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Borrowed Credentials and Surrogate Professional Societies: A Critical Analysis of the Urban Forestry Profession

Keith O’Herrin, Corinne G. Bassett, Susan D. Day, Paul D. Ries and P. Eric Wiseman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2023, 49 (3) 107-136; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2023.009
Keith O’Herrin
Urban Forester, North Carolina State Extension and Union County, NC, 500 N Main St, Monroe, NC, USA, 704-283-3510
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Corinne G. Bassett
PhD Student, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
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Susan D. Day
Professor of Urban Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
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Paul D. Ries
Senior Instructor and Director, Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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P. Eric Wiseman
Associate Professor of Urban Forestry, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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