Meet Our Team

MERLIN SCHLUMBERGER
ISA BOARD CERTIFIED MASTER ARBORIST / REGISTERED CONSULTING ARBORIST
Merlin is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (WE-7670B), an ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor (TRAQ), a Registered Consulting Arborist (RCA #687) through the American Society of Consulting Arborists, and a CA Licensed Contractor.  ​Education plays a pivotal role in Merlin's approach, as he endeavors to empower clients with knowledge about proper tree care and maintenance. Alongside his professional endeavors, Merlin shares his expertise as an educator, teaching Arboriculture at Santa Rosa Junior College and conducting tree biology classes and workshops on grafting and pruning for industry professionals.   Merlin holds a BA in Environmental Studies & Agroecology and Sociology from UCSC and a GIS certificate from Community College of San Francisco.  His commitment to staying current in the field is evident through his participation in frequent professional development trainings, including FFT2 certification for prescribed burns.  Merlin's love of trees developed as a child, growing up in a forested village in the French Alps.​​
MELISSA KANG
ISA CERTIFIED ARBORIST 
Melissa is an ISA Certified Arborist (WE-15891A). She works to problem solve and create solutions for our clients and team. She coordinates all scheduling and client communications. Melissa is a former teacher and enjoys all things outdoors.  Melissa has sought to deepen her understanding of the natural world through hiking, backpacking, gardening and volunteering with the Ceres Community Project.




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NICOLE SCHLUMBERGER
​HORTICULTURAL CONSULTANT
Nicole works with clients to incorporate California native plants and encourage habitat & biodiversity within their landscapes.  She specializes in California native plants and has worked as a botanist, wildland seed collector, and CA native plant propagator. She teaches as an associate faculty in the Agriculture and Natural Resources department at Santa Rosa Junior College, previously taught elementary and middle school science, and has developed environmental education curriculum and summer camps for schools.  
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