ABOUT AUTHOR
Andrew Koeser
Andrew Koeser is an associate professor of urban tree and landscape maintenance at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center near Tampa, Florida. He actively researchers a wide range of arboricultural and urban forestry topics. These include tree biomechanics, risk assessent, trees and construction, urban tree biodiversity, and urban forest policy. Andrew is a father of four amazing daughters and a companion to a basset hound named Chewbarka and a cat named Jackie. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he enjoys kayaking, biking, and board game nights/book club with his fellow science nerd and girlfriend, Sarah.