John Bornsworth is a Board Certified Master Arborist and Registered Consulting Arborist. His background is in ecological restoration and vegetation management. John represents commercial arboriculture on Washington State’s Urban & Community Forestry Council. John is project manager for tree, shoreline and restoration projects. He is an experienced expert witness and has extensive time consulting and providing testimony on a variety of situations related to trees, vegetation and critical areas.
JOHN BORNSWORTH
Urban & Community Forester | Board Certified Master Arborist
Trees are a repository of their entire natural history.
Certifications and Licenses:Â
• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Board Certified Master Arborist # PN-7955BM
• Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
• ISA Certified Arborist Municipal Specialist
• ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified
• Permaculture Design Certificate
• Graduate, Community Tree Management Institute – WA & OR State University
• Washington Department of Agriculture Commercial Pesticide Operator with aquatic, horticultural and right-of-way endorsements. License #87736.
• Graduate, ASCA Consulting Arborist Academy – 96% final report
• Qualified to use Washington Department of Ecology Wetland Rating System
• Wilderness First Responder, 2009-2017
• Former Helicopter Crew Member (HECM) – National Wildfire Coordinating Group, 2009-2014
Memberships and Board Experience:Â
• Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA)
• Member, Society of American Foresters
• Member, Society of Ecological Restoration
• Washington Community Forestry Council, Executive Adviser
• Past President, Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society
Presentations, classes, speaking events, talks:
• Benefits of Urban Trees
• Watershed Health in Arboriculture
• Community Forests and Native Forests Tour
• Engaging Private Residences in Invasive Plant Management
• Using Science in our Daily Lives
• Tree & Orchard Pruning
• Lead trainer of 4-day Arboriculture & Tree Climbing Workshop for Washington Department of Ecology