Meet your Instructors
We are a group of enthusiastic arborists and urban foresters who, in honor of Ken Menzer (See 'The Inspiration' tab above), want to offer these preparation courses to help raise the bar of our tree care profession and improve the care for trees.

James Schubert
Jim Schubert is an ISA Certified Arborist and a CA State Licensed Landscape Architect. Jim has served as the County of Sacramento’s Tree Coordinator and Senior Landscape Architect for over 20 years. His duties include enforcement of the County’s Tree Preservation and Protection ordinance, the MWELO water conservation ordinance, and the County Landscape Zoning Code. This includes design review of private developer projects and design of Public projects within compliance with Federal, State, County and District regulations and standards. Jim designs projects with tree selection and water management as a fundamental consideration during the planning, design, and construction process.
Jim Schubert is an ISA Certified Arborist and a CA State Licensed Landscape Architect. Jim has served as the County of Sacramento’s Tree Coordinator and Senior Landscape Architect for over 20 years. His duties include enforcement of the County’s Tree Preservation and Protection ordinance, the MWELO water conservation ordinance, and the County Landscape Zoning Code. This includes design review of private developer projects and design of Public projects within compliance with Federal, State, County and District regulations and standards. Jim designs projects with tree selection and water management as a fundamental consideration during the planning, design, and construction process.