Meet your goals
with trees in mind
Brandon Namm, M.S.
Brandon Namm is a consulting arborist with more than a decade of experience in private and municipal arboriculture and non-profit community forestry.
Brandon’s work focuses on designing tree preservation plans for development to help clients meet their goals while ensuring they address local urban forestry code requirements. He closely advises clients on strategies to design buildings and infrastructure around existing trees. He also creates tree protection plans for public projects, such as park developments and right of way improvements.
Brandon also works with clients to preserve trees during ecological restoration and recreational trail development projects in natural areas. He also designs tree planting plans, where he recommends tree species that meet the clients’ goals and aesthetics. His collaborations with landscape architects have resulted in unique planting pallets ready for the challenge of climate change facing our urban forest.
Certifications and Qualifications
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist (#799)
ISA Certified Arborist (WE-10426AM)
ISA Certified Municipal Specialist
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
ODA Public Applicator License
Education
Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly Humboldt State University). 2012. M.S. Forestry and Wildland Resources.
University of California, Santa Cruz. 2009. B.A. Environmental Studies.
Publications and Presentations
Namm. B.; Gilpin, R. 2024. PNWISA Trees Magazine. When are west coast ash trees suitable for preservation?
Namm, B.H. 2022. Western Chapter ISA Conference. Conserving the Urban Forest while Enhancing Public Infrastructure.
Namm, B.H.; Berrill, J-P. 2020. Open J. For. How do Tree- and Stand-Level Factors Influence Belowground Biomass and Carbon Storage in Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus)? https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/10.5558/tfc2020-007.
Namm, B.H.; Berrill, J-P. 2015. Open J. For. Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) Coarse Root Morphology: Prediction Models for Volume and Biomass of Individual Roots. http://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=61791.
Namm, B.H.; Berrill, J-P. 2012. Accounting for variation in root wood density and percent carbon increases accuracy of belowground carbon estimates. Pp. 293-302 in Standiford, R.B.; Weller, T.J.; Piirto, D.D.; Stuart, J.D. (tech. coords.). Proc. of Coast redwood forests in a changing California: a symposium for scientists and managers. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-238. Albany, CA. 675 p. http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr238/psw_gtr238_293.pdf.