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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
PhDCorinne G. Bassett
PhD Student, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
Susan D. Day
Professor of Urban Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
PhDPaul D. Ries
Senior Instructor and Director, Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
EdDP. Eric Wiseman
Associate Professor of Urban Forestry, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
PhD
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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
Vol. 49, Issue 3
May 2023
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, P. Eric Wiseman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2023, 49 (3) 107-136; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.2023.009
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