TreePeoplePrincipal Scientist
As toxic ash carpeted many peoples’ yards during the recent LA wildfires, it highlighted an ongoing concern—the way our health is intricately connected with soil health. Contaminated soil is an important human health concern. People can be exposed when we accidentally eat or breathe in soil particles, and young children—who are especially vulnerable—can be exposed…
The urban forestry community lost a giant with the sudden passing of Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne on January 6. Jarlath led a globally respected lab that used high-resolution imagery of the earth to map land cover in our complex urban landscapes at fine level of detail with astounding accuracy. The work of Jarlath’s Spatial Analysis Lab at…