Judy Thomas
Bay Area Plant Consultants
Location: Oakland CA
1 (510) 568-2960
Specialties
Arboricultural and horticultural consultant for homeowners, attorneys, cities and various companies in the Bay Area.
Guest speaker for professional and civic groups (e.g. master gardeners and garden clubs) on Mediterranean plants and various arboricultural topics.
Board Certified Master Arborist 0113B with the International Society of Arboriculture.
Registered Consulting Arborist #484 with The American Society of Consulting Arborists.
Tree Risk Assessment Qualified with the International Society of Arboriculture.
Aesthetic Pruning Certificate from Merritt College, 1998. Certified Aesthetic Pruner 009, Aesthetic Pruners Association, 2011.
Member of the California Arborists Association.
Experience
Judy was a Horticulture Instructor at Merritt College in the Peralta Community College District, from 1977-2007, teaching full-time for 30 years.
She taught basic courses including Introduction to Lan. Hort., Arboriculture, Turf Management and Plant Terminology. She also taught Plant Identification classes on Trees, Groundcovers and Vines, Shrubs, CA Natives, Herbaceous Plants, and Tropical Plants. In addition, Judy taught classes in Forestry, Redwood Ecology, Desert Studies classes in the Environmental Studies Department. She is the owner of Bay
Area Plant Consultants, offering arboricultural and horticultural consulting for cities and
homeowners in the Bay Area.
Judy Thomas's Education
San Jose State University
M.A., Biology
1967 – 1969
Activities and Societies:
Thesis written on Fire Ecology of Giant Sequoias
Stanford University
M.A., Education
1965 – 1966
Activities and Societies:
Lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential in Biology
Stanford University
B.A., Biology
1961 – 1965
Activities and Societies:
Stanford Alpine Club, Sigma Alpha Iota Musical Sorority, Stanford Symphony Orchestra on violin
Contact Judy for:
- general information
- consulting requests
- referrals to arborists and horticulture people
Consulting arborists are used to help resolve homeowner plant disputes, view and tree hazard issues, plant selection and care issues, and assess the values of trees and other plants. We work with attorneys and insurance companies in litigation.
For more information, please contact the International Society of Arboriculture, the American Society of Consulting Arborists, and the Aesthetic Pruners Association.
Organizations to which Judy belongs:
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