories in Massachusetts", Journal of
Arboriculture, Vol.22 No.2, International Society of Arboriculture. p.75 -
82
Bloniarz, D & H. Ryan. "AVOIDING STREET TREE CONFLICTS"
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, Vol.10, No. 11, 1994. pp 30 - 31.
Ryan, H. "PUBLIC TREE PLANTING", SUSTAINABLE
LANDSCAPES, Clark,W. & R. Clark. University of Mass. Extension,
1994. pp 30 - 35.
Ryan, H. 1994. "ARBORICULTURAL PRUNING METHODOLOGIES"
ISA ARBORIST NEWS, Vol.3, No. 4, pp 33 - 40.
Bloniarz*, D. and H. Ryan. 1993, "Designing Alternatives to Avoid Street
Tree Conflicts " Journal of Arboriculture, Vol. 19 No. 3, International
Society of Arboriculture. p.152-156.
Ryan, H. 1993, "Assessment and Modification of Arboricultural Climbing
Techniques" Journal of Arboriculture, Vol. 19 No. 1, International
Society of Arboriculture. p.38-43.
Kemp*, C. and H. Ryan. 1993. A Statistical Review of the Street Trees of Boston,
Mass.. Journal of the Society of Municipal Arborist. Vol. 29, No. 1, p 20-22.
Note: A total of 116 articles have been published since 1977.
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