Episode 72 - Dana Dentice is a Trees Program Manager and an ISA-certified arborist at PHS.
Dana Dentice – Trees Program Manager at PHS (Pennsylvania Horticultural Society) -
Dana Dentice is a Trees Program Manager and an ISA-certified arborist at PHS. She leads the Tree Tenders program (with now nearly 6000 graduates) to empower citizens to protect and expand tree canopy in communities across the Philadelphia region. Dana collaborates with organizations and volunteers on planting 1500-2000 trees annually and engages them in follow-up stewardship programs, such as pruning clubs and the PHS Tree Checkers tree monitoring program.
She enjoys sharing her expertise in arboriculture and community organizing at Tree Tenders trainings. Dana previously served as a forestry assistant for the cities of Fitchburg and Madison, Wisconsin where she conducted public tree inventories and led open space planning. She holds a B.S. in Natural Resources and an M.S. in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
