Please join us in a discussion on climate presented by Licensed Tree Expert Ray Slaman. He will discuss the impacts of climate change on the ecology of New Jersey, the way it is changing the flora and fauna including everyone who lives in New Jersey, and what we can do about it, both as individuals and in our communities (hint; trees). Participants will qualify for 1.0 CEU.
Following a 25 year business career as a sales director with AT&T, Ray turned his passion as a volunteer arborist into a full-time vocation as a licensed arborist and arbor consultant.
Ray is a founding member and president of the Dumont Shade Tree Commission, formed in 2006. He has received arboriculture training and is fully accredited through the NJDEP Forestry and New Jersey Shade Tree Federation. He has completed the accredited courses and passed the NJ exam requirements to become a Licensed Tree Expert (LTE#710). In 2023 Ray joined the board of the Demarest Nature Center as the official arborist, responsible for stewardship of the 55 acres of protected Green Acres property. In 2024 Ray was hired as the arborist for the Borough of Demarest, responsible for assessing the health and condition of public trees. Ray has been a guest lecturer at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education and various organizations around the northern NJ area.