Joran Viers

Experience

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  New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission

  Mar 1997 - Mar 2003

  Agency Director

  Administrative head of independent state agency responsible for organic certification program in New Mexico.

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  New Mexico State University

  Jun 2003 - Mar 2014

  County Program Director/Agriculture Agent

  Administrative head of Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service Office; also technical expert on arboriculture and sustainable agriculture. Provide education and expertise to area residents on plant-related topics.

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  City of Albuquerque, Parks and Recreation

  Apr 2014 - Feb 2021

  City Forester

  Supervise the planning, maintenance and removal of all trees, shrubs and other vegetation within the city; formulate rules and issue permits for planning, maintenance and removals.Implement and enforce Pollen Control Ordinance and Street Tree Ordinance.Review all ordinances, policies and regulations that affect landscaping within city limits, propose changes to Mayor and Council as appropriate.Employ a variety of methods to educate public about benefits, best uses, and maintenance of urban forests.Coordinate with city's nursery industry to develop and promote plants and trees that provide highest benefit to public healthy, safety and welfare. Show less

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  Root to Shoot Urban Forestry, Inc.

  Feb 2021 - Oct 2021

  Senior Partner

  When you want the right work done well, contact us! We have decades of combined experience in the management of trees in the urban setting, along with urban sustainable agriculture expertise. Specializing in both tree care (planting, pruning, removal, pest ID and treatment suggestions, soil and site analysis) and in higher level urban forestry activities (tree inventories, staff training, site management plans), Root to Shoot believes we can improve our environment and our lives through good management practices for our urban trees and forests. Website coming soon at www.root2shooturbanforestry.com! Show less

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  Joran Viers Horticultural Consulting LLC

  Nov 2021 - now

  Owner