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Curriculum Vitae
Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Joseph Murray, Consulting Arborist
P.O. Box 3113
Staunton, VA 24402
(540) 453-2349 Office
murrayj@brcc.edu

Curriculum Vitae (home)

Additional Curriculum Vitas:



 Work Experience:

1986-1988  Horticulturist, ChemLawn Services Corporation, Landover, MD.
1988-1992  Sales Representative/Assistant Manager, Bartlett Tree Expert Company, Richmond VA
1999-Present  Director, Blue Ridge Community College Arboretum.
2003-Present  Consulting Arborist
 

Faculty Positions:

1998-Present  Assistant Professor of Biology, Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2000-2005  Part-time Instructor (Non-Credit). Center for Training and Development. Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2002-Present  Arboriculture Program Director. Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia

 

Certification, Licensure & Training:

1988  Tree Expert License, State of Maryland
2001-Present  Certified Arborist (#MA-0038A), Mid-Atlantic Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture  (previously certified 1988-1992)
2004-Present  Certified Tree Worker/Climber Specialist (#MA-0038T), Mid-Atlantic Chapter, International Society of Arboriculture
2005-Present  Certified Utility Arborist (#MA-0038U), Mid-Atlantic Chapter,  International Society of Arboriculture
2006-Present  Certified Pesticide Applicator, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

 

Arboriculture Training Appointments:

1988-1992   Trainer. Master Gardener Program, Chesterfield County Extension, Chester, Virginia
2002-Present  Trainer. Urban and Community Forestry Program. Virginia Department of Forestry, Charlottesville, Virginia
2004-Present  Trainer. Master Gardener Program, Albemarle, Rockingham, & Augusta Counties, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.
2005-Present  Trainer. Virginia Master Gardener "College" Program, Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia
2005-Present  Trainer. International Tree Failure Database. United States Forest Service.
2005-Present  Trainer. Arborist Certification Training Course. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

 

Service:

1999-2005  Board of Directors, Virginia Urban Forest Council
 2000-2001  Urban and Community Forestry Program Task Force. Virginia Department of Forestry. Participated in the development of a 5-year strategic plan.
2001-Present  Grant Reader. VA Department of Forestry. Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program.
2001-Present   Landscape Advisory Board, Staunton, VA.  (2004-Present, Chair)
2002-Present  Proctor for the International Society of Arboriculture Arborist Certification Exam.
2001-Present  Virginia Big Tree Committee. VPI & SU 4-H Virginia Cooperative Extension Program. 
2002-Present  American Forest Field Representative for Virginia. 
2002-Present  Judge. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Tree Climbing Championship.
2003-Present  Reformed Tree Worker Certification Program for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.
2003-2006  Tree Climbing Jamboree for Children. Director. Annual Daylily and Wine Festival. Andre Viette's Daylily Farm. Every July. Fishersville, Virginia
2003-2005  Board of Directors, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.
2004-Present  Judge. Virginia Envirothon. Sponsored by the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
2004-Present  Proctor for the International Society of Arboriculture Certified Tree Worker/Climber Specialist Exam
2004-2006  Chair, Education Committee, Annual Conference, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture
2004-Present  Coordinator. Student volunteers from Blue Ridge Community College participating in annual Blacks Run Greenway Clean-Up. Harrisonburg, Virginia
2005-2006  Vice-Chair. Educational Goods and Services Committee. International Society of Arboriculture.
2006-Present  Chair. Educational Goods and Services Committee. International Society of Arboriculture.
2007-Present  Annual Conference Committee. International Society of Arboriculture.
2007-Present  Forestry Committee. Shenandoah Resource Conservation and Development Council.

Teaching:

2000-2005  Tree Care 101 (non-credit) Center for Training and Development, Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2001-2005  Arborist Certification Course (non-credit) Center for Training and Development, Blue Ridge Community College and Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. 
2002-2004  Rain Garden: Design, Installation & Maintenance (non-credit) Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2002-Present  Developed and directed the Career Studies Certificate Program in Arboriculture (the first one in Virginia): Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2002-Present  Arboriculture (HRT295; credit) Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2002-Present  Urban Forestry (FOR265; credit) Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2004-Present  Recreational Tree Climbing (FOR195; credit) Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2005-Present  Plant Pest Management (HRT 207; credit) Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia
2005-Present  Arborist Certification Course. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

Professional Activities:

Grant Review Boards:
2001-Present  Grant Reader. VA Department of Forestry. Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program

Reviewer/Contributor (General):
2004-Present  International Society of Arboriculture. Various educational publications including:

  • Glossary of Arboricultural Terms (2005 & 2007)
  • Tree Climbers' Guide (3rd Edition; 2005)
  • Introduction to Arboriculture (Interactive Series of  CDs)
    • Tree Worker Safety (2004)
    • Pruning (2005)
    • Diagnosis and Disorders (2005)
    • Planting & Early Care (2006)
    • Trees and Water (2006)
    • Plant Health Care (2006)
    • Tree Maintenance (2007)
    • Soil & Water (2008)
    • Risk Assessment & Tree Protection (2008)
  • Best Management Practices
    • Integrated Pest Management (2007)
    • Construction (Publication Pending)
    • Tree Risk Assessment (Publication Pending)

Journal Reviewer:
2004-Present  Arborist News. International Society of Arboriculture.

Memberships in Professional Societies:
1988-1993; 2000-Present   International Society of Arboriculture 
1988-1993; 2000-Present  Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Association of Arboriculture
1999-Present   Virginia Urban Forest Council
 1999-2003   Virginia Native Plant Society
 1999-2003   Shenandoah Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society
1999-2002   American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
 2000-Present   American Chestnut Cooperator's Foundation
2000-2002   Society of Commercial Arboriculture
 2001-2002; 2003-Present    American Society of Consulting Arborists
2005-Present   Utility Arborist Association
2006-Present   Soil Science Society of America
2006-Present   Virginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists
2006-Present   Society of Municipal Arboriculture
2006-Present   Arboricultural Research and Education Academy
 

Presentations:  (Click here for additional presentations concerning Landscapes & Crime Prevention)

  • 1988-1992  Arboriculture and Integrated Pest Management Workshops (Guest Lecturer). VA Cooperative Extension Service. Chesterfield County, Virginia
  • 1998 Forest Fridays and Adopt A Tree. VAST Conference. Omni in Richmond, VA October 31
    2000 What's Going On Underground: The Value of Root Collar Inspections. Virginia Native Plant Society (Shenandoah Chapter). December 14
  • 2001 On-line and Hands-on Approach to Tree Identification. Concurrent Session I. VCCS Science Peer Group. Norfolk, VA. February 23 
  • 2001 Rain Gardens: Now Everyone Can Do Something to Improve Water Quality.  2001 Environment Virginia. Virginia Military Institute. April 4 & 5
  • 2001  Blue Ridge Community College Rain Garden: A Case Study. Rain Garden Symposium. Blandy Farm/VA State Arboretum, Boyce, VA. August 21-22.
  • 2001  History Runs Through Their Veins: Millennium Grove of Blue Ridge Community College. National Urban Forest Conference. Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C.  September 5-8, 2001. 
  • 2001  The State of Change in Urban Forestry. Annual VA Urban Forest Council Workshop. Waynesboro, Virginia. October 9.
  • 2002  The History and Benefits of Urban Forests. Environment Virginia 2002. April 9-11, 2002. Virginia Military Institute. Lexington, VA
  • 2002  Have You Worked A Tree Into Your Lecture Today? International Conference on Teaching & Leadership Excellence. National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development. May 27, 2002. Austin Convention Center. Austin, TX (Images from Austin)
  • 2002 Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees. Central Virginia Forestry Technician Training Conference. Virginia Department of Forestry. Holiday Lake, Appomattox, VA. June 7, 2002.
  • 2002  Benefits of Urban Forests. Staunton/Augusta Rotary Club. Staunton, VA. August 7, 2002.
  • 2002 Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. Jim Britt Radio Show, Harrisonburg, VA. August 8, 2002.
  • 2002  Making Trees Part Of The Solution - Not The Problem. September 19, 2002. 7th Annual Plant Health Care Waynesboro Workshop. Waynesboro, Virginia
  • 2002  The Role of Landscapes in CPTED. October 1, 2002. Annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Conference. Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • 2003  Tree Cops: The Role of Landscapes in Crime Prevention. January 20, 2002. Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  • 2003  ABCs of Pruning: ANSI Standards, Branch Biology, & CODIT. Urban Tree Workshop. February 20, Rust Sanctuary, Leesburg, Virginia.
  • 2003  ABCs of Pruning: ANSI Standards, Branch Biology, & CODIT. Urban Tree Workshop. February 21, Ivy Creek Wilderness Area, Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • 2003  Role of Landscapes in Crime Prevention. Advanced Crime Prevention Course. Virginia Crime Prevention Association. February 26, 2003. Fredericksburg, Virginia.
  • 2003  Trees and Construction. Tree Steward Training Course. VA Cooperative Extension. March 11, 2003. Charlottesville, Virginia.
  • 2003  The Role of Landscapes in CPTED. March 22-25, 2003. Southern Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. Asheville, North Carolina
  • 2003  How To Design, Install, And Maintain A Rain Garden On Your Campus. April 4, 2003. Virginia Community College Science Peer Group Meeting. Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia
  • 2003  How To Work Urban Forestry Into Any Curriculum. April 4, 2003. Virginia Community College Science Peer Group Meeting. Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia
  • 2003  Role of Landscapes in Crime Prevention. Advanced Business Crime Prevention Course. Virginia Crime Prevention Association. May 19, 2003. Bristol, Virginia.
  • 2003  Managing Mature Trees. Rosecliff Garden Club. July 1, 2003. Waynesboro, Virginia.
  • 2003  Advanced CPTED Training Short Course: The Role of Landscapes in CPTED. Virginia Crime Prevention Association. Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Facility. July 15, 2003
  • 2003  The Role of Urban Forests in Crime Prevention.  National Urban Forest Conference. September 17, 2003 San Antonio, Texas
  • 2003  Landscaping for Security: The Role of Landscapes in Crime Prevention. National Conference on Preventing Crime: Power of Prevention. October 12, 2003. Washington, D.C.
  • 2003  Branch Biology and CODIT. Southeast Region Annual Meeting. Virginia Department of Forestry. October 22, 2003  Waverly, Virginia
  • 2004  Branching Out With A New Tool In Crime Prevention. Virginia Department of Transportation. Staunton Regional Safety Meeting. February 23, 2004. Staunton, VA.
  • 2004  Tree Growth Regulators, Anti-transpirants, and New Corrective Pruning Strategies. Shenandoah Valley Regional Horticultural Conference. February 25, 2004. Weyers Cave, VA.
  • 2004  Tree Cops: The Role of Urban Forests in Crime Prevention. Southern Group of State Foresters Annual Meeting. June 21, 2004. Charlottesville, Virginia
  • 2004  Recruitment and Training. September 28, 2004. Annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Conference. Richmond, Virginia
  • 2005  Tree Biology. Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course. Professional Horticulture Conference of Virginia. Virginia Beach, Virginia. February 1, 2005.
  • 2005  Mulch: The Good, Bad and Ugly. Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course. Professional Horticulture Conference of Virginia. Virginia Beach, Virginia. February 2, 2005.
  • 2005  The Role of Landscapers in Maintaining Community Urban Forests. Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course. Professional Horticulture Conference of Virginia. Virginia Beach, Virginia. February 2, 2005.
  • 2005  Trees and Crime: The Role of Trees in Crime Prevention. The 22nd Annual Central Virginia Landscape Management Seminar. Piedmont Landscape Association. Albemarle County, Virginia February 10, 2005.
  • 2005   Landscaping for Security: The Role of Landscapes in Crime Prevention. Landscape Contractors Association MD-DC-VA. 2005 Winter Workshop. Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center, Ellicott City, MD. February 15, 2005.
  • 2005  Maintenance for CPTED Parks. "Focusing on Safer Parks & Public Green Spaces." The first Virginia statewide CPTED conference on parks. March 9, 2005. Lynchburg, Virginia.  
  • 2005  Structural Pruning (Keynote). 18th Annual Master Gardener College. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Virginia Tech,  Blacksburg, Virginia. June 26, 2005.
  • 2005  Mulch: The Good, Bad and Ugly. Virginia Department of Forestry Resource Management Academy. Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. September 22, 2005.
  • 2005  Tree Pruning. Virginia Department of Forestry Resource Management Academy. Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. September 22 & 23, 2005.
  • 2005  Landscaping for Crime Prevention. Virginia Department of Forestry Resource Management Academy. Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. September 23, 2005.
  • 2005  Mature Tree Care. Green Hills Garden Club. November 14, 2005. Raphine, Virginia.
  • 2005   Structural Pruning. Master Gardener Volunteer Continuing Education Seminar. Charlottesville, Virginia. December 2, 2005.
  • 2006  Building With Trees Around Your Home. Landowners' Woods & Wildlife Conference. Manassas, Virginia. January 21, 2006 
  • 2006  Building With Trees Around Your Home. Landowners' Woods & Wildlife Conference. Charlottesville, Virginia. February 5, 2006 
  • 2006  Making Sense of the ISA's Arborist Certification Program. Society of American Foresters (ApSAF; Appalachian Society). Annual Meeting. Charlottesville, Virginia. January 27, 2006
  • 2006  Knot Tying 101. Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 30, 2006
  • 2006  Tree Triage. Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 31, 2006 
  • 2006  Trees Have Hormones... and They Know How To Use Them! Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia. February 1, 2006
  • 2006  Tree Triage. Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia. February1, 2006
  • 2006  International Tree Failure Database. Virginia Department of Forestry. Charlottesville, Virginia. February 10, 2006
  • 2006  Training to Become a Certified Tree Worker. Tree Workers Field Day. Trees Virginia & Virginia Cooperative Extension. Culpeper, Virginia. April 28, 2006.
  • 2006  ANSI Z133.1  Tree Workers Field Day. Trees Virginia & Virginia Cooperative Extension. Culpeper, Virginia. April 28, 2006.
  • 2006  Young Tree Structural Pruning. Demonstration in the Blue Ridge Community College Arboretum. Augusta & Rockingham County Master Gardeners. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. May 4, 2006.
  • 2006  Tree Steward Training Topics: Plant Health Care, Trees & Construction, Pruning, Hazard Tree Evaluation. 19th Annual Master Gardener College (2006), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. June 21-22, 2006.
  • 2006  Careful With That Axe Eugene: Pruning With Hormones (Keynote) 19th Annual Master Gardener College (2006),  Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. June 23, 2006.


  • Demonstration of knot tying. Green Industry Professional Field Day and Trade Show. American University, Washington DC. 2006
  • 2006  Introduction to the Certified Tree Worker Requirements and Demonstration of Knots to Know. Green Industry Professional Field Day and Trade Show. Professional Grounds Managements Society (DC Branch), NOVA Nursery and Landscape Association & VA Cooperative Extension Service. American University, Washington DC. July 20, 2006.
  • 2006 Rain Gardens: A Sustainable Resource. Augusta County (VA) Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District. Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia. August 15, 2006.
  • 2006  ABC's of Pruning: ANSI, Biology, & CODIT. Landscape Anatomy: Trees, Soils & Turf. A Workshop For Landscape Professionals. Loudon County, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, Virginia. August 25, 2006.
  • 2006  Afternoon Presentations, Topics: Advanced Topics in Arboriculture - Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them!; Tree Triage; Tree Preservation During Construction.  Virginia Department of Forestry Resource Management Academy. Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. September 25, 2006.
  • 2006  Young Tree Establishment: Fact & Fiction.  Beverly Garden Club. Staunton, Virginia.  September 28, 2006.
  • 2006  Tree Hormones and They Know How To Use Them!. Annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Conference. Virginia Beach, Virginia. October 3, 2006.
  • 2006  Young Tree Pruning - Early Results From A Pruning Research Project. Annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Conference. Virginia Beach, Virginia. October 3, 2006. With Co-Investigator Rob Farrell.
  • 2006  MAC-ISA Certified Arborist Training. Morgantown, West Virginia. October 16-18, 2006.
  • 2006  Sowing The Seeds of Safety with CPTED (CPTED = Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design). Virginia State Police Crime Prevention Recertification School. Richmond, Virginia. October 27, 2006.
  • 2006  Branch Biology. Utah Community Forest Council/ISA-Utah Chapter. Ogden, Utah. November 2, 2006.
  • 2006  Pruning With Tree Hormones. Utah Community Forest Council/ISA-Utah Chapter. Ogden, Utah. November 2, 2006.
  • 2006  Tree Triage.  Utah Community Forest Council/ISA-Utah Chapter. Ogden, Utah. November 2, 2006.
  • 2006  The Role of Landscapes in Crime Prevention. Utah Community Forest Council/ISA-Utah Chapter. Ogden, Utah. November 2, 2006.
  • 2006  Trees and Crime. Advanced CPTED Course. Richmond Police Academy. Virginia Crime Prevention Association. Richmond, Virginia. November 17, 2006.
  • 2006  Tree Triage. Rockbridge Area Master Gardener Association. Rockbridge Regional Library. Rockbridge County Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. November 30, 2006.
  • 2006  MAC-ISA Certified Arborist Training. Virginia Department of Forestry Headquarters, Charlottesville, Virginia. December 5-7, 2006.
  • 2007  Roundtable Discussion: Pruning Symposium. International Society of Arboriculture. Phoenix, AZ. January 8, 2007.
  • 2007  Trees Have Hormones... and They Know How To Use Them! Western Chapter of the ISA. Phoenix, AZ. January 9, 2007. (brochure)

  • 2007  The Role Of Urban Forests in Crime Prevention. North Carolina Urban Forest Council Annual Meeting. Greensboro, North Carolina. January 18, 2007.

  • 2007  Pruning With Tree Biology In Mind.  Shenandoah Valley Nursery & Greenhouse Association. Winter Short Course. Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, Virginia   January 22, 2007.
  • 2007 Pruning With Tree Biology In Mind. Green Industry Professional Seminar. DC Branch of the Professional Grounds Management Society. January 25, 2007.  
  • 2007 I Fought The ANSI Standards... And The ANSI Standards Won. Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 29, 2007. Co-Presenter Scott Beecher.
  • 2007 What Trees Expect of Soil. Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 30, 2007.
  • 2007 Understanding the Role of Landscapers in Urban Forestry. Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 31, 2007.
  • 2007  Trees Have Hormones... and They Know How To Use Them! Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Conference. Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association. Penn Stater Conference Center. State College, PA. February 7, 2007.
  • 2007  The Role Of Urban Forests in Crime Prevention.  Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Conference. Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association. Penn Stater Conference Center. State College, PA. February 7, 2007.
  • 2007  The Natural History of Tree Branches and the Un-Natural History of Tree Pruning. Smithsonian In-Service Training. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC. February 21, 2007.
  • 2007  What Trees Expect of Soil. Central Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Fishersville, Virginia. March 1, 2007.
  • 2007  Common Diseases of Woody Ornamentals: Their Cause and Sustainable Solutions.  Piedmont Master Gardeners Association. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Charlottesville, Virginia. March 5, 2007.
  • 2007  Common Diseases of Woody Ornamentals: Their Cause and Sustainable Solutions. Edith J. Carrier Arboretum Winter Lecture Series. James Madison University. Harrisonburg, Virginia. March 6, 2007.
  • 2007  MAC-ISA Certified Arborist Training. Montgomery College. Germantown, Maryland. March 13-15, 2007.
  • 2007 Landscape and Lighting. Virginia Crime Prevention Association Annual Conference. March 20, 2007.
  • 2007 Roots & Shoots: An Arborist's View of Nursery Material. Northern Virginia Nursery Landscape Association. Merrifield Garden Center, Falls Church, VA. March 26, 2007.
  • 2007 Trees Have Hormones... And They Know How To Use Them. Northern Virginia Nursery Landscape Association. Merrifield Garden Center, Falls Church, VA. March 26, 2007.
  • 2007  Mature Tree Care. Shenandoah District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Harrisonburg, VA. April 12, 2007.
  • 2007  Rain Gardens and Water Quality (Lecture & Hands-On Construction Experience). 20th Annual Master Gardener College,  Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. June 20-21, 2007.

    Outdoor demonstration @ Green Industry Professional Field Day (July 2007)
  • 2007  Young Tree Structural Pruning. Green Industry Professional Field Day and Trade Show. Professional Grounds Managements Society (DC Branch), NOVA Nursery and Landscape Association & VA Cooperative Extension Service. American University, Washington DC. July 19, 2007.
  • Back To Basics. (Daylong workshop). International Society of Arboriculture. Honolulu, Hawaii. August 1, 2007.
  • 2007  The Influence of Young Tree Pruning on Mature Tree Structure. Virginia Nursery Landscape Association Field Day. Waynesboro Nursery, Waynesboro, VA. August 16, 2007.
  • 2007  Caring for Mature Trees. Sherwood Garden Club. Elkton, VA. September 5, 2007.
  • 2007  What Trees Expect of Soil. Annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Conference. Virginia Beach, Virginia. October 3, 2007.
  • 2007 Right Tree, Right Place. Invasive Species Workshop Series. Woodstock, VA (October 15, 2007) and Harrisonburg, VA (October 22, 2007).
  • 2007 Client Contracts and Tree Evaluations. It's All About The Trees Workshop Series. VA Cooperative Extension. Fredericksburg, VA (October 17, 2007), Manassas (October 18, 2007), and Charlottesville (October 19, 2007).
  • 2007 Tree Support and Lightning Protection Systems. It's All About The Trees Workshop Series. VA Cooperative Extension. Fredericksburg, VA (October 17, 2007), Manassas (October 18, 2007), and Charlottesville (October 19, 2007). 
  • 2007 MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Training. December 4 - 6, 2007. Charlottesville, VA.
  • 2008 Tree Triage. Idaho Horticulture Expo. Boise, ID. January 16, 2008.
  • 2008 The Role Of Urban Forestry in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Idaho Horticulture Expo. Boise, ID. January 16, 2008.
  • 2008  Woody Plant Biology and Water Management. Fairfax County Master Gardener Training. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Fairfax County, Virginia. January 23, 2008.
  • 2008 Tree Biology. Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course. Professional Horticulture Conference of Virginia. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 29, 2008.
  • 2008 Beyond the Yard to the Woods We Go: New Opportunities for Service Providers. Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course. Professional Horticulture Conference of Virginia. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 29, 2008.
  • 2008 Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them! Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course. Professional Horticulture Conference of Virginia. Virginia Beach, Virginia. January 30, 2008.
  • 2008  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them! Western Chapter of the ISA. Phoenix, Arizona. February 8, 2008.
  • 2008  Cold Tree Biology: Influence of Cold Temperature Extremes on Trees. Western Chapter of the ISA. Phoenix, AZ. February 8, 2008.
  • 2008  Branch Biology and Pruning. Friends of Green Spring. Alexandria, VA. February 17, 2008
  • 2008  Tree Biology (3 hours). Charlottesville Tree Stewards. VA Cooperative Extension. Charlottesville, VA February 25, 2008.
  • 2008  Dispelling Tree Care Myths. Beverley Garden Club. Staunton, VA. February 28, 2008.

  • 2008  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them. Garden State Tree Conference. Rutgers Cook Campus, New Jersey. March 6, 2008.

  • 2008  MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Training. Montgomery College, Germantown, Maryland. March 11-13, 2008.
  • 2008 Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them! ISA Southern Chapter. Knoxville, TN March 17, 2008.
  • 2008  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them. Western Chapter ISA Annual Conference: "Roots, Shoots and Research"  San Jose, California. May 2, 2008 
  • 2008  Back To Basics (Daylong Workshop). Florida Tree Conference. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. June 8, 2008.
  • 2008  What Trees Expect of Soil. Florida Tree Conference. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. June 9, 2008.
  • 2008  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them! Florida Tree Conference. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. June 9, 2008.
  • 2008  Young Tree Structural Pruning (Daylong Workshop). Private training for Casey Trees and DC UFA. Washington DC. July 7, 2008.
  • 2008  What Trees Expect of Soil (Hands On Demonstration). Green Industry Professional Field Day and Trade Show. Professional Grounds Managements Society (DC Branch), NOVA Nursery and Landscape Association & VA Cooperative Extension Service. American University, Washington DC. July 17, 2008.
  • 2008  MAC-ISA Certified Tree Worker/Climbing Specialist Training. Takoma Recreation Center, Washington DC. July 18 & 19, 2008.
  • 2008  Managing Mother Nature's Graffiti (Invasive Species). International Society of Arboriculture Annual Conference. St. Louis, MO. Presentation Date TBA. July 29, 2008. (Resources)
  • 2008  MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Training. Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon, Virginia. August 5-7, 2008.
  • 2008  Certified Tree Worker/Climbing Specialist Training. Culpeper, VA. August 29 & 30, 2008.
  •  2008  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them! South Carolina Arborist Workshop. Columbia, South Carolina. September 11, 2008.
  • 2008  Climate Change and Tree Biology. Annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture Conference. Blacksburg, Virginia. October 1, 2008.

Future Presentations:
 

2008  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them!  Kentucky Arborist Workshop. Kentucky Chapter of the ISA. Locaton TBA. October 15, 2008.

2008  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them! New Jersey Shade Tree Federation Conference. Cherry Hill, NJ. October 25, 2008.

2008  The Three R's of Tree Selection: Right Tree, Right Place, & Right Function. Human Habitats: Becoming a Steward of Your Property. Land Care Stewardship Seminar. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Charlottesville, Virginia. December 8, 2008.

2008  Young Tree Structural Pruning (Daylong Workshop). Private training for Casey Trees and DC UFA. Washington DC. December 13, 2008.

2008  MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Training. Virginia Department of Forestry, Charlottesville, Virginia. December 16-18, 2008.  

2009  Trees Have Hormones and They Know How To Use Them! Keynote Presentation. Inland Turf Tree Landscape Conference. Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  January 22, 2009.

2009  Managing Mother Nature's Graffiti (Invasive Species). Inland Turf Tree Landscape Conference. Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  January 22, 2009.

2009  Topics TBA. 22nd Annual Master Gardener College. Virginia Cooperative Extension. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. June 17-19, 2009.

Grant Support:

1999  Tree Planting for Virginia's Communities. Virginia Department of Forestry. For the addition of native and naturalized trees into the Blue Ridge Community College Arboretum. $5,000
2000  VCCS Professional Development Research Grant. To develop an on-line interactive key for the 150 native tree species in the BRCC Arboretum. $2,250 
2000  BRCC Educational Foundation grant (Summer). For writing 3 outdoor independent learning activities (Ecology at Sherando Recreational Area; Behavior at the National Zoo; Tree Identification in the BRCC Arboretum) $1,000
2000  Urban and Community Forestry Grant. Virginia Department of Forestry. For the research of 25 historic trees of Virginia and development of on-line educational materials. $5,000 
2000  Urban and Community Forestry Grant.  Virginia Department of Forestry.  For the purchase and installation of 25 polished granite markers near the base of the 25 historic tree seedlings in the Millennium Grove to permanently identify the tree with the historic event it represents. $2,405.14
2001 BRCC Educational Foundation grant for the construction of two wheelchair paths in the BRCC Arboretum. $6,250
2001  Received a Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services for a formal site assessment of the BRCC Arboretum by the Director of the United States National Arboretum. $3,820. Assessment was performed by Dr. Thomas S. Elias, Director of the U.S. National Arboretum and Dr. Jay Stipes of Virginia Tech Department of Plant Physiology, Pathology and Weed Science.
2001 Urban and Community Forestry Grant. Virginia Department of Forestry. Developing An All-Access Arboretum. J. Murray & Samantha Kislek. Money will be used to hire Virginia Tech's Community Design Assistance Center to develop a master plan for the lowland portion of the BRCC Arboretum which will serve as the main entrance to the arboretum and be handicap accessible. $3,781.42 
2001 Urban and Community Forestry Grant. Virginia Department of Forestry. The Urban Tree Planting Lab. J. Murray & Samantha Kislek. Over 90 trees (white oak and Yoshino cherry) will be planted in a variety of situations to test the effectiveness of adding organic matter and fertilizer at the time of planting. In addition, tree response to different planting heights and depth of mulch will be determined. Data, and images, will be collected over three years and placed on the arboretum's web page and submitted for publication. Boy Scouts performed the planting. $9,029.63
2001  VCCS Professional Development Research Grant (SP0201). To develop Virginia's first one year career studies certificate in Arboriculture. $5,328
2002  VCCS Professional Development Research Grant (SM0209). To research and disseminate information to all 23 community colleges in Virginia (via the web) concerning installation, materials, resources, and course materials related to Rain Gardens. $2,250
2002 VCCS LearningWare LOCUS (LearningWare Online Content Use and Storage) Grant to participate in the SOCKET (Student Oriented Comprehensive Knowledge Enhancement Technique) workshop and develop an Urban Foresrty module to be posted in the upcoming VCCS Digital Content Library. $1,200
2002 Urban and Community Forestry Grant. Virginia Department of Forestry. Tree Cops: Making Trees Part of the Solution, Not the Problem. $9,575
 

Awards:

1987  Most Valuable Horticulturist, Landover branch of ChemLawn Services, Landover, MD
1991  Most Improved Office, Mid-Atlantic Region of Bartlett Tree Expert Company, Richmond, Virginia.
2002 Educators Travel Grant (scholarship). Professional Horticultural Conference of Virginia. Virginia Beach Pavilion, Virginia Beach, VA.
2002 Gold Leaf Award. Blue Ridge Community College Arboretum. International Society of Arboriculture. Received at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter Conference. Virginia Beach, VA. October 1, 2002.
2004  Award of Merit. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. September 28, 2004.
2006  Urban Forestry Award. Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District. October 24, 2006.

Publications:

Completed Publications in Educational Journals:
Murray, JM  2002 The Role Of Community Colleges in Training Arborists to Care for Virginia's Urban Forests. Inquiry 7(1):55-63.

Completed Publications in Textbooks:
Murray, JM 2002.  Major contributor to Defense Strategies of Trees. Chapter 25 Plant Structure. Biology 8th Edition. Sylvia Mader. McGraw-Hill.

News Journals:
Murray, JM (letter to the editor) Promoting Urban Forestry Results In Unusual Partnerships. Echo.5(12):4 December, 2001. [Echo is a monthly publication for central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley (published in Charlottesville, VA)] 
Murray, JM Trees In The City (Part 1 of 3). Echo 6(5):26 May, 2002.
Murray, JM Trees In The City (Part 2 of 3). Echo 6(6):   June/July, 2002.
Murray, JM Trees In The City (Part 2 of 3). Echo 6(7):7 August 2002. 
Murray, JM Green Cops: Promoting a Partnership Between Law Enforcement and Arborists. Fall 2002 Virginia Crime Prevention Association Newsletter. Richmond, VA
Khurana, N. Is There A Role For Trees In Crime Prevention? Arborist News 15(4): 26-28. August 2006. (Major Contributor)

Photographs:
Virginia Forests. Virginia Forestry Association. Vol. 154, no. 4 Winter 2001. p. 21
Best Management Practices: Urban Tree Planting. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program. (Publication Pending)
The Existentialist Garden. Patricia Bade. 2004. ISBN 1418425613

Ongoing Research (to be submitted to Journal of Arboriculture):
Murray, J. 2001-2006. Cumulative Effect of Organic Matter, Fertilization, and Mulching at Time of Planting: A Five Year Study Using White Oaks and Yoshino Cherry Trees. Will be submitted Fall 2006.
Murray, J. & R. Farrell. 2004-2007. Subordinate Pruning: Reduction v. Thinning. A Three Year Study On Juvenile Oak Trees. Will be submitted Fall 2008. 

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